Lisa Henson

Born: 1960-05-09

Lisa Marie Henson (born May 9, 1960) is an American television and film producer involved in television shows such as Sid the Science Kid. She is the CEO of The Jim Henson Company, founded by her parents, Jim and Jane Henson. Henson was born in Westchester County, New York and attended Byrum Hill High School. She is the daughter and the oldest child of puppeteers Jane (née Nebel; 1934–2013) and Jim Henson(1936–1990), and she has four younger siblings: Cheryl (born 1961), Brian (born 1963), John(1965–2014), and Heather Henson (born 1970). Henson has an undergraduate degree from Harvard University, where she studied ancient Greek and folklore mythology. In 1982, while at Harvard, Henson was elected president of The Harvard Lampoon, the first woman to serve in this position. In comedy, she was known for her visual representation of humour and art parody. Starting in 1983, Henson worked at Warner Bros., where she was first an executive assistant. By 1991, she was promoted to executive vice president. In 1993, Henson was named president of worldwide production at Columbia Pictures. Before this, her work was on the production of movies such as Lethal Weapon and the Batman films. She has also served on the Harvard Board of Overseers. As of 2024, Henson is the CEO of The Jim Henson Company. In 2012, she joined other companies that sought to avoid connections with Chick-fil-A due to their opposition to gay marriage. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lisa Henson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Muppet Movie

as Additional Muppet Performer
Released: 1979-06-22

A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood....

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Jim Henson Idea Man

as Self
Released: 2024-05-18

Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us...

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ivans xtc.

as Margaret Mead
Released: 2000-09-12

Ivan Beckman, Hollywood's most sought-after talent agent, the darling and crown prince of La La...

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The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

as uncredited
Released: 2019-08-30

Go behind the scenes with stars, puppeteers and creators as they bring Jim Henson's magical...

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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

as Self
Released: 2021-04-23

Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show...

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In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

as Self - Daughter
Released: 2015-09-15

The film follows Henson’s career from his first work with his Muppets in the early 1950’s during...

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Run, Run

as Child
Released: 1965-10-01

RUN, RUN, a polished live-action effort shot by Jim Henson and Frank Oz in Greenwich, CT in...

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