Susan Sheridan

{{Short description|British actress (1947–2015)}} {{Use British English|date=April 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{more citations needed|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Susan Sheridan | image = Susan Sheridan.jpg | alt =  | caption = | birth_name = Susan Haydn Thomas | birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|3|18|df=y}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|8|8|1947|3|18|df=y}} | death_place = [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]], [[Berkshire]], England | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1969–2015 | spouse = {{marriage|Max Brittain|1981}} | children = 3 }} '''Susan Haydn Thomas''' (18 March 1947 – 8 August 2015),<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/susan-sheridan-voice-actor-behind-a-host-of-childrens-tv-favourites-who-also-originated-trillian-in-10454685.html "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.</ref> better known as '''Susan Sheridan''', was a British actress. Her roles included [[Noddy (character)|Noddy]] in ''[[Noddy's Toyland Adventures]]'', Princess Sylvia in ''[[Muzzy in Gondoland]]'', [[Trillian (character)|Trillian]] in the BBC radio series ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (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 (film)|The Black Cauldron]]''.

==Early and personal life== Sheridan trained at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]]. Sheridan married the musician Max Brittain and had three daughters.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33841383 "Hitchhikers actress Susan Sheridan dies aged 68"], ''BBC News'', 9 August 2015.</ref> She died of breast cancer on 8 August 2015, aged 68.

==Voice roles== Sheridan's voice roles include; *''Alex Builds His Farm'' – Alex *''[[The Black Cauldron (film)|The Black Cauldron]]'' – [[Princess Eilonwy]] *''[[Fire Tripper]]'' (English version) – Shu *''[[Moomin (1990 TV series)|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, Lena, Peeps, Mummy Polar Bear *''[[Round the Bend]]'' – Additional voices *''[[The Goose Girl]]'' *''[[The Family-Ness]]'' *''[[Jimbo and the Jet-Set]]'' – Jimbo *''[[Albert the Fifth Musketeer]]'' – Milady *''[[Muzzy in Gondoland|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 and Gnasher|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<ref name="voiceover">{{cite web |title = My Voice Overs |url = http://susansheridan.com/voiceover/index.htm |publisher = Susan Sheridan |access-date = 23 May 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131210001235/http://susansheridan.com/voiceover/index.htm |archive-date = 10 December 2013 }}</ref> *''[[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<ref name="voiceover"/> *''[[Bye Bye, Lady Liberty]]'' – Michael

==Theatre== She was active in theatre with roles in touring companies. *''The Merry Wife of Wilton'' (1988) *''[[Howl's Moving Castle (novel)|Howl's Moving Castle]]'' (2011) (adaptation)

==Radio and television roles== *''[[Agony (TV series)|Agony]]'' (1980) *''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' (2011) *''Sheila Hodgon's Here Am I Where Are You?'' – A boy (1977) *''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' – Trillian *''[[List of His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust characters|His Dark Materials]]'' – Serafina Pekkala (1999)<ref>{{Cite web |title = THE GOLDEN COMPASS by Philip Pullman Read by a Full Cast | Audiobook Review |url = https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/2597/the-golden.compass-by-philip-pullman-read-by-a-full-cast/ }}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |rowspan="2"|1985|| ''[[The Black Cauldron (film)|The Black Cauldron]]'' || Princess Eilonwy || Voice |- |''[[Peter No Tail in America]]'' || Peter-No-Tail || Voice, English version |- |2000|| ''[[Eisenstein (film)|Eisenstein]]'' || Wedding Official || Voice |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0792262}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140103224958/http://susansheridan.com/ Susan Sheridan's website] (Archived 3 January 2014)

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