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Sylvia Anderson

Highest Rated: 89% Filmed in Supermarionation (2014)

Lowest Rated: 40% Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)

Birthday: Mar 27, 1927

Birthplace: South London, England, UK

Born in Camberwell, London, producer, writer, and voice actress Sylvia Anderson attended the London School of Economics, graduating with a degree in sociology and political science. Intending to become a social worker at first, Anderson relocated to the United States of America with her first husband, a professional golfer. During her time in the United States Anderson worked as a journalist. Following the dissolution of her marriage, Anderson returned to the United Kingdom, bringing her daughter with her. Her first job in entertainment was as an office assistant at Polytechnic Films. The company did not last long, and following its collapse, Anderson joined AP Films, a collaboration between producer Arthur Provis and editor and director Gerry Anderson. In 1957 AP Films was awarded a project to adapt several children's stories written by Roberta Leigh. Anderson worked on these films as a production assistant, a job which would bring the opportunity for more significant contributions. In 1959 Sylvia and Gerry Anderson were married. Following their marriage, the couple began to work together on a number of projects, co-writing and co-creating series, and contributing to the work in accordance with their strengths. Sylvia's areas of expertise were in plot and character development, costumes and voice-acting. Gerry, for his part, tended to focus on special effects and editing. Anderson and her husband collaborated on a number of beloved UK series including "Supercar" (ATV 1961-62), "Stingray" (ATV 1964-65) and "Fireball X". Most of these series were in the 30-minute format, but Anderson felt that the time was too brief to truly develop the characters, and was able to persuade the show's producer to give the shows an hour-long timeslot. In the 1960s, the Andersons together created the series 'Thunderbirds" (ATV 1965-66). A science-fiction puppet series, the show was intended for American audiences, so in order to appeal to them Anderson developed two characters, a British aristocrat, Lady Penelope, and the Cockney chauffeur" named Parker. The Andersons collaborated on two feature-length films "Thunderbirds Are Go", (1966) and "Thunderbird 6" (1968). The Andersons separated in 1975 and their creative partnership ended then as well. For 30 years Anderson worked as a talent scout for HBO. She wrote an autobiography Yes M'Lady, published in 1991. Anderson died in March, 2016, just a few days shy of her 89th birthday.

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Highest rated movies

89% 75% Filmed in Supermarionation
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57% 58% Thunderbirds Are Go
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40% 45% Journey to the Far Side of the Sun
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The Investigator
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45% Thunderbird 6
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The Amazing Adventures of Joe 90
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
89% 75% Filmed in Supermarionation Unknown (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Amazing Adventures of Joe 90 Director - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Investigator Julie (Character),
Screenwriter
- 1973
40% 45% Journey to the Far Side of the Sun Producer - 1969
No Score Yet 45% Thunderbird 6 Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward (Voice),
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 1968
57% 58% Thunderbirds Are Go Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward (Voice),
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 1966

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thunderbirds Are Go Creator 2015-2017 2020
66% 90% Space: 1999 Producer,
Creator
1975
No Score Yet 93% UFO Creator 1970-1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Joe 90 Stewardess (Character),
Writer
1968-1969
100% 70% Thunderbirds Unknown (Voice) 1965