Sylvia Anderson
Biography
Sylvia Anderson was an English producer, writer, and voice artist who also worked as a costume designer in television and film. Born in Camberwell, London, she began her career as an office assistant at Polytechnic Films in 1957, and soon joined the board of the newly formed AP Films. Working with Gerry Anderson, she co-created and co-wrote several 1960s and early 1970s series, focusing on character development, costume design, and dialogue, and she directed the fortnightly voice recording sessions. She provided voices for female and child characters in shows such as Supercar, Stingray, and Fireball XL5, and she created Lady Penelope and her chauffeur Parker for Thunderbirds, also voicing Lady Penelope. She produced two Thunderbirds feature films, Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) and Thunderbird 6 (1968), and co-created UFO, and she produced the first series of Space: 1999. Later she published a novel and an autobiography, worked as an HBO talent scout, and in 2015 received a Pulcinella Award.
88years old at death
- Born Camberwell
- Died Bray
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Sylvia Thamm (birth name)Also credited as Sylvia Beatrice Anderson
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 56 years1966 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022Gerry Anderson: A Life UnchartedIMDb rating 7.2
- 2014Filmed in SupermarionationIMDb rating 7.4
- 1981Revenge of the Mysterons from MarsIMDb rating 3.5
- 1968Thunderbird 6IMDb rating 6.3
- 1966Thunderbirds Are GOIMDb rating 6.4
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Getting ready for a role
Sylvia Anderson created Lady Penelope and Parker for Thunderbirds after realizing the show would be sold to American TV networks, aiming to appeal to American audiences with a British aristocrat and her Cockney chauffeur.
Behind the camera
Sylvia Anderson believed the half-hour format did not give enough room to develop characters and stories, so she convinced the team's TV producer Lew Grade to make their shows a full hour long.
About the name
On the end titles of Supercar, Sylvia Anderson received credit under the name Sylvia Thamm for her role as dialogue director, a task she also handled in other projects.
A change of course
Sylvia Anderson joined the board of directors of AP Films in 1957 after Polytechnic Films collapsed, alongside Gerry Anderson, Arthur Provis, John Read, and Reg Hill.
Sylvia Anderson movies on Netflix
Most often with
David Lane directed two of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by David Lane
Also two films together7 more actors
- Peter DyneleyThunderbird 6 (1968) and Thunderbirds Are GO (1966)
- David GrahamGerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted (2022) and Filmed in Supermarionation (2014)
- Gary FilesRevenge of the Mysterons from Mars (1981) and Thunderbird 6 (1968)
- Arthur ProvisGerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted (2022) and Filmed in Supermarionation (2014)
- Christine FinnThunderbird 6 (1968) and Thunderbirds Are GO (1966)
- David GrahamThunderbird 6 (1968) and Thunderbirds Are GO (1966)
- Gerry AndersonGerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted (2022) and Filmed in Supermarionation (2014)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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