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Lisa Henson
Henson at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Lisa Marie Henson (1960-05-09) May 9, 1960 (age 64) Westchester County, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Producer
Years active	1965–present
Spouse	Dave Pressler
Children	2
Parents	Jim Henson (father) Jane Henson (mother)
Relatives	Cheryl Henson (sister) Brian Henson (brother) John Henson (brother) Heather Henson (sister)

Lisa Marie Henson (born May 9, 1960) is an American television and film producer who has been involved in television shows such as Sid the Science Kid. She is the CEO of The Jim Henson Company, founded by her parents Jim and Jane Henson.

Early life and education

Henson was born in Westchester County, New York and attended Byrum Hill High School. She is the daughter and the oldest child of puppeteers Jane (née Nebel; 1934–2013) and Jim Henson (1936–1990), and she has four younger siblings: Cheryl (born 1961), Brian (born 1963), John (1965–2014), and Heather Henson (born 1970).

Henson has an undergraduate degree from Harvard University where she studied ancient Greek and folklore mythology.

Career

In 1982, while at Harvard, Henson was elected president of The Harvard Lampoon, the first woman to serve in this position. In comedy, she was known for visual representation of humor, art parody.

Starting in 1983 Henson worked at Warner Bros. where she was first an executive assistant, and by 1991 she was promoted to executive vice president.

In 1993 Henson was named president of worldwide production at Columbia Pictures. Prior to this her work was on production of movies such as Lethal Weapon and the Batman films.

She has also served on the Harvard Board of Overseers.

As of 2024, Henson is the CEO of The Jim Henson Company. In 2012 she joined other companies who sought to avoid connections with Chick-fil-A due to their opposition to gay marriage.

Filmography

Shorts

Television

Film

Music Videos

• Ben Folds Five's "Do It Anyway": Executive producer with Chris Hardwick

References

1. "Lisa Henson: My dad, the Muppets and making the new Dark Crystal series". www.thetimes.co.uk.
2. Christy, Marian (January 8, 1983). "Nobody's puppet". Austin American-Statesman. p. 19. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
3. Weinraub, Bernard (April 4, 1994). "She's Young and Smart, But Not Too Smart to Lead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
4. ^ Klemesrud, Judy (May 16, 1982). "AT HARVARD, SHE RULES LAMPOONLAND". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
5. Bird, David; Jr, Robert Mcg Thomas (December 15, 1981). "NOTES ON PEOPLE; Castles and Fortes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
6. ^ Sims, Calvin (August 10, 1993). "COMPANY NEWS; Columbia Pictures Selects A President for Production". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
7. Eller, Claudia (October 25, 1993). "Bright Star on Columbia Horizon". The Los Angeles Times. pp. , . Retrieved July 19, 2024.
8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. Jake, Kring-Schreifels (June 2, 2024). "'Jim Henson Idea Man' is a personal take on the Muppets' creator". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
10. Petrecca, Laura (May 17, 2023). "In gay marriage fight, some companies take a stand". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
11. Severson, Kim (July 26, 2012). "Chick-fil-A Thrust Back Into Spotlight on Gay Rights". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
12. "Sprout Welcomes Tech-Savvy Animated Original Series "Dot."" (PDF) (Press release). Henson.com. February 8, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2016.

External links

• Lisa Henson at IMDb
• Profile at Jim Henson Company

• 1960 births
• Film producers from New York (state)
• The Harvard Lampoon alumni
• Henson family (show business)
• Jim Henson
• Living people
• Television producers from New York (state)
• The Jim Henson Company people
• People from Westchester County, New York
• Primetime Emmy Award winners
• American women television producers
• Presidents of Columbia Pictures
• American women film producers