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Personal Info

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

Acting

2023

2022

Birds Like Us as Gavra (voice)
The Railway Children Return as Annie Waterbury
Four Lives as Sarah Sak
The Teacher as Jenna
No Return as Kathy Powell
Starstruck as Judge
The Cruise as Narrator

2021

2020

2019

The Queen's Corgi as Wanda (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge

2018

Pup Star: World Tour as Cece (voice)
The More You Ignore Me as Gina Wilson
Care as Jenny
Funny Girl as Fanny Brice

2017

Pup Star: Better 2Gether as Dalmatian Reporter (voice)
Sheridan as Herself
Ratburger as Sheila
The Moorside as Julie Bushby

2016

2015

The C-Word as Lisa Lynch
Black Work as Jo Gillespie
Galavant as Princess Jubilee

2014

The 7.39 as Sally Thorn
Cilla as Cilla Black
Inside No. 9 as Christine
The Widower as Claire Webster

2013

Dates as Jenny

2012

Quartet as Dr. Lucy Cogan
Tower Block as Becky
Panto! as Tamsin Taylor
Mrs Biggs as Charmian Biggs
Mr. Stink as Mom
Mrs Biggs as Charmian Biggs

2011

Hysteria as Molly the Lolly

2010

2009

2008

Lark Rise to Candleford as Cinderella Doe
Bizarre ER as Narrator (voice)

2007

Benidorm as Brandy
Gavin & Stacey as Ruth 'Rudi' Smith

2006

The One Show as Self
Grownups as Michelle
The One Show as Self - Guest

2005

Sex Actually as Angie
Love Soup as Cleo Martin

2004

2003

The Royal as Francesca Smith
Eyes Down as Sandy Beech

2002

Blood Strangers as Jas Dyson / Claire

2001

2000

Peaches as Tracey, shop assistant
Fat Friends as Sharon Wormersley
Doctors as Claire

1999

Dark Ages as Matilda

1998

The Royle Family as Emma Kavanag
The Royle Family as Emma Kavanagh

1997

Jonathan Creek as Joey Ross

1994

Ready Steady Cook as Self - Guest

1992

Heartbeat as Lyn

1982

1978

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The Cage as Leanne

Production

2022

The Teacher as Associate Producer

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The Cage as Executive Producer