Wendy Froud

Wendy Froud
Froud at the 2014 Rencontres de l’imaginaire de Brocéliande
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Known forDoll-making, sculpting, puppetry, and writing
Spouse
(m. 1980)
ChildrenToby Froud
Awards

Wendy Froud (née Midener; born 1954) is an American doll-artist, sculptor, puppet-maker, and writer. She is best known for her work fabricating Yoda for the 1980 film Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, for which she has been called "the mother of Yoda",[1] and creatures for the Jim Henson films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.[2]

  1. ^ "Designing the creatures for Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal". Little White Lies. August 30, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Brian and Wendy Froud on Faeries". Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry. University of Connecticut. October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2020.