Sylvia Anderson

Sylvia Anderson

Date of Birth	25th March 1927
Date of Death	15th March 2016
Birth Name	Sylvia Beatrice Thomas

Sylvia Anderson (25th March 1927 - 15th March 2016) was a British producer with a career in the film and television industries spanning over five decades. Her numerous credentials included script writer and supervisor, costume designer, journalist, actress, and character visualization. She was arguably best known for voicing Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward.

Up to her death, she continued producing content (such as a new series with daughter Jacqueline Dee), and has numerous novels and autobiographies in her name.

An interview with Sylvia was published in issue 17 of Andersonic. She was also interviewed Filmed in Supermarionation - both the book and documentary.

Credits

Thunderbirds

Character Visualisation (Episodes 1-32)
Co-Writer with Gerry Anderson (Episode 1)
Script Supervision/Director Of Dialogue (Episodes 2-32)
Lady Penelope (voice) (18 episodes: Trapped in the Sky, The Perils Of Penelope, Day Of Disaster, 30 Minutes After Noon, Vault Of Death, The Mighty Atom, The Impostors, The Man From MI.5, Danger At Ocean Deep, The Duchess Assignment, Brink Of Disaster, The Cham-Cham, Security Hazard, ("Day of Disaster" flashback), Atlantic Inferno, Path Of Destruction, Alias Mr. Hackenbacker, Lord Parker's 'Oliday, Give Or Take A Million) She also voiced one or more characters in City Of Fire, Move And You're Dead, Martian Invasion, Cry Wolf, Attack of the Alligators!, and Ricochet.
See this for a partial list of the other characters she voiced.

Thunderbirds Are Go (film)

Co-Writer with Gerry Anderson
Producer

Thunderbird 6

Co-Writer with Gerry Anderson
Producer

Thunderbirds (2004)

Creative Consultant
Whilst her ex husband and fellow Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson hated it, Sylvia loved Thunderbirds. She said "I felt that I’d been on a wonderful Thunderbirds adventure. You, the fans, will I'm sure, appreciate the sensitive adaptation and I'm personally thrilled that the production team have paid us the great compliment of bringing to life our original concept for the big screen. If we had made it ourselves (and we have had over 30 years to do it!) we could not have improved on this new version. It is a great tribute to the original creative team who inspired the movie all those years ago. It was a personal thrill for me to see my characters come to life on the big screen".

Thunderbirds Are Go! (TV Series)

Great Aunt Sylvia (Voice)

Gallery: Characters voiced by Sylvia Anderson.

Biographies

Trivia

Being (at the time) something of an amateur astrologer, she carefully picked a date of birth for many of the main characters, and then endowed them with the personality and traits commonly associated with the relevant astrological sign.