Dylan Sanders, the wild and streetwise private investigator was portrayed by Drew Barrymore in the films Charlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. Like Sabrina Duncan's character, Dylan is the "unofficial leader" of the Angels. Like all the Angels who have worked for Charlie Townsend at the Charles Townsend Detective Agency, she is quite resourceful and is willing to take on many roles to meet the challenges of solving any case.

Dylan is the reckless street-smart one of the trio. Nevertheless, she is quite the catty vixen. This auburn-haired, green-eyed wild child is fearless. Never having known her parents, Dylan was a rambunctious teenage rebel who graduated with lackluster grades. After that, she did a Kerouac and learned life’s lessons on the road. She had a very brief stint at her local Police Academy, due to assault charges filed for punching out a discipline-happy police sergeant.

Since then, Dylan has whiled away her days at odd jobs: bartender, yoga instructor, field guide, rodeo entertainer…you name it, she’s done it. Dylan has a knack for choosing jerks for boyfriends and she’s been through several. She always finds the good in people, even jerky guys. Dylan is impetuous & has a bad temper, leaping before she looks, but her determination is superhuman. So is her brawling prowess; she’s been known to take out a whole roomful of goons with her hands literally tied behind her back. Her bohemian L.A. pad is complete with lava lamps, incense burners and a less-than-tidy walk-in closet on Melrose Avenue. Dylan loves to have fun and has a real problem with authority. Her astrological sign is Pisces.

The friendship between the Angels is one of the main themes of the two movies and, in Dylan's case, provides an interesting character arc. Dylan worries that Natalie might leave the Agency if she marries Pete (Luke Wilson) and then, when forced to deal with a past secret, Dylan makes a big sacrifice to save the lives of her best friends. It gives a little extra depth to the otherwise sorority-sister atmosphere.

Barrymore comments about her character, Dylan, “She’s such a concrete character. I relate to her on so many levels: Her need for stability, for family, her need to go out there and protect the ones she loves and be the best that she can be.” In fact it is the idea of synchronicity that speaks to Barrymore. “We are constantly looking out for one another. It’s rare to find that kind of consistent support and encouragement.” So there it is, both on and off the set, the main message of the film is Being-There-For-Others.

	Past: She was born Helen Zaas. Dylan was put into the "Witness Protection Program" 8 years prior to Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle because she witnessed a murder committed by her boyfriend, who was a member of the famous O'Grady Crime Clan. When she testified against him, Dylan had to change her name. She never knew her father and her mother died when she was little, about five or six. She thinks of Charlie as the father she never had.

Fashion: Dylan Sanders, the most rebellious Angel, was dressed in flowery vintage clothing. This style was what Drew would wear normally in her daily life time and the film designer just wanted to bring her out with this style more. In the first scene of the movie she had on a red long top with a designed belt over the waist line. She was purposely put in red in this scene to let the audience know to pay attention to her and had the all Mongolian extras wear or everyone else wear the same old brown clothing. Addition to that she had on some tight pant that is half way covered with a high platform Eskimo shoe. And on top of those she is wearing a Mao cap, a cap that was named after a communist Chinese leader Mao Tse-Tung. The Mao cap caught John Lennon's and Bob Dylon's eyes and made it an anit- war fashion icon in the 60's.

Romance: Dylan has a relation ship with "The Chad".

Car: She drives an orange-and-white 1969 Camaro convertible. The license plate number  is 716-EKL. WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Don’t let your past hold you back.”

Covers and Techniques: Dylan is extremely proficient in kung fu and several other martial arts, as are fellow Angels Natalie and Alex. She is a master in disguise and she never uses guns.