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Susan Haydn Thomas (18 March 1947 – 8 August 2015), better known as Susan Sheridan, was an English voice actress. Her roles included Noddy in Noddy's Toyland Adventures, Princess Sylvia in Muzzy in Gondoland, Trillian in the BBC radio series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Serafina Pekkala in the BBC audiobooks of His Dark Materials and Princess Eilonwy in the animated film The Black Cauldron.
Susan Sheridan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Susan Haydn Thomas 18 March 1947 |
| Died | 8 August 2015 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 1969–2015 |
| Spouse |
Max Brittain (m. 1981) |
| Children | 3 |
Early and personal life
editSheridan trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Sheridan married the musician Max Brittain and had three daughters.[1] She died on 8 August 2015, aged 68.[2]
Voice roles
editSheridan's voice roles include;
- Alex Builds His Farm - Alex
- Fire Tripper (English version) – Shu
- Moomin (English dub) – Moomin
- Noddy's Toyland Adventures – Noddy, Tessie Bear and other character voices
- Budgie the Little Helicopter – Sonia (ep. Down on the Farm), Additional characters
- The Little Polar Bear - Lars
- Round the Bend - Additional voices
- The Goose Girl
- The Family-Ness
- Jimbo and the Jet-Set - Jimbo
- Albert the Fifth Musketeer – Milady
- Muzzy – Princess Sylvia
- Preston Pig – Pumpkin and other character voices
- The Animal Shelf – Timothy, Little Mutt, Getup the Giraffe
- The Beano Video – Dennis the Menace, Walter's Mum, Minnie the Minx, Boy #1 (Benji), Boy #2, Minnie's Fans, Danny, Fatty, 'Erbert, Toots, Olive, Cheap-o Airways Lady, Ma Bear, Sea Noises[3]
- The Beano Videostars – Dennis' Mum, Walter's Mum, Cynthia, Newsreader, Mrs Ramsbottom, Baby #1, Mrs Blenkinsop, Danny, Smiffy, Toots, Olive, Toots' Mum, Baby #2, Ma, Pedestrian #4, Poolgoer #2
- Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer – Simon Watson, Wanda
- The Lampies – Livewire, Contact[3]
- Bye Bye, Lady Liberty – Michael
Theatre
editShe was active in theatre with roles in touring companies.
- The Merry Wife of Wilton (1988)
- Howl's Moving Castle (2011) (adaptation)
Radio and television roles
edit- Agony (1980)
- Midsomer Murders (2011)
- Sheila Hodgon's Here Am I Where Are You? – A boy (1977)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Trillian
- His Dark Materials - Serafina Pekkala (1999)[4]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron | Princess Eilonwy | Voice |
| Peter No Tail in America | Peter-No-Tail | Voice, English version | |
| 2000 | Eisenstein | Wedding Official | Voice |
References
edit- ^ "Hitchhikers actress Susan Sheridan dies aged 68", BBC News, 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Susan Sheridan: Voice actor behind a host of children's TV favourites who also originated Trillian in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", The Independent, 14 August 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ a b "My Voice Overs". Susan Sheridan. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "THE GOLDEN COMPASS by Philip Pullman Read by a Full Cast | Audiobook Review".
External links
edit- Susan Sheridan at IMDb
- Susan Sheridan's website (Archived 3 January 2014)
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