Nikki Tilroe

Born: 1941-12-26

Nikki Tilroe, renowned for portraying the Mime Lady on Today's Special, was a versatile utility player on the show. She performed various roles, from additional puppet characters to providing voices and embodying large costumes. Notably, she portrayed Wanda Willoby in "Babies" (1984) and "Letters" (1985) and voiced Hazel in "Butterflies" (1984). Tilroe brought life to the magic dragon in the story "Byron the Grump and the Magic Dragon." Her most notable role was inside the Blue Cow costume in "Live on Stage" (1985) and "The Blue Cow" (1986), animating Emily the Blue Cow. Regrettably, Nikki Tilroe passed away on September 1, 2005, following a battle with liver and kidney ailments, leaving behind a legacy of memorable contributions to the show.


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Follow That Bird

as Board of Birds (voice)
Released: 1985-08-02

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be...

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Today's Special: Live on Stage

as Mime Lady / Magic Dragon / etc.
Released: 1985-01-19

In a special TV presentation of "Today's Special," Jodie, Muffy, and Sam prepare for a live...

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Fraggle Rock

as Muppet Performer
First aired: 1983-01-10

The Fraggles are a fun-loving community of creatures who live in a subterranean fantasy land...

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Today's Special

as The Mime Lady
First aired: 1982-09-14

Today's Special was a Canadian children's television show produced by Clive VanderBurgh at...

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Cucumber

as Beaver
First aired: 1974-01-01

Children's Underground Club of United Moose and Beaver for Enthusiastic Reporters or Cucumber,...

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