Sheridan Smith | West End Actress & Olivier Award Winner

Sheridan Smith is a two-time Olivier Award-winning actress renowned for her work across stage, television and film.

In 2026, she starred as Susan in Alan Ayckbourn’s psychological drama Woman in Mind at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London.

About

A true all-round performer, Sheridan has excelled in comedy, drama, musicals and straight plays. She is equally celebrated for her theatre performances and award-winning television roles.

Recent stage appearances include Shirley Valentine at the Duke of York’s Theatre and Opening Night at the Gielgud Theatre, featuring music by Rufus Wainwright.

Sheridan won the Olivier Award for her portrayal of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre and for her performance as Doris in Trevor Nunn’s revival of Terence Rattigan’s Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. She received further Olivier nominations for Funny Girl and Little Shop of Horrors.

She made her stage debut as Little Red Riding Hood in Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods at the Donmar Warehouse.

Theatre Credits

Woman in Mind (Duke of York’s Theatre) – Susan
Opening Night (Gielgud Theatre) – Myrtle
Shirley Valentine (Duke of York’s Theatre) – Title role
Funny Girl (Savoy Theatre) – Fanny Brice (Olivier nomination)
Legally Blonde (Savoy Theatre) – Elle Woods (Olivier Award)
Flare Path (Theatre Royal Haymarket) – Doris (Olivier Award, Evening Standard Award)
Little Shop of Horrors (Menier Chocolate Factory / Duke of York’s Theatre) – Audrey (Olivier nomination)
Hedda Gabler (The Old Vic) – Hedda
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Noël Coward Theatre) – Titania, opposite David Walliams
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (London Palladium) – Narrator
Into the Woods (Donmar Warehouse) – Little Red Riding Hood (stage debut)
Other stage credits: The People Are Friendly (Royal Court); The Taming of the Shrew and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Open Air Theatre).

Television Credits

Sheridan Smith is best known for her TV roles including Cilla (BAFTA and Emmy nominations), Mrs Biggs (BAFTA winner), The C word (BAFTA nominated), Two Pints of Lager & A Packet of Crisps, Grown Ups, Love Soup, Benidorm, The Royle Family, Gavin and Stacey, Black Work, Inside No 9 and Psychobitches, The Moorside, No Return, The Teacher, Four Lives, Care, Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After, Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After, Isolation Stories, Thunderbirds Are Go, and The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller.

Recent projects include I Fought The Law (ITV), The Castaways, Gangsta Granny Strikes Again, and Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything.

Film Credits

Her film work includes The Railway Children Return, Hysteria, Tower Block, Quartet, Powder Room and The Huntsman: Winter’s War

Awards & Nominations

Olivier Awards:
- Winner – Legally Blonde (Best Actress in a Musical)
- Winner – Flare Path (Best Performance in a Supporting Role)
- Nominee – Little Shop of Horrors (Best Actress in a Musical)
- Nominee – Funny Girl (Best Actress in a Musical)
Evening Standard Theatre Award: Winner – Best Actress (Flare Path)
BAFTA Awards:
- Winner – Best Actress (Mrs Biggs)
- Nominee – The C Word
- Nominee – Cilla
Emmy Awards:
- Nominee – Mrs Biggs
- Nominee – Cilla
Classic BRIT Awards: Two nominations for her albums Sheridan and A Northern Soul.

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Sheridan Smith Press Interviews

Interview‘It’s so close to the bone’: Sheridan Smith on her very public meltdown – and reliving it on stage (Ryan Gilbey, The Guardian, 21 February 2024) - Read more

Interview“If I Can Pull This Off, Then I’ll Feel Like, ‘OK, I’m Back’”: Sheridan Smith Is Taking On The Role Of Her Life (Olivia Marks, Vogue, 13 February 2024) - Read more