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
All Movies (38)
- Gangsta Granny Strikes Again2022 · as Linda
- The Railway Children Return2022 · as Annie Waterbury
- Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After2021 · as Witch
- Musicals: The Greatest Show2021 · as Self
- The Big New Year's In2020 · as Singer
- Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...2020 · as Self
- Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After2020 · as The Woman with No Name
- D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes2019 · as Self
- The Queen's Corgi2019 · as Wanda (voice)
- Care2018 · as Jenny
- Sheridan Smith - Coming Home2018 · as Herself
- Funny Girl2018 · as Fanny Brice
- Pup Star: World Tour2018 · as Cece (voice)
- The More You Ignore Me2018 · as Gina Wilson
- Ratburger2017 · as Sheila
- Sheridan2017 · as Herself
- Pup Star: Better 2Gether2017 · as Dalmatian Reporter (voice)
- Birds Like Us2017 · as Gavra (voice)
- The Huntsman: Winter's War2016 · as Mrs. Bromwyn
- The C-Word2015 · as Lisa Lynch
- The 12 Days of Christine2015 · as Christine
- The Harry Hill Movie2013 · as Michelle
- Powder Room2013 · as Sam
- Quartet2012 · as Dr. Lucy Cogan
- Panto!2012 · as Tamsin Taylor
- Mr. Stink2012 · as Mom
- Tower Block2012 · as Becky
- The Scapegoat2012 · as Nina
- Mrs Biggs2012 · as Charmian Biggs
- How to Stop Being a Loser2011 · as Lisa
- Hysteria2011 · as Molly the Lolly
- The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa2010 · as Self
- Jonathan Creek: The Grinning Man2009 · as Joey Ross
- Sex Actually2005 · as Angie
- Blood Strangers2002 · as Jas Dyson / Claire
- Hawkins2001 · as Jez
- Peaches2000 · as Tracey, shop assistant
- Girl Group—
All TV Shows (51)
- The Cage2026 · as Leanne
- I Fought the Law2025 · as Ann Ming
- The Castaways2023 · as Lori
- Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything2022 · as Rosie Molloy
- Cleaning Britain's Greatest Treasures2022 · as Narrator
- The Cruise2022 · as Narrator
- Starstruck2022 · as Judge
- No Return2022 · as Kathy Powell
- The Teacher2022 · as Jenna
- Four Lives2022 · as Sarah Sak
- Extraordinary Twins2021 · as Self - Narrator
- Pooch Perfect2021 · as Self - Host
- Isolation Stories2020 · as Mel
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK2019 · as Self - Guest Judge
- Cleaning Up2019 · as Sam
- Summer Comedy Shorts2017 · as Trish
- The Moorside2017 · as Julie Bushby
- Walliams & Friend2016 · as Various
- Black Work2015 · as Jo Gillespie
- Galavant2015 · as Princess Jubilee
- Cilla2014 · as Cilla Black
- The Widower2014 · as Claire Webster
- Inside No. 92014 · as Christine
- The 7.392014 · as Sally Thorn
- Dates2013 · as Jenny
- Psychobitches2013 · as Sleeping Beauty
- Mrs Biggs2012 · as Charmian Biggs
- Accused2010 · as Charlotte
- Tonight's the Night2009
- Bizarre ER2008 · as Narrator (voice)
- Lark Rise to Candleford2008
- Gavin & Stacey2007 · as Ruth 'Rudi' Smith
- Benidorm2007 · as Brandy
- The One Show2006 · as Self
- Grownups2006 · as Michelle Booth
- Love Soup2005 · as Cleo Martin
- Who Do You Think You Are?2004 · as Self
- Eyes Down2003 · as Sandy Beech
- Mile High2003
- The Royal2003 · as Francesca Smith
- Blood Strangers2002 · as Jas Dyson / Claire
- Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps2001 · as Janet
- Doctors2000 · as Claire
- Dark Ages1999 · as Matilda
- Wives and Daughters1999 · as Housemaid
- The Royle Family1998 · as Emma Kavanag
- The Royle Family1998 · as Emma Kavanagh
- Ready, Steady, Cook1994 · as Self - Guest
- Heartbeat1992 · as Lyn
- The Bill1984 · as Janey Giles
- An Audience with...1978 · as Self







