| Sheridan Smith | |
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| Born | 25 June 1981 Epworth, North Lincolnshire, England |
| Official site | http://www.sheridansmith.co.uk/ |
Sheridan Smith (born 25 June 1981 in Epworth, North Lincolnshire) is an English actress. She is known for playing Janet Keogh (née Smith) in the BBC sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps. In Two Pints, Janet is the girlfriend and eventual wife of Jonny Keogh, played by Ralf Little. Little and Smith also previously played boyfriend and girlfriend in The Royle Family, as the characters Anthony Royle and Emma Kavanagh. In 2004, she made a one-episode appearance in Mile High as Suzy, an airport cleaner who was so desperate to become cabin crew, she impersonated a flight attendant. Smith played Cleo Martin in Love Soup and also appeared as Michelle, a hypocritical nutritionist, in the sitcom Grownups - arguably the first time she has played the lead character in a TV series. The first series aired on BBC Three on 7 May 2006, followed by a second series that started on 5 August 2007. She has also appeared on The Lenny Henry Show as M.E. Westmocott, a role spoofing the various medical examiners on CSI. Smith played companion Lucie Miller alongside Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor in a radio series of Doctor Who, produced by Big Finish and transmitted on BBC 7 from New Year's Eve 2006; she also played Audrey in the stage production of Little Shop of Horrors at The Menier Chocolate Factory, London, from November 2006 which then moved to The Duke Of York's Theatre in March 2007, and due to a very successful run moved again at the end of June 2007 to The New Ambassadors Theatre, its run ended in September 2007, however, the production will tour the UK in 2008. Smith has also starred in a number of other shows including the BBC's Eyes Down alongside Paul O'Grady in which she played the part of Sandy, and smaller parts in shows such as The Bill and Fat Friends. She was confirmed to be in the second series of another BBC Three sitcom, Gavin & Stacey, by James Corden whom she is dating. She is set to take on the role of Samantha in a remake of the 1960s comedy Bewitched.
Filmography
- The Royle Family (1999-2000) as Emma
- Eyes Down (2003) as Sandy
- Mile High (2004) as Suzie
- The Lenny Henry Show (2005) as M.E. Westmocott
- Love Soup (2005) as Cleo
- Grownups (2006-2007) as Michelle
- Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps (2001-Present) as Janet
