Kristin Charney
Puppeteer
Kristin Charney is a puppeteer, actress, and voice artist for film, television and theater. Her puppetry skills span a wide variety of styles—from hand and rod to marionettes, to real-time, digital characters. Among Charney’s film credits are The Muppets, The Happytime Murders, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Team America: World Police, Men In Black II and The Hollow Man. Television credits include Fargo, Ratched, Duff’s Happy Fun Baketime, Kidding, The Muppets, Sid the Science Kid, Good Morning Today, Imagination Movers, Glee, Frances, Crank Yankers, and lots more. She has made many live theatre appearances in Los Angeles, New York, and beyond. Kristin’s other talents include puppet design and construction as well as teaching. She has created several educational programs that employ puppetry, storytelling, and improv to teach academics and the art of puppetry. Her passions include inspiring children to learn to love learning and teaching her notso- old dog new tricks!