Sandra Dickinson
Sandra Dickinson ( born October 20, 1948 in Washington, DC) is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Trillian in the TV adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Life
After her high school graduation in Bethesda Sandra Dickinson completed his acting studies at the Universities of Wisconsin and Boston. She moved to England in 1973, and had her first role in the British science fiction comedy The Final Programme. Then she played guest roles in various television series. In 1978 she married the British actor Peter Davison, who was to become known as a performer of Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small, and still later than the fifth performer of Doctor Who. Together they have a daughter, the actress Georgia Moffett. Dickinson wrote in 1980 with her husband, the title music for the children's program Button Moon, together they also appeared in theater productions of The Owl and the Pussycat and Barefoot in the Park. The marriage ended in divorce in 1994.
She played her most famous role in 1981 in the BBC production The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. The blonde and fair-skinned American actually did not fit on Adams ' description of Trillan in his books, but this one was convinced of their foreplay so that he even beibeließ Dickinson's American accent. Her husband played in the series with a brief cameo. After this success, Dickinson played some supporting roles in major film productions such as career through all the beds and Superman III - The steel flash. In 1991, she appeared on Tales from the Crypt at the side of Malcolm McDowell in an episode of the popular HBO series.
In addition, Dickinson said, the role of Sylvie in the animated film Balto and one of the roles in the children's show Teletubbies alongside Kevin Bacon and Bob Hoskins. In the BBC radio production of So Long, and Thanks for the fish she repeated the role of Trillian / Tricia McMillan. Between 2003 and 2004 she appeared in the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, more musical performances they had in Dames at Sea and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.