Ferrie and Dorothy the Dinosaur.
Carolyn Ferrie (born June 21, 1967) [citation needed] is a South Australian actress and opera singer who has performed the voice of Dorothy the Dinosaur on numerous Wiggles albums, videos, and television series.
Outside of working with The Wiggles, Ferrie is known for regularly performing in musical theatre, having appeared in the original casts of major Australian productions such as Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden and Sound of Music and in other productions of shows such as Fiddler on the Roof, CATS, Sydney Stories, and Tell Me On A Sunday. She has also appeared in television series such as Here’s Humphrey and the soap opera Neighbours (as Cassandra Boyle)
Career with The Wiggles[]
In 1996, Ferrie was working with founding Wiggles member Anthony Field, who was producing a production of the musical Haste to the Wedding. Shortly before the filming of The Wiggles Movie, she was asked to try out for the voice of Dorothy due to the character playing a big part in the film, eventually landing the role after working on several iterations of the character's famous laugh. Her first performance as Dorothy was heard in the 1997 concert video Wiggledance! and her last performances in the role were heard on the Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus album and video special, although pre-recorded audio of her as Dorothy continued to be reused during live concerts until 2018.
In addition to voicing Dorothy, Ferrie also portrayed several guest characters in series one of The Wiggles and played Queen Isabella in The Kingdom Of Paramithi.
Character Roles[]
- Dorothy the Dinosaur (Voice: 1996-2001, 2004-2009; 2010-2018, 2024, archived recordings)
- Magic Club Clerk (The Wiggles Movie)
- Baby Dorothy (The Wiggles Movie*, Series 2 of The Wiggles*)
- Host of Kaz the Cat, Little Fish* ("Anthony's Friend") and ("The Party"), Ms Fin* ("Anthony's Friend"), Starfish* ("Foodman"), Nancye* ("Murray's Shirt"), Geraldine* ("Building Blocks"), Lilly Lavender, Ms. Fez, Madame Bouffant, The Woman on the Radio*, Penny Fleetfoot, The Doctor*, Michael the Sea Snail* (Series 1 of The Wiggles)
- Queen Isabella (The Kingdom Of Paramithi)
*Was not credited for the role.
Album Credits[]
For a full list of songs written and arranged by Ferrie, see Carolyn Ferrie Songs
- The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack - Vocals, Backing Vocals
- It's a Wiggly Wiggly World! - Vocals*
- Yule Be Wiggling - Vocals
- Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party - Vocals
- It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! - Vocals
- Dorothy the Dinosaur - Vocals
- Getting Strong! - Vocals
- Pop Go The Wiggles! - Vocals, Song Arranger
- Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book - Vocals
- You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Character Vocals for Dorothy the Dinosaur, Co-Writer of "The Fairy Dance"
- Sing a Song of Wiggles - Vocals, Character Vocals for Dorothy the Dinosaur, Co-Arranger of "Sing A Song Of Sixpence", "Rock-A-Bye Baby", "One, Two, Three, Four, Five", "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" and "Hush Little Baby"
- The Kingdom Of Paramithi - Vocals
- Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus - Character Vocals for Dorothy the Dinosaur
- The Wiggles' Big Birthday! - Character Vocals for Dorothy the Dinosaur (archived recordings)
- Celebration! - Character Vocals for Dorothy the Dinosaur (archived recordings)
- Wiggle and Learn: 100 Educational Songs for Children - Character Vocals for Dorothy the Dinosaur (archived recordings)
*Was only credited in the North American release of the album.
Trivia[]
- Ferrie was the first performer who has worked with The Wiggles to also later star in a production of CATS, the other two being Sarah Bowden and current red wiggle Simon Pryce.