Sheridan Smith

Sheridan Smith, OBE, was born in 1981, in Lincolnshire. Through her teenage years, she was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre. She performed a number of lead roles including Bugsy Malone, her West End debut, Pendragon and Into the Woods.

Outside of theatre, she is best known for her roles in television. She has had roles in comedy shows such as Benidorm, Grownups, and Gavin and Stacey, as well as moving into dramas such as Mrs Biggs, which won her a BAFTA award.

Smith played Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2006, transferring to the Ambassadors Theatre, via the Duke of York’s Theatre. Her performance earned her a Laurence Olivier Award in 2008. In 2009, she took on the role of Elle Woods in a musical version of Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre. Her role in the musical won her the WhatsOnStage Theatregoer’s Choice Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, as well as being nominated for a Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress. In 2012, she played a lead role at the Old Vic, in Hedda Gabler. The following year, she starred in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Noël Coward Theatre, alongside David Walliams.

Since 2015, Smith has had the role of Fanny Brice in the musical Funny Girl, originally at the Menier Chocolate Factory and before moving to the Savoy Theatre.

Selected London & West End Stage Appearances

Show	Role	Theatre	Year	Link
Funny Girl	Fanny Brice	Savoy	2016	Review News
Funny Girl	Fanny Brice	Menier Chocolate Factory	2015	Review
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Titania	Noël Coward	2013	Review
Hedda Gabler	Hedda Gabler	Old Vic	2012	Review
Flare Path	Doris	Haymarket	2011	Review
Legally Blonde	Elle Woods	Savoy	2009	Review
Little Shop of Horrors	Audrey	Duke of York's	2007	Review
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Hermia	Open Air	2006	Review
Taming of the Shrew	Bianca	Open Air	2006	Review
People are Friendly	Kirsty	Royal Court	2002
Into the Woods	Little Red Riding Hood	Donmar Warehouse	1998	Review
Bugsy Malone	Tallulah	Queen's	1997	Review