Kathryn "Kathy" Mullen is an actress, voice actress, and puppeteer most closely associated with Jim Henson projects. She began performing on The Muppet Show in it's third season, primarily as Gaffer the Backstage Cat. While reprising this character for several Muppet movies, she also created the character of Mokey--a gentle, New Age style Fraggle--on Henson's Fraggle Rock. Jim Henson James Maury Jim Henson (September 24, 1936 â May 16, 1990), was one of the most important puppeteers in modern American television history. ... The Muppet Show opening. ... New Age describes a broad movement characterized by alternative approaches to traditional Western culture. ... The core cast. ...
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KathrynMullen had been prepared for her role longer than anyone else, but she was still unhappy with the cable-control system that has been devised for Kira.
Mullen's request for remote control functions was not totally without precedent, since the Muppets had often used radio control in limited ways.If there were any doubts about applying remote control to Jen and Kira, it was because these puppets were so naturalistic that they might present special problems.
While Skeksis were followed about by a swarm of assistent operators, Mullen and Henson were unhampered on set.