Sheridan Smith
Acting
1981-06-25 · 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.
Filmography
Girl Group
2026 · Movie
The Cage
2026 · Series
I Fought the Law
2025 · Series
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
2024 · Movie
The Castaways
2023 · Series
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
2022 · Movie
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
2022 · Series
Cleaning Britain's Greatest Treasures
2022 · Series
The Railway Children Return
2022 · Movie
The Cruise
2022 · Series
Starstruck
2022 · Series
No Return
2022 · Series
The Teacher
2022 · Series
Four Lives
2022 · Series
Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After
2021 · Movie
Extraordinary Twins
2021 · Series
Musicals: The Greatest Show
2021 · Movie
Pooch Perfect
2021 · Series
The Big New Year's In
2020 · Movie
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020 · Movie
Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After
2020 · Movie
Isolation Stories
2020 · Series
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019 · Series
D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes
2019 · Movie
The Queen's Corgi
2019 · Movie
Cleaning Up
2019 · Series
Care
2018 · Movie
Sheridan Smith - Coming Home
2018 · Movie
Funny Girl
2018 · Movie
Pup Star: World Tour
2018 · Movie
The More You Ignore Me
2018 · Movie
Ratburger
2017 · Movie
Sheridan
2017 · Movie
Pup Star: Better 2Gether
2017 · Movie
Summer Comedy Shorts
2017 · Series
Birds Like Us
2017 · Movie
The Moorside
2017 · Series
Walliams & Friend
2016 · Series
The Huntsman: Winter's War
2016 · Movie
Black Work
2015 · Series
The C-Word
2015 · Movie
The 12 Days of Christine
2015 · Movie
Galavant
2015 · Series
Cilla
2014 · Series
The Widower
2014 · Series
Inside No. 9
2014 · Series
The 7.39
2014 · Series
The Harry Hill Movie
2013 · Movie
Powder Room
2013 · Movie
Dates
2013 · Series
Psychobitches
2013 · Series
Quartet
2012 · Movie
Panto!
2012 · Movie
Mr. Stink
2012 · Movie
Tower Block
2012 · Movie
The Scapegoat
2012 · Movie
Mrs Biggs
2012 · Series
Mrs Biggs
2012 · Movie
How to Stop Being a Loser
2011 · Movie
Hysteria
2011 · Movie
Accused
2010 · Series
Chekhov Comedy Shorts
2010 · Series
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010 · Movie
Tonight's the Night
2009 · Series
Jonathan Creek: The Grinning Man
2009 · Movie
Bizarre ER
2008 · Series
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008 · Series
Gavin & Stacey
2007 · Series
Benidorm
2007 · Series
The One Show
2006 · Series
Grownups
2006 · Series
Sex Actually
2005 · Movie
Love Soup
2005 · Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 · Series
Eyes Down
2003 · Series
Mile High
2003 · Series
The Royal
2003 · Series
Blood Strangers
2002 · Series
Hawkins
2001 · Movie
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
2001 · Series
Peaches
2000 · Movie
Doctors
2000 · Series
Dark Ages
1999 · Series
Wives and Daughters
1999 · Series
The Royle Family
1998 · Series
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994 · Series
Heartbeat
1992 · Series
The Bill
1984 · Series
An Audience with...
1978 · Series