
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.

Musicals: The Greatest Show
2021

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010

Funny Girl
2018

Mrs Biggs
2012

Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020

Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After
2021

Hysteria
2011

Care
2018

Sex Actually
2005

The Railway Children Return
2022

Quartet
2012

The Scapegoat
2012

Mr. Stink
2012

The More You Ignore Me
2018

The Huntsman: Winter's War
2016

Pup Star: Better 2Gether
2017

Pup Star: World Tour
2018

The Queen's Corgi
2019

Tower Block
2012

The C-Word
2015