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Sheridan Smith

Sheridan Smith

Birthday: 1981-06-25 | Place of Birth: Epworth, North Lincolnshire, England, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Birds Like Us

as    Gavra (voice)

2022
The Teacher

as    Jenna

2022
No Return

as    Kathy Powell

2022
Four Lives

as    Sarah Sak

2020
Isolation Stories

as    Mel

2019
Cleaning Up

as    Sam

2018
The More You Ignore Me

as    Gina Wilson

2018
Care

as    Jenny

2017
The Moorside

as    Julie Bushby

2016
The Huntsman: Winter's War

as    Mrs. Bromwyn

2015
Black Work

as    Jo Gillespie

2015
The C-Word

as    Lisa Lynch

2014
Cilla

as    Cilla Black

2014
The 7:39

as    Sally Thorn

2014
The 7.39

as    Sally Thorn

2013
Quartet

as    Dr. Lucy Cogan

2013
The Harry Hill Movie

as    Michelle

2013
Powder Room

as    Sam

2012
Tower Block

as    Becky

2012
Mrs Biggs

as    Charmian Biggs

2012
Hysteria

as    Molly the Lolly

2010
Accused

as    Charlotte Cartwright

2006
Grownups

as    Michelle

2005
Sex Actually

as    Angie

2005
Love Soup

as    Cleo Martin

1999
Dark Ages

as    Matilda