Lisa Henson

About

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...

Known for

Dinosaur TrainSeries • 2009Harriet the SpySeries • 2021The Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceSeries • 2019Fraggle Rock: Back to the RockSeries • 2022Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioMovie • 2022Sid the Science KidSeries • 2008The First Snow of Fraggle RockMovie • 2025The StarMovie • 2017Stephen King's Kingdom HospitalSeries • 2004Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road TripMovie • 2025The Portable DoorMovie • 2023High CrimesMovie • 2002ivans xtc.Movie • 2000Jim Henson Idea ManMovie • 2024The Muppet MovieMovie • 1979Good Boy!Movie • 2003Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayMovie • 2014The Happytime MurdersMovie • 2018MirrorMaskMovie • 2005The Monk and the GunMovie • 2023Zero EffectMovie • 1998Five Children and ItMovie • 2004The Muppets' Wizard of OzMovie • 2005Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a BabyMovie • 2008