Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 25, 1981
Place of Birth:
Epworth, North Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Sheridan Smith
Biography
Sheridan Smith, OBE (born 25 June 1981) is an English actress, singer and dancer. Smith came to prominence on television for her roles in comedy shows Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Love Soup, Gavin & Stacey, Grownups and Benidorm before starring in television dramas like Mrs Biggs, for which she won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for playing Ronnie Biggs' wife, The 7.39 and Cilla, where she played Cilla Black. Her film credits include Tower Block, Quartet, Powder Room and The Harry Hill Movie.
Smith made her West End debut in a National Youth Music Theatre production of Bugsy Malone and has performed in musicals Into the Woods, Little Shop of Horrors and Legally Blonde. She won two Laurence Olivier Awards in consecutive years, for Best Actress in a Musical as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde in 2011 and Best Performance in a Supporting Role as Doris in a revival of the play Flare Path in 2012.
Smith was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to drama.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Castaways | Lori |
| 2022 | Four Lives | Sarah Sak |
| 2022 | The Teacher | Jenna |
| 2022 | No Return | Kathy Powell |
| 2022 | Starstruck | Judge |
| 2022 | Cleaning Britain's Greatest Treasures | Narrator |
| 2022 | The Cruise | Narrator |
| 2022 | Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything | Rosie Molloy |
| 2021 | Pooch Perfect | Self - Host |
| 2021 | Extraordinary Twins | Self - Narrator |
| 2020 | Isolation Stories | Mel |
| 2019 | Cleaning Up | Sam |
| 2019 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Self - Guest Judge |
| 2017 | The Moorside | Julie Bushby |
| 2016 | Walliams & Friend | Various |
| 2015 | Black Work | Jo Gillespie |
| 2015 | Galavant | Princess Jubilee |
| 2014 | The 7.39 | Sally Thorn |
| 2014 | Cilla | Cilla Black |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Christine |
| 2014 | The Widower | Claire Webster |
| 2013 | Dates | Jenny |
| 2012 | Mrs Biggs | Charmian Biggs |
| 2010 | Accused | Charlotte |
| 2009 | Tonight's the Night | |
| 2008 | Bizarre ER | Narrator (voice) |
| 2008 | Lark Rise to Candleford | |
| 2007 | Benidorm | Brandy |
| 2007 | Gavin & Stacey | Ruth 'Rudi' Smith |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self |
| 2006 | Grownups | Michelle |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Love Soup | Cleo Martin |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self |
| 2003 | The Royal | Francesca Smith |
| 2003 | Eyes Down | Sandy Beech |
| 2003 | Mile High | |
| 2001 | Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps | Janet |
| 2000 | Fat Friends | Sharon Wormersley |
| 2000 | Doctors | Claire |
| 1999 | Dark Ages | Matilda |
| 1998 | The Royle Family | Emma Kavanag |
| 1998 | The Royle Family | Emma Kavanagh |
| 1997 | Where the Heart Is | Vicky |
| 1994 | Ready Steady Cook | Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Lyn |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Angie |
| 1978 | An Audience with... | Self |
| The Cage | Leanne |