Sheridan Smith
Biography
Sheridan Smith is an English actress and singer known for a string of sitcom parts. Raised in Epworth, Lincolnshire, she trained in dance and spent several years with the National Youth Music Theatre in understudy roles. Her television breakthrough came in The Royle Family, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Gavin & Stacey and Benidorm, and she went on to star in drama series including Jonathan Creek, Mrs Biggs, Cilla, The C Word, Black Work, The Moorside, Cleaning Up and Four Lives. Films include Hysteria (2011), Tower Block (2012), Quartet (2012), The Scapegoat (2012), The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016) and The Railway Children Return (2022). On stage she appeared in West End musicals such as Little Shop of Horrors, Legally Blonde, Funny Girl and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Her honors include two Olivier Awards, a British Academy Television Award and a National Television Award, and she was appointed OBE in 2015.
45years old
Turns 46 on June 25in 256 days
- Born Epworth
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 11 years2011 to 2022
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Early training
Smith took dance lessons at the Joyce Mason School of Dancing starting when she was young. From 1995 to 2001 she belonged to the National Youth Music Theatre, where she understudied parts in shows including Bugsy Malone, Pendragon and Into the Woods.
A role that slipped away
Smith pulled out of the title role in a workshop production of a musical adaptation of Bridget Jones's Diary, delaying the production of the show.
Beyond film
In a Doctor Who radio series from Big Finish, Sheridan Smith took the part of Lucie Miller, companion to Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor. BBC 7 began transmitting it on New Year's Eve 2006.
Beyond film
In 2017, Sheridan Smith put out her first studio album, titled Sheridan. It entered the Albums Chart at number nine.
Sheridan Smith movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Sheridan Smith shares two films with Tom Courtenay, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Tom Courtenay's page
Fred Tatasciore's page
Jim Broadbent's page
Richard E. Grant's page
Michael Gambon's page
Cedric Nicolas-TroyanDirector, 1 film, 2016
All films by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
Tanya WexlerDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by Tanya Wexler
All films by Dustin Hoffman
Awards
Two awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2015 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Won | |
| Laurence Olivier Awards | Won | ||
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