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Sheridan Smith

Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn June 25, 1981 (43 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Queen's Corgi
  • Tower Block
  • Heartbeat
  • The Royal
  • The More You Ignore Me
  • Pup Star: Better 2Gether
  • Pup Star: World Tour
Known For
  • The Huntsman: Winter's War
  • Tower Block
  • Hysteria
  • Quartet
  • The Moorside
  • The Teacher (2022)
  • Four Lives
  • Cleaning Up
  • Black Work
  • Cilla
  • No Return (2022)
  • The Scapegoat
  • Mrs. Biggs
  • The 7.39
  • Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
  • The Castaways
  • Jonathan Creek
  • The More You Ignore Me
  • Powder Room
  • Railway Children
  • The C Word
  • The Harry Hill Movie
  • Care
  • Dates
Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2024
    Gavin & Stacey: The Finale · as Ruth 'rudi' Smith
    2023
    The Castaways (TV Series) · as Lori
    2022
    2022
    Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything (TV Series) · as Rosie Molloy
    2022
    Cleaning Britain's Greatest Treasures (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2022
    Railway Children · as Annie Waterbury
    2022
    The Cruise (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2022
    Starstruck (2022) (TV Series) · as Judge
    2022
    No Return (2022) (TV Series) · as Kathy Powell
    2022
    The Teacher (2022) (TV Series) · as Jenna
    2022
    Four Lives (TV Series) · as Sarah Sak
    2021
    2020
    Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After · as The Woman With No Name
    2020
    Isolation Stories (TV Series) · as Mel
    2019
    The Queen's Corgi · as Wanda (voice)
    2019
    Cleaning Up (TV Series) · as Sam
    2018
    Care · as Jenny
    2018
    Funny Girl · as Fanny Brice
    2018
    2018
    2017
    Ratburger · as Sheila
    2017
    Pup Star: Better 2Gether · as Dalmatian Reporter (voice)
    2017
    Birds Like Us · as Gavra (voice)
    2017
    The Moorside (TV Series) · as Julie Bushby
    2016
    The Huntsman: Winter's War · as Mrs. Bromwyn
    2015
    Walliams & Friend (TV Series) · as Various
    2015
    Black Work (TV Series) · as Jo Gillespie
    2015
    The C Word · as Lisa Lynch
    2015
    Thunderbirds Are Go! (TV Series) · as Scraps
    2015
    Bear Grylls: Mission Survive (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2015
    Galavant (TV Series) · as Princess Jubilee
    2014
    Cilla (TV Series) · as Cilla Black
    2014
    The Widower (TV Series) · as Claire Webster
    2014
    Inside No. 9 (TV Series) · as Christine
    2014
    The 7.39 (TV Series) · as Sally Thorn
    2013
    The Harry Hill Movie · as Michelle
    2013
    Powder Room · as Sam
    2013
    Dates (TV Series) · as Jenny
    2013
    Psychobitches (TV Series) · as Sleeping Beauty
    2013
    Quartet: Deleted Scenes · as Dr. Lucy Cogan
    2012
    Panto! · as Tamsin Taylor
    2012
    Quartet · as Dr. Lucy Cogan
    2012
    Mr. Stink · as Mom
    2012
    2012
    The Scapegoat · as Nina
    2012
    Mrs Biggs · as Charmian Biggs
    2012
    Mrs. Biggs (TV Series) · as Charmian Biggs
    2011
    2011
    Hysteria · as Molly The Lolly
    2010
    Little Crackers (TV Series) · as Jack Russell Lady
    2010
    Accused (TV Series) · as Charlotte
    2010
    Chekhov Comedy Shorts (TV Series) · as Natasha
    2009
    2008
    2008
    Bizarre ER (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    2008
    2007
    Gavin & Stacey (TV Series) · as Ruth 'rudi' Smith
    2007
    Benidorm (2007) (TV Series) · as Brandy
    2006
    Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures (TV Series) · as Lucie Miller
    2006
    Grownups (TV Series) · as Michelle
    2005
    Sex Actually · as Angie
    2005
    Love Soup (TV Series) · as Cleo Martin
    2004
    The Lenny Henry Show (2004) (TV Series) · as Various Roles
    2003
    Eyes Down (TV Series) · as Sandy Beech
    2003
    Mile High (TV Series)
    2003
    The Royal (TV Series) · as Fran Wheeler
    2001
    Hawkins · as Jez
    2001
    2000
    Animated Tales of the World (TV Series) · as Big Sister
    2000
    Peaches · as Tracey, Shop Assistant
    2000
    Fat Friends (TV Series) · as Sharon Wormersley
    2000
    Doctors (TV Series) · as Claire
    1999
    Dark Ages (TV Series) · as Matilda
    1999
    Wives and Daughters (TV Series) · as Housemaid
    1999
    Always And Everyone (TV Series) · as Nurse Practitioner
    1999
    Holby City (TV Series) · as Miranda Locke
    1998
    The Royle Family (TV Series) · as Emma Kavanagh
    1997
    Jonathan Creek (TV Series) · as Joey Ross
    1997
    Where the Heart Is (TV Series) · as Vicky
    1992
    Heartbeat (TV Series) · as Lyn
    1984
    The Bill (TV Series) · as Janey Giles
    1982
    The Comic Strip Presents... (TV Series) · as Angie

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