History Creator / SheridanSmith

** ''Series/The Moorside'' (2017) as Julie Bushby

** ''The Moorside'' (2017) as Julie Bushby

** ''No Return'' (2022) as Kathy Powell

* TomHanksSyndrome: She initially was viewed as primarily being a sitcom lead, due to her appearances in ''Two Pints of Lager'' and ''Series/GavinAndStacey''. Since the 2010s, she has earned acclaim and accolades for dramas such as ''Mrs Biggs'', ''Cilla'' and ''Series/InsideNo9'', with her musical theater roles also serving to showcase her versatility and launch a singing career. Since then, she has become one of the UK's go-to leading ladies for TV dramas, although she has still taken the occasional comedic part.

* TomHanksSyndrome: She initially was viewed as primarily being a sitcom lead, due to her appearances in ''Two Pints of Lager'' and ''Series/GavinAndStacey''. Since the 2010s, she has earned acclaim and accolades for Drama such as ''Mrs Biggs'', ''Cilla'' and ''Series/InsideNo9'', with her musical theater roles also serving to showcase her versatility and launch a singing career. Since then, she has become one of the UK's go-to leading ladies for TV dramas, although she has still taken the occasional comedic part.

* Star-MakingRole: Janet in ''Series/TwoPintsOfLagerAndAPacketOfCrisps''.
* TomHanksSyndrome: She initially was viewed as primarily being a sitcom lead, due to her appearances in ''Two Pints of Lager'' and ''Series/GavinAndStacey''. Since the 2010s, she has earned acclaim and accolades for Drama such as ''Mrs Biggs'', ''Cilla'' and ''Series/InsideNo9'', with her musical theater roles also serving to showcase her versatility and launch a singing career. Since then, she has become one of the UK's go-to leading ladies for TV dramas, although she has still taken the occasional comedic part.

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** ''[[Series/BlackWorkUKMiniseries Black Work]]'' (2015) as P.C. Jo Gillespie

Smith is also an acclaimed stage actress, winning Olivier Awards for her role as Elle Woods in ''Theatre/LegallyBlonde'' and for a revival of the World War II drama ''Flare Path''. Her films include ''Film/{{Hysteria}}'', ''Film/{{Quartet}}'' and ''Film/TheHuntsmanWintersWar''.

** ''Series/BlackMirror'' (2012; episode "[[Recap/InsideNo9S2E2TheTwelveDaysOfChristine The Twelve Days of Christine]]") as Christine

She is known to ''Series/DoctorWho'' fans as Lucie Miller, a companion of Creator/PaulMcGann's [[Characters/DoctorWhoEighthDoctor Eighth Doctor]] in a series of radio dramas produced by Creator/BigFinish Productions. Her character became one of the few non-televised companions to be mentioned onscreen when [=McGann=]'s Doctor regenerated in the mini-episode "[[Recap/DoctorWho50thPrequelTheNightOfTheDoctor The Night of the Doctor]]".

[[AlliterativeName Sheridan Smith]] OBE (born June 25, 1981 in Epworth, England) is an English actress and singer. She first became recognizable to British audiences as part of the ensemble cast of the sitcom ''Series/TwoPintsOfLagerAndAPacketOfCrisps''. She also had supporting roles on shows like ''Series/GavinAndStacey'' and ''Series/{{Benidorm}}''. After making a name for herself as a comedic actress, she branched out to drama with a role on ''Series/JonathanCreek'' and the miniseries ''Mrs. Biggs'' (for which she won a BAFTA). She later portrayed the singer Cilla Black in the biopic ''Cilla''.

[[AlliterativeName Sheridan Smith]] OBE is an English actress and singer. She first became recognizable to British audiences as part of the ensemble cast of the sitcom ''Series/TwoPintsOfLagerAndAPacketOfCrisps''. She also had supporting roles on shows like ''Series/GavinAndStacey'' and ''Series/{{Benidorm}}''. After making a name for herself as a comedic actress, she branched out to drama with a role on ''Series/JonathanCreek'' and the miniseries ''Mrs. Biggs'' (for which she won a BAFTA). She later portrayed the singer Cilla Black in the biopic ''Cilla''.

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She is known to ''Series/DoctorWho'' fans as Lucie Miller, a companion of Creator/PaulMcGann's [[Characters/DoctorWhoEighthDoctor Eighth Doctor]] in a series of radio dramas produced by Creator/BigFinish Productions. Her character became one of the few non-televised companions to be mentioned onscreen when [=McGann=]'s Doctor regenerated in the mini-episode "The Night of the Doctor".

She is known to ''Series/DoctorWho'' fans as Lucie Miller, a companion of Creator/PaulMcGann's [[Characters/DoctorWhoEighthDoctor Eighth Doctor]] in a series of radio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions. Her character became one of the few non-televised companions to be mentioned onscreen when [=McGann=]'s Doctor regenerated in the mini-episode "The Night of the Doctor".

She is known to ''Series/DoctorWho'' fans as Lucie Miller, a companion of Creator/PaulMcGann's Eighth Doctor in a series of radio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions. Her character became one of the few non-televised companions to be mentioned onscreen when [=McGann=]'s Doctor regenerated in the mini-episode "The Night of the Doctor".

Smith is also an acclaimed stage actress, winning Olivier Awards for her role as Elle Woods in the ''Film/LegallyBlonde'' musical and for a revival of the World War II drama ''Flare Path''. Her films include ''Film/{{Hysteria}}'', ''Film/{{Quartet}}'' and ''Film/TheHuntsmanWintersWar''.