Carolyn Wilcox (May 16, 1931 – January 9, 2021), known as Caroly Wilcox, was an American theatre professional, best known for her work with the The Muppets, on television programs including Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and Fraggle Rock, and in The Muppet Movie, The Muppets Take Manhattan, and other films.
Wilcox began working with the Muppets in 1969, and was director of the New York Muppet workshop.
She designed, built, and performed characters for Sesame Street, including the Yip Yips and an early version of Elmo, from its launch in 1969 until her retirement in 2012. She also worked on The Muppet Show (1976–1981) , Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977), and Fraggle Rock (1983–1987), and Put Down the Duckie (1988). Her film credits included The Muppet Movie (1979), The Great Muppet Caper (1981), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), and (1985). She served on the board of directors of the Jim Henson Foundation. Wilcox was part of the creative teams nominated for Emmy Award in 1976 and 1980, and the Sesame Street team that won a Daytime Emmy in 1990, for costume design.Wilcox taught puppetry workshops in the theatre program at New York University, and at other schools. In 2020, Wilcox appeared with fellow Jim Henson colleagues Bonnie Erickson and Rollie Krewson in an online interview hosted by the Museum of the Moving Image.
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