Lisa Henson

Lisa Marie Henson (born May 9, 1960) is an American television and film producer who has been involved in television shows such as Sid the Science Kid. She is the CEO of The Jim Henson Company, founded by her parents Jim and Jane Henson.

Lisa Henson
Henson at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Lisa Marie Henson (1960-05-09) May 9, 1960 (age 64) Westchester County, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Producer
Years active	1965–present
Spouse	Dave Pressler[1]
Children	2
Parents	Jim Henson (father) Jane Henson (mother)
Relatives	Cheryl Henson (sister) Brian Henson (brother) John Henson (brother) Heather Henson (sister)

Early life and education

Henson was born in Westchester County, New York and attended Byrum Hill High School. She is the daughter and the oldest child of puppeteers Jane (née Nebel; 1934–2013) and Jim Henson (1936–1990), and she has four younger siblings: Cheryl (born 1961), Brian (born 1963), John (1965–2014), and Heather Henson (born 1970).^[2]

Henson has an undergraduate degree from Harvard University where she studied ancient Greek and folklore mythology.^[3]

Career

In 1982, while at Harvard, Henson was elected president of The Harvard Lampoon,^[4] the first woman to serve in this position.^[5] In comedy, she was known for visual representation of humor, art parody.^[4]

Starting in 1983 Henson worked at Warner Bros. where she was first an executive assistant, and by 1991 she was promoted to executive vice president.^[6]

In 1993 Henson was named president of worldwide production at Columbia Pictures.^[7] Prior to this her work was on production of movies such as Lethal Weapon and the Batman films.^[6]

She has also served on the Harvard Board of Overseers.

As of 2024, Henson is the CEO of The Jim Henson Company.^[8][9] In 2012 she joined other companies who sought to avoid connections with Chick-fil-A due to their opposition to gay marriage.^[10][11]

Filmography

Shorts

Year	Title	Role
1965	Run, Run	Child
2005	Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz	Herself
2006	The Making of MirrorMask

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Kingdom Hospital	Producer	11 episodes
2006	Laugh Pad	Executive producer	Failed pilot
	Late Night Buffet with Augie and Del
2007	The Skrumps		9 episodes
2008	Frances		6 episodes
2008–2013	Sid the Science Kid		68 episodes
2009–2020	Dinosaur Train		89 episodes
2010–2011	Me and My Monsters		26 episodes
2010	Jim Henson's Pajanimals		11 episodes
2012–2013	Doozers		52 episodes
2013	Teeny Tiny Dogs		Failed pilot
2013–2014	Good Morning Today		20 episodes
2013–2016	No, You Shut Up!		58 episodes
2014	Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge		8 episodes
2015	Lily the Unicorn		Failed pilot
	Good Morning America	Herself	1 episode
2016–2017	Word Party	Executive producer	14 episodes
2016–2018	Splash and Bubbles
2016	Dot.[12]
2017	Julie's Greenroom
2019	The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance		10 episodes
2021–2023	Harriet the Spy		20 episodes

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Zero Effect	Producer
2000	Ivans Xtc	Margaret Mead, Executive producer
	The Weight of Water	Executive producer
2002	High Crimes
2003	Good Boy!	Producer
2004	Five Children and It
2005	MirrorMask	Executive producer
	The Muppets' Wizard of Oz		Television movie
2008	Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby	Producer	direct-to-video movie
	The Kreutzer Sonata	Executive producer
	Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare	Producer	direct-to-video movie
	Unstable Fables: The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show
2012	Sid the Science Kid: The Movie	Executive producer	television movie
2014	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day	Producer
2015	Turkey Hollow	Executive producer	television movie
2017	The Star
2018	The Happytime Murders
2022	Pinocchio	Producer
2023	The Portable Door	Executive producer
2023	The Monk and the Gun	Executive producer
2024	Jim Henson Idea Man	Producer
2025	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip	Producer

Music Videos

• Ben Folds Five's "Do It Anyway": Executive producer with Chris Hardwick

References

1. "Lisa Henson: My dad, the Muppets and making the new Dark Crystal series". www.thetimes.co.uk.
2. Christy, Marian (January 8, 1983). "Nobody's puppet". Austin American-Statesman. p. 19. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
3. Weinraub, Bernard (April 4, 1994). "She's Young and Smart, But Not Too Smart to Lead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
4. Klemesrud, Judy (May 16, 1982). "AT HARVARD, SHE RULES LAMPOONLAND". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
5. Bird, David; Jr, Robert Mcg Thomas (December 15, 1981). "NOTES ON PEOPLE; Castles and Fortes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
6. Sims, Calvin (August 10, 1993). "COMPANY NEWS; Columbia Pictures Selects A President for Production". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
7. Eller, Claudia (October 25, 1993). "Bright Star on Columbia Horizon". The Los Angeles Times. pp. , . Retrieved July 19, 2024.
8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. Jake, Kring-Schreifels (June 2, 2024). "'Jim Henson Idea Man' is a personal take on the Muppets' creator". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
10. Petrecca, Laura (May 17, 2023). "In gay marriage fight, some companies take a stand". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
11. Severson, Kim (July 26, 2012). "Chick-fil-A Thrust Back Into Spotlight on Gay Rights". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
12. "Sprout Welcomes Tech-Savvy Animated Original Series "Dot."" (PDF) (Press release). Henson.com. February 8, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2016.

External links

• Lisa Henson at IMDb
• Profile at Jim Henson Company