Sheridan Smith

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1981-06-25 (43 years old)

Place of Birth Epworth, North Lincolnshire, England, UK

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

Actor

2023
2022
The Railway Children Return

as Annie Waterbury

2022
Birds Like Us

as Gavra (voice)

2022
The Cruise

as Narrator

2022
Starstruck

as Judge

2022
No Return

as Kathy Powell

2022
The Teacher

as Jenna

2022
Four Lives

as Sarah Sak

2021
Extraordinary Twins

as Self - Narrator

2021
Pooch Perfect

as Self - Host

2020
2020
2019
The Queen's Corgi

as Wanda (voice)

2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK

as Self - Judge

2019
2018
Care

as Jenny

2018
Funny Girl

as Fanny Brice

2018
Pup Star: World Tour

as Cece (voice)

2018
The More You Ignore Me

as Gina Wilson

2017
Ratburger

as Sheila

2017
Sheridan

as Herself

2017
Pup Star: Better 2Gether

as Dalmatian Reporter (voice)

2017
The Moorside

as Julie Bushby

2016
2016
2015
The C-Word

as Lisa Lynch

2015
Black Work

as Jo Gillespie

2015
Galavant

as Princess Jubilee

2014
Cilla

as Cilla Black

2014
The Widower

as Claire Webster

2014
Inside No. 9

as Christine

2014
The 7.39

as Sally Thorn

2013
2013
2013
Dates

as Jenny

2012
Quartet

as Dr. Lucy Cogan

2012
Panto!

as Tamsin Taylor

2012
Mr. Stink

as Mom

2012
Tower Block

as Becky

2012
2012
Mrs Biggs

as Charmian Biggs

2012
Mrs Biggs

as Charmian Biggs

2011
Hysteria

as Molly the Lolly

2010
Accused

as Charlotte

2008
Bizarre ER

as Narrator (voice)

2008
Lark Rise to Candleford

as Cinderella Doe

2007
2007
Benidorm

as Brandy

2006
The One Show

as Self

2006
The One Show

as Self - Guest

2006
Grownups

as Michelle

2005
Sex Actually

as Angie

2005
Love Soup

as Cleo Martin

2003
Eyes Down

as Sandy Beech

2003
The Royal

as Francesca Smith

2002
Blood Strangers

as Jas Dyson / Claire

2001
Hawkins

as Jez

2000
Peaches

as Tracey, shop assistant

2000
Fat Friends

as Sharon Wormersley

2000
Doctors

as Claire

1999
Dark Ages

as Matilda

1998
The Royle Family

as Emma Kavanag

1998
The Royle Family

as Emma Kavanagh

1997
Jonathan Creek

as Joey Ross

1997
1994
Ready Steady Cook

as Self - Guest

1992
Heartbeat

as Lyn

Producer

2022
The Teacher

as Associate Producer