Sandra Dickinson (born 20 October 1948) is an American actress, born in Washington DC. She has often played the dumb blonde – notably in the St. Bruno TV advertisements in the early 1970s. Her roles include:
- Trillian in the television version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Sandra Dickinson said in an interview in The Making of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy [1] that when she heard that she had been suggested for the role of Trillian, she thought it completely mad - Sandra Dickinson was blond and fair-skinned, and in the Hitch Hiker book, Trillian is described as dark and looking "slightly Arabic". However, during the screen test, Douglas Adams was sufficiently impressed with her acting skills that when Dickinson suggested wryly, "I've got to get my Union Jack lenses in" (i.e., practice my English accent), Douglas Adams asked her to use her natural voice and accent. Dickinson later returned to the "Hitchhiker's" universe to play Tricia MacMillan in the fifth and final radio series produced by Above the Title for BBC Radio 4. - Emily in A Man for Emily in The Tomorrow People
- Tina in the sitcom 2point4 children
- A stage production of The Owl and the Pussycat, where the leads were herself and her then husband Peter Davison.
- Barefoot in the Park - London stage production from 1984, again with Davison as a pair of American newlyweds adjusting to life in their new high-rise apartment.
- A parallel universe version of Trillian (AKA Tricia McMillan) in the Quintessential Phase of the Hitch-Hiker's Guide radio series.
- Zelda in Cover, a bizarre 1981 drama series from Thames Television, set in a recruitment and testing agency for the spy service.
Both Dickinson and Davison appeared together in former Doctor Who producer John Nathan-Turner's production of the holiday pantomime Cinderella in 1983. Dickinson has also appeared in an episode of HBO's Tales from the Crypt series, also starring Malcolm McDowell as a neurotic vampire who prefers bloodbanks to actual victims. Dickinson married the actor Peter Davison in 1978 and they were divorced in 1994. Together they composed and performed the theme tune to the 1980s children's programme Button Moon. They have a daughter Georgia Moffett who has followed her parents into an acting career. Sandra Dickinson lives in Chiswick, West London. In interviews appearing on the DVD version of the Hitchhikers TV series, it is apparent that in the 10+ years since the series, Dickinson had developed a slight English accent as well as some English word usage. She is now currently in Carlisle playing Queen Camilla in the pantomime production of Snow White & The Seven Dwarves.
