Sandra Dickinson

Sandra Dickinson (née Searles; born October 20, 1948) is an American-British actress. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She has often played characters within the trope of a dumb blonde with a high-pitched voice. Early life Dickinson was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Maryland with her younger brother. Her father, Harold F. Searles, was a psychoanalyst. Her mother, Sylvia Manninen, of Finnish descent, was a nurse. Career She made her acting debut as a waitress in the 1973 British film The Final Programme. She is perhaps most well-known for her role of Trillian in the TV series of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.