Lisa Henson
Produsent, Skuespiller
9. mai 1960 (65 år)
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.
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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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| 2026 | Wowsabout · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | The First Snow of Fraggle Rock · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | |
| 2023 | The Monk and the Gun · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Word Party Presents: Math! · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Harriet the Spy · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | The Happytime Murders · as Executive ProducerPå Plex |
| 2017 | The Star · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Julie's Greenroom · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Splash and Bubbles · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Dot. · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Word Party · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Turkey Hollow · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Lily the Unicorn · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | No, You Shut Up! · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Teeny Tiny Dogs · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Sid the Science Kid: The Movie · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | The Doozers · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | Boxing Day · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Dinosaur Train · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Pajanimals · as Executive Producer |
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| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Sid the Science Kid · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | The Kreutzer Sonata · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | |
| 2006 | Puppet Up! Uncensored · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Mirrormask · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz · as Executive Producer |
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| 2003 | |
| 2002 | High Crimes · as Executive Producer |
| 2000 | The Weight of Water · as Executive Producer |
| 2000 | Ivans xtc. · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | |
Lore Olympus · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | |
| 2000 | Ivans xtc. · as Margaret Mead |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer |
| 2024 | Jim Henson: Idea Man · as Self |
| 2022 | 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! · as Self |
| 2021 | Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street · as SelfPå Plex |
| 2015 | In Their Own Words (2015) · as Self - Daughter |
| 2014 | Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self - Guest |