Leslie Carrara-Rudolph

Leslie Carrara is an American actress and puppeteer. She is best known as a Muppet performer on "Sesame Street," originating the character Abby Cadabby.

Carrara worked on a variety of projects during her early entertainment career, including "Angel" (Warner Bros. Television Network, 1999-2004), "Muppets Tonight" (ABC, 1995-96) and "Zatch Bell!" (Fuji Television Network, Inc., 2002-04).

In the early 2000s and the 2010s, Carrara devoted her time to various credits, such as "Elmo's Christmas Countdown" (ABC, 2007-08), "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" (NBC, 2008-09) and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" (2008) starring Jason Segel. She also worked on "The Muppets" (2011). Most recently, Carrara acted in "Sesame Street: Elmo's Alphabet Challenge" (2012).