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. She lives in a pink and purple house with a large rose garden in her backyard.
The way Dorothy works is that the performer inside can see through the pupils of Dorothy. Plus, on top of her hat, there's a vent so the performer can have some breathing space.
Costume Actors
- Murray Cook (1991–1994)
- Paul Field (1992, fill in for Murray)
- 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 McGlinn (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, 2019–2021)
- Ashlene Mendolia (2015)
- Chelsey Priadko (2017–2019, 2021-present)
- Paloma Hendry-Hodson (2021-present)
Voice Talents
- Murray Cook (1991–1996)
- Anthony Field (1993, very briefly)
- Emma Butler (1994–1996)
- Carolyn Ferrie (1996–2001; 2005–2009, full time) (2010–2018, archive recordings)
- Elisha Burke (1998–2001)
- Paul Paddick (2001, 2006, 2013–2014, 2016, 2018–present)
- Jacqueline Field (2002–2005)
- Emma Pask (2002–2003, 2010–2011, 2013)
- Anni Hsu (2003–2005, The Taiwanese Wiggles)
- Zoe Velez (2005-2006)
- Jennifer Andrade (2006, 2009-2010, including The Latin American Wiggles and The Taiwanese Wiggles 2nd line-up)
- Anna-Lee Robertson (2009)
- Emma Watkins (2010, 2016, 2021)
- Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy (2011–2013)
- Caterina Mete (2013, 2017-present)
- Clare Field (2013–2016)
- Maria Field (2017–present)
Costume Models
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.
- She and Captain Feathersword often visit The Wiggles at Wigglehouse in their TV Series.
- The Wiggles wrote many songs about her.
- 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) international Wiggly Friend.
- According to Yummy Yummy, her favourite colour 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.
- Dorothy's signature dance move is akin to an Egyptian walk.
- She wears large and medium ballet slippers.
- In the song Trains Rolling Down the Track, Lachy uses her travel bag.
- In Spanish she is voiced by Laura Cecilia Carbajal.
- The Wiggles Go Bananas! was the only trailer that she narrated.
- Dorothy the Dinosaur does not speak in Wiggle House and Wiggle Town!.
- She and The Professional Wiggles appear in The Three Disguises segment of the Wiggle and Learn.
See Also
| Characters | ||
| The Wiggly Group | Anthony Wiggle - Lachy Wiggle - Simon Wiggle - Tsehay Wiggle - Evie Wiggle - John Wiggle - Kelly Wiggle - Dorothy the Dinosaur - Henry the Octopus - Captain Feathersword - Wags the Dog - Shirley Shawn the Unicorn | |
| The Former Wiggles | Murray Wiggle - Jeff Wiggle - Greg Wiggle - Phillip Wiggle - Sam Wiggle - Emma Wiggle | |
| Minor Characters | Officer Beaples - The Wagettes - The Wiggly Dancers - Hot-Pots The Oven - Foodman - Paul the Cook - Flora Door - The Little Wiggles - Magdalena the Mermaid - Professor Singalottasonga - Santa Claus - Ringo the Ringmaster - Wally the Great | |
| Guest Stars | Lee Hawkins - Steve Irwin - Kylie Minogue - Al Roker - Leo Sayer - Robert Rakete - Ross Wilson - Alfonso Rinaldi - Daryl Somers | |
