Dorothy the Dinosaur

This article is about the Wiggly Mascot. For the song, see here.

Dorothy the Dinosaur is one of the Wiggly Friends. She is a "rosasaur" (a dinosaur who eats roses), coloured green with bright yellow spots. She is seen wearing a white, floppy hat with a red rose in it, as well as white gloves. Dorothy loves singing, dancing, eating roses and making rosy tea, and she lives in a pink and purple house with a large rose garden in her backyard.

Costume Actors

• Murray Cook (1991–1994)
• Paul Field (1992)
• Jacqueline Fallon (1992–1994)
• Sue McAuley (1994)
• Emma Buter (1994–1996)
• Megan Bullivant (1996)
• Leeanne Ashley (1996–2000)
• Corrine O'Rafferty (2001–2002)
• Feonie Wade (2001)
• Caterina Mete (2003–2005, 2012–2013)
• Lyn Stuckey (2005–2006)
• Zoe Velez (2006)
• Clare Field (2006, 2011–2017)
• Emily Martinez (2007-2009)
• Samantha Hibburt (2009)
• Rachael Allen (2010–2011)
• Lauren Hannaford (2012)
• Kelly Hamilton (2009–2013)
• Monica Ramirez (2011)
• Katty Villafuerte (2011)
• Emma Watkins (2012)
• Tiffany Smith (2012)
• Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy (2012–2013)
• Tasmin Cummins (2013, 2017, 2020)
• Lucy Wiggan (2014, 2016–2017, 2019–present)
• Ashlene Mendolia (2015)
• Chelsey Priadko (2017–present)

Voice Talents

• Murray Cook (1991–1995)
• Anthony Field (1993, very briefly)
• Emma Butler (1994–1996)
• Carolyn Ferrie (1996–2001; 2005–2009, full time) (2010–2017, part-time)
• Elisha Burke (1998–2001)
• Charli Robinson (2000)
• Jacqueline Field (2002–2005)
• Anni Hsu (2003–2005, Taiwanese Wiggles)
• Zoe Velez (2006)
• Anna-Lee Robertson (2009)
• Jennifer Andrade (2009-2010)
• Emma Watkins (2009, 2016)
• Emma Pask (2002–2003, 2009–2013)
• Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy (2011–2013) (singing voice for 2011 only)
• Caterina Mete (2013, 2017)
• Clare Field (2013–2017)
• Paul Paddick (2003–2005, 2013–2014, 2016, 2018–present)
• Maria Field (2017–present)

Costume Models

• Dorothy the Dinosaur Through the Years
• Dorothy's Alternate Clothes and Dresses

Trivia

• Dorothy is one of the most popular Wiggles characters, to the extent where she was given her own live tours and even her own TV series from 2007-2011.
• She was the first Wiggles character to be created, being introduced in 1991 and first appearing in her self-titled song.
• Murray Cook was inspired to create her because many of the kids he was teaching in his preschool class were interested in dinosaurs.
• The Wiggles wrote many songs about her
• The song Dorothy's Birthday Party reveals the date of her birthday as November 3.
• In An Irish Dinosaur Tale, it is revealed that she was born in Ireland, making her the second character in the franchise confirmed to have a non-Australian family background (after Jeff), and the first (and to date only) Wiggly Friend to have international heritage.
• According to Yummy Yummy, her favorite color is pink.
• As seen in her bedroom in many scenes and promo pictures of her TV series and others, she loves to sleep with teddy bears. 

See Also

• Shirley Shawn the Unicorn
• Wags the Dog
• Captain Feathersword
• Henry the Octopus
• Officer Beaples