Dorien Davies

Dorien Davies is a Los Angeles based actress, writer and puppeteer. She was born in Santa Barbara, California, and learned to walk in her parents beloved store, The Earthling Bookshop. She did community theater and local radio commercials as a child and got her BA from Mount Holyoke College where she majored in Theater and Studio Art. Dorien moved to Los Angeles after graduation and continued her education. She found a her people in improv comedy and sketch and eventually met her husband, actor/writer Kenny Stevenson in a class at the Groundings Theater. In 2012, Dorien, Kenny, producer- Lisa Rudin and director- Eric Kissack made an independent, rom-com called "Love, Sex and Missed Connections." The film went to 15 film festivals around the world and won 11 awards. Dorien's involvement in that movie remains on of her proudest accomplishments. Dorien trained as a puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company's live improvised stage show, "Puppet Up!" in 2005. It was there that she found her calling. She has continued to work in puppetry, performing and voicing dozens of characters for film and TV. She is one of a dozen puppeteers in the US who can operate the Henson Digital Puppetry System. She is skilled in numerous styles of puppetry, RC control and MoCap work. In recent years, Dorien has started writing for children's television and is in various stages of development on numerous creative projects. She and her husband have one daughter who listens to all their pitches first.