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Sandra Dickinson

Sandra Dickinson

Actor · Born October 20, 1948 (78) · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Sandra Dickinson is a talented American-British actress best known for her role as Trillian in the original BBC television adaptation of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Her portrayal of Trillian, the lone human survivor in the universe, brought a mix of intelligence, humor, and charm to the character. Dickinson's performance added depth and warmth to the role, contributing to the appeal of the series. Her work in the show earned her recognition and solidified her as an integral part of the beloved adaptation of Douglas Adams' iconic work.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 20, 1948 (78)
From
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 2% in 30 days

What are Sandra Dickinson's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Self
18%
Morality
12%
Survival
12%
Ideas
12%
Society
6%
Power
3%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
6
Tense
4
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
2
Warm
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sandra Dickinson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sandra Dickinson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

41 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Running Man(2025)

    as Victoria Perrakis

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Dead Actually (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Jungle Beat 2: The Past(2025)

    as Zoog

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Batman(2022)

    as Dory

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Jeepers Creepers(2020)

    as Fantasy Lover (voice)

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dead Fred(2019)

    as Georganne

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Intrigo: Death of an Author(2018)

    as Madame H

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Ready Player One(2018)

    as Old Boxing Woman

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • You, Me and Him(2017)

    as Jury

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Counterfeit Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 52 episodes · as (voice)

  • Thunderbirds Are Go(2015)

    Show 78 episodes · as Grandma Tracy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Amazing World of Gumball(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Banana Barbara (voice) · as Granny Jojo (voice) · as Karen / Alison Gator (voice) · as Maria (voice) · as Martha Miller (voice) · as Mrs. Jötunheim (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • White Van Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Debbie

  • Four Weddings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tormented(2009)

    as Miss Swanson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Stagknight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Fay

  • Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Gail / Joyce Duck (voice)

  • Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Gail/Joyce Duck(voice)

  • Caught in the Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mother

  • If... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Janey

  • Sunburn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Sylvie Chalfont

  • Space Truckers(1996)

    as Bitchin' Betty

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Balto(1995)

    as Dixie / Sylvie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • 2Point4 Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show as Tina

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Sally

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Eisenhower and Lutz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · as Patsy Warner

  • You Bet! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Life Without George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Colette

  • Dead Man's Folly(1986)

    as Marilyn Gale

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Clairvoyant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lily

  • I've Got A Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Supergirl(1984)

    as Pretty Young Lady

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Lonely Lady(1983)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Superman III(1983)

    as Wife

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Blossom

  • The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Trillian

  • The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy(1981)

    Show 5 episodes · as Trillian

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 52 episodes · as Penny Warrender

  • Blankety Blank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 15 episodes · Actor

  • Return of the Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Girl at Airport

  • The Final Programme(1973)

    as Waitress

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles from 1973 to 2025; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Balto (1995)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

The Amazing World of Gumball (2011)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19732025

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting41 of 41: 41 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45th

By decade

1970s3 · acting1980s14 · acting1990s4 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
7308

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Sandra Dickinson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Dead Fred (2019)

96th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Batman (2022)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sandra Dickinson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles14–39 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sandra Dickinson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sandra Dickinson's MovieCove titles; David Menkin shares the most, 2.