Susan Sheridan

Susan Sheridan
Born	Susan Haydn Thomas (1947-03-18)18 March 1947
Died	8 August 2015(2015-08-08) (aged 68) Windsor, Berkshire, England
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1969–2015
Spouse	Max Brittain ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	3

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.

Early and personal life

Sheridan trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Sheridan married the musician Max Brittain and had three daughters. She died on 8 August 2015, aged 68.

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 - 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
• 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
• 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
• His Dark Materials - Serafina Pekkala (1999)

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

External links

• Susan Sheridan at IMDb
• Susan Sheridan's website (Archived 3 January 2014)