Dorothy the Dinosaur

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.

She was the first character in The Wiggles' franchise, debuting on The Wiggles' debut album in her eponymous song. She was created by Murray when he recognized that children are fascinated by dinosaurs.

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.

Official Description[]

Dorothy the Dinosaur is a friendly green dinosaur. Her skin has big yellow spots and she wears white pleather gloves and a white floppy pleather hat. She is 5 dinosaur years old. She loves roses and especially loves to make rosy tea. Dorothy is very wise for her age and is always kind and generous with friends and people she meets. As a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dinosaur Dancing, she loves all types of dancing and her favourite type of dance is ballet!

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, 2012–2014, 2021-present)
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-Hodsdon (2021)
Stephanie Di Coio (2022-present)
Kimberley Stapylton (2023)

Voice Talents[]

Murray Cook (1991–1996)
Anthony Field (1993, very briefly)
Emma Butler (1994–1996)
Carolyn Ferrie (1996–2001; 2004–2009, full time) (2010–2018, archive recordings)
Elisha Burke (1997–2001)
Paul Paddick (2001, 2006, 2013–2014, 2016, 2018–present)
Jacqueline Fallon (2002–2005)
Emma Pask (2002–2003, 2010–2011, 2013)
Anni Hsu (2003–2005, The Taiwanese Wiggles)
Zoe Velez (2005-2006)
Jennifer Taipari (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 (2012-2013, 2017, 2021-present)
Clare Field (2013–2016)
Maria Field (2017–present)
Lucia Field (2022-present)
Evie Ferris (2022-present)

Appearances[]

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 was inspired to create her because many of the children he was teaching in his preschool class were interested in dinosaurs.
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.
She mentions in the Yummy Yummy video that her favourite colour is pink.
Dorothy's signature dance move is akin to an Egyptian walk.