Trivia

She quit puppeteering to raise a family.

She separated from Jim Henson in 1986, but the two of them remained married and good friends until his death.

Co-creator, with Jim Henson, of the Muppets.

Has 7 grandchildren.

Mother, with Jim Henson, of Brian Henson, Lisa Henson, Heather Henson, Cheryl Henson and John Henson.

Former mother-in-law of Ellis Flyte; mother-in-law of Mia Sara.

Met Jim Henson in a University of Maryland puppetry class in the mid-1950s.