Sheridan Smith
Born: 1981-06-25 in Epworth, North Lincolnshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Cage as Leanne
- Girl Group
2025
- I Fought the Law as Ann Ming
2024
- Gavin & Stacey: The Finale as Ruth 'Rudi' Smith
2023
- The Castaways as Lori
2022
- Four Lives as Sarah Sak
- The Teacher as Jenna
- Starstruck as Judge
- The Railway Children Return as Annie Waterbury
- No Return as Kathy Powell
- Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything as Rosie Molloy
- The Cruise as Narrator
- Gangsta Granny Strikes Again as Linda
- Cleaning Britain's Greatest Treasures as Narrator
2021
- Pooch Perfect as Self - Host
- Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After as Witch
- Musicals: The Greatest Show as Self
- Extraordinary Twins as Self - Narrator
2020
- Isolation Stories as Mel
- Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After as The Woman with No Name
- Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... as Self
- The Big New Year's In as Singer
2019
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge
- The Queen's Corgi as Wanda (voice)
- Cleaning Up as Sam
- D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes as Self
2018
- Pup Star: World Tour as Cece (voice)
- The More You Ignore Me as Gina Wilson
- Funny Girl as Fanny Brice
- Care as Jenny
- Sheridan Smith - Coming Home as Herself
2017
- Summer Comedy Shorts as Trish
- Pup Star: Better 2Gether as Dalmatian Reporter (voice)
- The Moorside as Julie Bushby
- Birds Like Us as Gavra (voice)
- Ratburger as Sheila
- Sheridan as Herself
2016
- The Huntsman: Winter's War as Mrs. Bromwyn
- Love Everlasting as Lunch Lady
- Walliams & Friend as Various
2015
- Galavant as Princess Jubilee
- Black Work as Jo Gillespie
- The 12 Days of Christine as Christine
- The C-Word as Lisa Lynch
2014
- Inside No. 9 as Christine
- Cilla as Cilla Black
- The Widower as Claire Webster
- The 7.39 as Sally Thorn
2013
- Psychobitches as Sleeping Beauty
- Dates as Jenny
- The Harry Hill Movie as Michelle
- Powder Room as Sam
2012
- Mrs Biggs as Charmian Biggs
- Quartet as Dr. Lucy Cogan
- Tower Block as Becky
- The Scapegoat as Nina
- Mr. Stink as Mom
- Mrs Biggs as Charmian Biggs
- Panto! as Tamsin Taylor
2011
- Hysteria as Molly the Lolly
- How to Stop Being a Loser as Lisa
2010
- Accused as Charlotte
- Chekhov Comedy Shorts as Natasha
- The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
2009
- Tonight's the Night
- Jonathan Creek: The Grinning Man as Joey Ross
2008
- Lark Rise to Candleford
- Bizarre ER as Narrator (voice)
2007
- Benidorm as Brandy
- Gavin & Stacey as Ruth 'Rudi' Smith
2006
- The One Show as Self
- Grownups as Michelle Booth
2005
- Love Soup as Cleo Martin
- Sex Actually as Angie
2004
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
2002
- Blood Strangers as Jas Dyson / Claire
2001
- Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps as Janet
- Hawkins as Jez
1999
- Wives and Daughters as Housemaid
- Dark Ages as Matilda
1998
- The Royle Family as Emma Kavanag
1994
- Ready, Steady, Cook as Self - Guest
1992
- Heartbeat as Lyn
1984
- The Bill as Janey Giles
1978
- An Audience with... as Self