Lisa Henson

Lisa Henson
Henson at the 2015 Annecy Animated Film Festival
Born	Lisa Marie Henson (1960-05-09) May 9, 1960 Westchester County, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Producer, actress
Years active	1965–present
Parent(s)	Jim Henson Jane Henson
Relatives	Brian Henson (brother) John Henson (brother) Heather Henson (sister)

Lisa Marie Henson (born May 9, 1960) is an American television and movie producer and former actress who has been involved in television shows such as Sid the Science Kid and blockbuster movies Lethal Weapon, Batman, and Batman Returns.

Early life

Henson was born in Westchester County, New York, the daughter of puppeteers Jane (né Nebel; 1934–2013) and Jim Henson (1936–1990). She has four siblings: Cheryl (born 1961), Brian (born 1963), John (1965–2014), and Heather Henson (born 1970).

Career

She is the CEO of The Jim Henson Company.^[1]

Besides her direct television and movie work, she has been president of production for Columbia Pictures, and an executive for Warner Brothers. She holds a degree from Harvard University, where she majored in folklore and mythology and served as president of the Harvard Lampoon. She has also served on the Board of Overseers.

Filmography

Shorts

Run, Run (1965) - Child
Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz (2005) - Herself
The Making of MirrorMask (2006) - Herself

Crew work

Television

Laugh Pad (2006) - Executive producer; Failed pilot
Late Night Buffet with Augie and Del (2006) - Executive producer; Failed pilot
The Skrumps (2007) - Executive producer; 9 episodes
Kingdom Hospital (2004) - Producer; 11 episodes
Frances (2008) - Executive producer; 6 episodes
Sid the Science Kid (2008-13) - Executive producer; 68 episodes
Dinosaur Train (2009-Present) - Executive producer; 89 episodes
Me and My Monsters (2010-11) - Executive producer; 26 episodes
Jim Henson's Pajanimals (2010) - Executive producer; 11 episodes
Doozers (2012-13) - Executive producer; 52 episodes
Teeny Tiny Dogs (2013) - Executive producer; Failed pilot
Good Morning Today (2013-14) - Executive producer; 20 episodes
No, You Shut Up! (2013-16) - Executive producer; 58 episodes
Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (2014) - Executive producer; 8 episodes
Lily the Unicorn (2015) - Executive producer; Failed pilot
Good Morning America (2015) - Herself; 1 episode
Word Party (2016-Present) - Executive producer; 14 episodes
Dot.^[2] (2016) - Executive producer
Julie's Greenroom (2017) - Executive producer

Film

Zero Effect (1998) - Producer
Ivans Xtc (2000) - Margaret Mead; Executive producer
The Weight of Water (2000) - Executive producer
High Crimes (2002) - Executive producer
Good Boy! (2003) - Producer
Five Children and It (2004) - Producer
MirrorMask (2005) - Executive producer
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) - Executive producer; Television movie
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby (2008) - Producer; direct-to-video movie
The Kreutzer Sonata (2008) - Executive producer
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare (2008) - Producer; direct-to-video movie
Unstable Fables: The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show (2008) - Producer; direct-to-video movie
Sid the Science Kid: The Movie (2012) - Executive producer; television movie
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) - Producer
Turkey Hollow (2015) - Executive producer; television movie
The Star (2017) - Executive producer

References

External links

The Jim Henson Company

Henson Family

Major works

The Muppets† Sesame Street‡
TV series	Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (1987–1988) The Storyteller (1988–1991) The Jim Henson Hour (1989) The Ghost of Faffner Hall (1989) Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (1990–1992) Dinosaurs (1991–1994) Dog City (1992–1993) CityKids (1993–1994) Secret Life of Toys (1994) Jim Henson's Animal Show (1994–1997) Aliens in the Family (1996) The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996–1998) Bear in the Big Blue House † (1997–2006) Brats of the Lost Nebula (1998) Farscape (1998–2002) Construction Site (1999) Family Rules (1999) Mopatop's Shop (1999–2005) The Fearing Mind (2000) The Hoobs (2001–2003) Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola (2001) Animal Jam (2003) Five Minutes More (2006) Jim Henson's Pajanimals (2008, 2011–2013) Sid the Science Kid (2008–2013) Dinosaur Train (2009–2017) Me and My Monsters (2010–2011) That Puppet Game Show (2013–2014) The Doozers (2013–2014) Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (2014) Hi Opie! (2014–2016) Splash and Bubbles (2016–present) Julie's Greenroom (2017–present)
TV specials	The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970) Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) The Christmas Toy (1986) Monster Maker (1989) The Song of the Cloud Forest (1989) Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995)
Theatrical films	The Dark Crystal (1982) Labyrinth (1986) The Witches (1990) Buddy (1997) Rat (2000) Good Boy! (2003) Five Children and It (2004) MirrorMask (2005) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) The Star (2017)
Other projects	Time Piece (1965, short film) The Cube (1969, teleplay) Gulliver's Travels (1996, miniseries) Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001, miniseries) Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004, miniseries) The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing! (2008, web series) Unstable Fables (2008, DTV film) Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures (2015, web series) Turkey Hollow (2015, TV film)
Henson Alternative	Puppet Up! (2006–present) Late Night Liars (2010) Simian Undercover Detective Squad (2011) Neil's Puppet Dreams (2012–2013) No, You Shut Up! (2013–2016) Good Morning Today (2013–2014)

Divisions

† Sold to The Walt Disney Company in 2004, ‡ Muppet characters only; sold to Sesame Workshop in 2000

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