Background
Brill was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Linette and Joseph M. Brill. Her father was a physician.
Brill was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Linette and Joseph M. Brill. Her father was a physician.
Boston University.
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She is a graduate of Boston University College of Fine Arts. She began her career in theater, making her Broadway debut in the 1969 play Red, White and Maddox. Her other theatrical roles include leads at the Roundabout Theatre, Manhattan Theater Club, Playwrights Horizons and many regional theaters including the Long Wharf, Yale Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage, the Mark Taper Forum and the Actors Theatre of Louisville.
From 1974-1975, Brill played Fran Bachman on National Broadcasting Company"s daytime drama How to Survive a Marriage.
Her character struggled with sudden widowhood, and Brill received over a thousand condolence letters. Brill was also featured in episodes of The Guiding Light, All My Children, The Edge of Night, Hyde in Hollywood, Lip Service and Kate and Allie.
She has also guest-starred on nighttime dramas such as Third Watch, Against the Law, Law & Order, and Law & Order: SVU. Playing Zoe, Brill appeared on the television-series The West Wing as well as many home videos including Zoe"s Dance Moves. With the Muppets she also did Saturday Night Live, The Muppet Show, The Jim Henson Hour, Dog City, and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland.
She has also been seen and heard in hundreds of commercials and has appeared in such films as Being There, What About Bob?, Midnight Run, and City Hall.
On October 2, 2014, Brill announced that she was retiring from puppeteering on Sesame Street, Stephanie Doctorate"Abruzzo took over place in Season 46 upon her retirement.