Carolyn Ferrie | |
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Born | 21 Saturday 1967 Cowra, New South Wales, Australia |
Height | 6' 3½" (1.91 m) |
Role | |
1996-present |
Carolyn Ferrie is a South Australian actress and opera singer who has performed the voice of Dorothy the Dinosaur on numerous Wiggles albums, videos, and television series.
Outside of working with the Wiggles, Ferrie is known for regularly performing in musical theatre, and has appeared in the original casts of major Australian productions such as Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden and Sound of Music, and has also appeared in other productions of shows such as Fiddler on the Roof, CATS, Sydney Stories, and Tell Me On A Sunday. She has also appeared in television series such as Here’s Humphrey and the soap opera Neighbours (as Cassandra Boyle)
Career with The Wiggles[]
In 1996, Ferrie was working with Wiggles creator/founding member Anthony Field, who was producing a production of Haste to the Wedding. Shortly before the filming of The Wiggles Movie, Ferrie was asked to try out for the voice of Dorothy due to the character playing a big part in the film, eventually landing the role after working on several iterations of the character's famous laugh. Her first performance as the character was heard in the 1997 concert video Wiggledance!, with her last performances as Dorothy being on the Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus album and its accompanying video, although pre-recorded audio of her in the role was still used in live concerts and other Wiggles media until 2018.
In addition to voicing Dorothy, Ferrie also portrayed several guest characters in the Wiggles' first television series and played Queen Isabella in the spinoff series The Kingdom Of Paramithi.
Character Roles[]
- Dorothy the Dinosaur (Voice: 1996-2001, 2004-2009; 2010-2018, archived recordings)
- Magic Club Clerk (The Wiggles Movie)
- Baby Dorothy* (The Wiggles Movie, The Wiggles (TV Series 2))
- Various characters in The Wiggles (TV Series 1):
- Host of the Kaz the Cat segment
- Little Fish* in Episodes 1 and 8
- Ms Fin* in Episode 1
- Starfish* in Episode 2
- Nancye* in Episode 3
- Geraldine* in Episode 4
- Lilly Lavender
- Ms. Fez
- Madame Bouffant
- The Woman on the Radio*
- Penny Fleetfoot
- The Doctor*
- Michael the Sea Snail*