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Katie Teresa Sheridan is an English actress. She has appeared in feature films such as '' Heretiks'' (2018) and ''Together'' (2018), and her television roles include appearances in the BBC series ''Doctors'', '' Waking the Dead'' and ''
Love Soup ''Love Soup'' is a British television comedy drama produced by the BBC and first screened on BBC One in the autumn of 2005. It stars Tamsin Greig as Alice Chenery (a role written especially for her) and Michael Landes as Gil Raymond (Series 1 on ...
''. Sheridan first became known for her role as Sophie Norton in the Nickelodeon comedy series ''
Genie in the House ''Genie in the House'' is a British sitcom broadcast on Nickelodeon about a widowed father (Philip) with two teenage daughters (Emma and Sophie) who find a golden lamp while exploring the loft of their new home. A rub of the lamp releases Adil ...
''. In 2015 Sheridan created and starred in her own online series, romantic comedy ''
Match Not Found ''Match Not Found'' is a British romantic comedy web series set entirely on Skype created and written by actress Katie Sheridan and British playwright Alex Oates. Format The story is told in vlog-style by Kat with her friends entering the conv ...
''. She was nominated for Best Lead Actor in a web series at the
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2016 for this role.


Personal life

Sheridan attended East Berkshire College and Middlesex University. During an appearance on Reel Geek Girls, she talks about her love for
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Career

Katie Sheridan made her first television appearance in ITV's real crime series ''Cracking the Killer's Code'', and appeared in a number of BBC productions including '' Powers'', '' Waking the Dead'', ''In2minds'', ''
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'', ''
Love Soup ''Love Soup'' is a British television comedy drama produced by the BBC and first screened on BBC One in the autumn of 2005. It stars Tamsin Greig as Alice Chenery (a role written especially for her) and Michael Landes as Gil Raymond (Series 1 on ...
'', ''If...TV Goes Down The Tube'' and ''
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''. She also played young Grace in the feature film '' Lighthouse Hill''. Sheridan gained a following for her role as Sophie Norton in the Nickelodeon comedy series ''
Genie in the House ''Genie in the House'' is a British sitcom broadcast on Nickelodeon about a widowed father (Philip) with two teenage daughters (Emma and Sophie) who find a golden lamp while exploring the loft of their new home. A rub of the lamp releases Adil ...
''. The show ran for three seasons, with a total of 78 episodes and was shown in over 100 countries. As of March 2012 ''
Genie in the House ''Genie in the House'' is a British sitcom broadcast on Nickelodeon about a widowed father (Philip) with two teenage daughters (Emma and Sophie) who find a golden lamp while exploring the loft of their new home. A rub of the lamp releases Adil ...
'' was aired in the US on the Starz Kids & Family cable network. Sheridan has appeared in a number of adverts including the 2015 advert for
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' "Bound for Glory" campaign. Sheridan also appeared in the ''
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'' Christmas and Easter adverts. Sheridan also appeared in the Luton Airport Express commercial in March 2023. Sheridan created, co-wrote and co-produced the online series ''
Match Not Found ''Match Not Found'' is a British romantic comedy web series set entirely on Skype created and written by actress Katie Sheridan and British playwright Alex Oates. Format The story is told in vlog-style by Kat with her friends entering the conv ...
'' with British playwright
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. A romantic comedy, Sheridan plays the luckless in love Kat as the series follows her eventful quest for the right man. She was nominated for Best Lead Actor in a web series at the Raindance Film Festival 2016 for this role, along with the show being screened as part of the festival's Official Selection. ''Match Not Found'' was also announced as a finalist in the C21 International Drama Awards for "Best Digital Original Drama", and has had over two million views on YouTube. Sheridan portrays Sister Margaret in Paul Hyett's horror film '' Heretiks'', which is set in a priory during the 17th century and was filmed on location in Wales. In 2018 Sheridan also played social worker Carol in Together, written and directed by
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, starring
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. Sheridan appears in
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's musical horror fantasy film
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as Lorelei, the disguise used by Cry Baby (Martinez) to seduce the villain Leo.


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