Julianne Buescher is an American actress, voice actress, and puppeteer. She's best known for her work in Jim Henson productions and its Creature Shop division, particularly on Sesame Street and Sid the Science Kid. She's also done voice work on Doc McStuffins.
Julianne Buescher's Filmography Includes:
- Sesame Street - Sherry Netherland, Betty Lou's Mother, Martian, Blecka The Grouch, Storybook, First Female Yip-Yip Alien, others
- The Muppets - Yolanda The Rat, Shirley, Denise, Beverly Plume
- CatDog - Catrina
- The Weekenders - Frances, Bree, Marjorim, Bebe Cahill
- Frances- Gloria, Albert
- Naruto - Anko Mitarashi
- The Wild - Dung Beetle 2
- Open Season - Maria, Skunk
- Sid the Science Kid - May, Grandma, Niuniu
- Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire - Kelly Smith, Vampire Actor 2
- Doc McStuffins - Bella
- Madagascar Europes Most Wanted video game- Gia
- Marvel Heroes - Black Widow
- Hotel Transylvania video games- Ericka
- Dinosaurs - puppetry for Monica deVertebrae, Roy Hess (arms) and various guest characters
- The Indian in the Cupboard - The Rat (puppetry only)
- The Country Bears - Tennessee O'Neal (puppetry only)
- Angel - Flora in the episode "Smile Time"
- Beverly Plume in Muppets Now
Tropes related to Julianne Buescher include:
- The Smurfette Principle: She seems to be this, as far as The Muppets Studio's puppeteer cast is concerned (Sesame Workshop doesn't have such a problem, as their cast of regular female Muppeteers is almost equal to their cast of male performers). Whenever a new female Muppet is introduced and they want a female voice for her, more often than not, Buescher is the performer they cast in that role. Not to mention, she was the only female performer on Muppets Now. Buescher was the only female to perform Classic/Main characters in The Muppets Take the Bowl and The Muppets Take The O2 live shows, though the cast included two other female Muppeteers (Carmen Osbahr and Karen Prell) as only additional performers. However, after 35 years of performing with The Muppets, Buescher has never been invited to be a Core Performer nor paid equally along side the male Muppeteers (nor has any other female Muppeteer since the Muppets began).
