British puppeteer Sue Dacre is a puppet maker and performer, adept at numerous forms of puppetry, including animatronics, Bunraku, Shadow, Marionette and Rod puppets. She has worked with the Jim Henson Company on many occasions. Her other work in film and television has included performing in various British children's programs like Cloppa Castle, Dizzy Heights, Wizadora, Step Inside and Decameron. She was an assistant Puppeteer on Jack Pumkinhead in Return to Oz and was one of the principal puppeteers on Audrey II in the film version of Little Shop of Horrors. Dacre is quite active in the London theater world, and has made puppets for various companies including Oily Cart, Birmingham Stage company and the The Little Angel Theatre. She has been a tutor for the London School of Puppetry.
Henson Credits
- Labyrinth: Assistant puppeteer on Ludo, Fireys and Helping Hands: Assisted making puppet bodies and painting Fireys limbs.
- The Jim Henson Hour: assisted with Ultragorgon ("Monster Maker"), assisted with Dog ("Living with Dinosaurs")
- The Witches: puppeteer
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze: assisted with Splinter
- The Muppet Christmas Carol: Muppet performer
- Muppet Treasure Island: Muppet performer
- The Adventures of Pinocchio Assisted with Pinnochio
- Lost in Space: Blawp (puppeteer)
- Alice in Wonderland: puppeteer
- Neverending Storey 111 Assisted with Falkor