Melissa Whitmire is the wife of Muppet performer Steve Whitmire. She has worked as a background puppeteer on several Muppet projects, notably as an assistant to Kathryn Mullen for Kira in The Dark Crystal.^[2]

In Rizzo's earliest appearances, Whitmire would often make clothes for the character.^[3]

Credits

• Dreamchild
• The Dark Crystal
• The Muppets Take Manhattan
• Kermit's Swamp Years

Sources

1. ↑ String Fling Gala 2009 - Puppets, Food and Fun!
2. ↑ ToughPigs Interview with Steve Whitmire, October 15, 2008 by Joe Hennes
3. ↑ ToughPigs "Three Muppeteers on a Couch" June 13, 2011