Sheridan Smith

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Sheridan Smith
Born	25 June 1981 (1981-06-25) (age 26) Epworth, North Lincolnshire, England
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Sheridan Smith (born 25 June 1981 in Epworth, North Lincolnshire) is an English actress. From a young age she studied dance with the Joyce Mason School of Dancing in Scunthorpe, and was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre from 1995-2001, performing a number of lead roles in productions such as Bugsy Malone and Into the Woods.

She is known for playing Janet Keogh (née Smith) in the BBC sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, in which Janet is the girlfriend and eventual wife of Jonny Keogh, played by Ralf Little. Little and Smith had also previously played boyfriend and girlfriend in The Royle Family.

1 Television
2 Radio
3 Theatre
4 Filmography
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Television

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, which was 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 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 featured in the second series of another BBC Three sitcom, Gavin & Stacey, co-written by James Corden, as his character Smithy's sister (also known as Smithy).

She shot a pilot playing Samantha Stephens in a BBC remake of the classic US sitcom Bewitched; no series has yet been commissioned.

She will be seen on screens at Christmas 2008 in a new special episode of Jonathan Creek alongside Alan Davies.^[1]

[edit] Radio

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; the plays returned in a second series released on CD from January 2008 and scheduled for BBC7 broadcast later in the year.

[edit] Theatre

Smith's theatre credits include the musical Into The Woods at London's Donmar Warehouse,^[2] and Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park.^[3]

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.

In February 2008, Smith received a nomination for the 2008 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, for her performance in the new West End production of Little Shop of Horrors.^[4]

Smith will be appearing as Vanessa in Tinderbox: a Revenge Comedy by Lucy Kirkwood at the Bush Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London from April 2008.^[5]