Susan Sheridan obit

Hitchhikers actress Susan Sheridan dies aged 68

 

She was not on the list.

Susan Sheridan, an original cast member of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy radio series, has died aged 68.

Sheridan provided the voice of the character Trillian and also voiced Princess Elionwy in the Disney animation The Black Cauldron.

Actress Susan Penhaligon tweeted a tribute, saying "My dear, dear friend Susan Sheridan has died peacefully at home. We'll miss your amazing spirit and giggles Sue."

Sheridan also worked as a vocal coach.

Actor Tim Bentinck, who stars in BBC Radio 4's The Archers, also tweeted, saying: "So sad to hear that my dear friend and colleague Sue Sheridan has died. A wonderful, brave, kind person, and a brilliant actress. Miss you x".

Sheridan was born in Newcastle and attended Brigidine Convent, an independent day school in Windsor before going on to train at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she won the Malvern Prize for comedy.

In 1978, she landed the part of Trillian, the object of Arthur Dent's affections in Douglas Adams' original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy BBC Radio 4 series.

Producer Dirk Maggs wrote: "Deeply saddened that our dear@susietwoshoe Susan Sheridan - Trillian in Hitchhiker's - has died peacefully at home."

Sheridan was replaced by actress Sandra Dickinson in a 1981 television adaptation

She won a starring role in the 1985 Disney film the Black Cauldron, providing vocal work alongside Nigel Hawthorne and John Hurt. The movie was, at the time, the most expensive animated film ever made though it was not critically well-received.

Sheridan went on to provide her voice to a number of other animations, including Moomin and Noddy's Toyland Adventures.

In 2011, she starred in an adaptation of the Japanese animation Howl's Moving Castle at the Southwark Playhouse in London.

She is survived by her husband, musician Max Brittain and three daughters.

 

Voice roles

 

Sheridan'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

    Round the Bend

    The Goose Girl

    The Family-Ness

    Jimbo and the Jet-Set

    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 / Pink Glove, Minnie the Minx, Boys, Minnie's Fans, Danny, 'Erbert, Fatty, Toots, Wilfrid, Olive, Cheap-o Airways Lady, Ma

    The Beano Videostars – Dennis' Mum, Walter's Mum, Cynthia, Newsreader, Mrs Ramsbottom, Baby #1, Mrs Blenkinsop, Danny, Sidney, Smiffy, Toots, Olive, Toots’ Mum, Baby #2, Ma, Pedestrian #4, Ivy's Mum, Poolgoer #2

    Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer – Simon Watson, Wanda

    The Lampies – Livewire, Contact[3]

    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 (2011) (adaptation)

 

Radio and television roles

 

    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

 

Filmography

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