Jennifer Barnhart

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Jennifer Barnhart (born in Hamden, Connecticut) is a puppeteer, American actress and voice-over talent, with a portfolio of television and theatre performances.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Puppetry career
- 1.2 Acting career
2 TV Credits
3 External links

[edit] Biography

Barnhart graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in acting with a concentration in puppetry.

[edit] Puppetry career

Barnhart made her Broadway debut in 2003 and is a featured performer in the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q, in which she also appeared Off-Broadway. She also stars as Cleo on PBS's literacy education series, Between the Lions, and performed the puppetry for Kanga on Disney Channel's Bear in the Big Blue House and The Book of Pooh. Barnhart is a Sesame Street Muppet performer who took over the roles of Mama Bear in 2001 and Gladys the Cow in 2002.

Barnhart also worked as a puppeteer in Johnny and the Sprites, a Disney Channel children's show created by her Avenue Q co-star John Tartaglia.

[edit] Acting career

She appeared on screen as a puppeteer in Law & Order: SVU in May 2006. In regional theatre, she played the angel in Angels in America (Gallery Players), and Olivia in Twelfth Night and Cassie in Rumors (Connecticut Repertory Theatre).