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 (87)
The Cage
2026
I Fought the Law
2025
The Castaways
2023
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
2022
The Railway Children Return
2022
Four Lives
2022
The Teacher
2022
No Return
2022
Starstruck
2022
Cleaning Britain's Greatest Treasures
2022
The Cruise
2022
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
2022
Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After
2021
Musicals: The Greatest Show
2021
Pooch Perfect
2021
Extraordinary Twins
2021
Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After
2020
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020
The Big New Year's In
2020
Isolation Stories
2020
The Queen's Corgi
2019
D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes
2019
Cleaning Up
2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019
Pup Star: World Tour
2018
The More You Ignore Me
2018
Sheridan Smith - Coming Home
2018
Care
2018
Funny Girl
2018
Pup Star: Better 2Gether
2017
Birds Like Us
2017
Sheridan
2017
Ratburger
2017
The Moorside
2017
Summer Comedy Shorts
2017
The Huntsman: Winter's War
2016
Walliams & Friend
2016
The C-Word
2015
The 12 Days of Christine
2015
Black Work
2015
Galavant
2015
The 7.39
2014
Cilla
2014
Inside No. 9
2014
The Widower
2014
Powder Room
2013
The Harry Hill Movie
2013
Dates
2013
Psychobitches
2013
Quartet
2012
Tower Block
2012
The Scapegoat
2012
Panto!
2012
Mrs Biggs
2012
Mr. Stink
2012
Mrs Biggs
2012
Hysteria
2011
How to Stop Being a Loser
2011
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
Accused
2010
Jonathan Creek: The Grinning Man
2009
Tonight's the Night
2009
Bizarre ER
2008
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
Benidorm
2007
Gavin & Stacey
2007
The One Show
2006
Grownups
2006
Sex Actually
2005
Love Soup
2005
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
The Royal
2003
Eyes Down
2003
Mile High
2003
Blood Strangers
2002
Hawkins
2001
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
2001
Peaches
2000
Doctors
2000
Dark Ages
1999
Wives and Daughters
1999
The Royle Family
1998
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
Heartbeat
1992
The Bill
1984
An Audience with...
1978
Girl Group
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