Sherry Ormerod appeared on Coronation Street in three roles:
- Lois Fairhurst, the mouthy friend of Sally Webster (and Curly Watts's reluctant love interest) from October to December 1986
- Baldwin's Casuals worker Marge Butler from August 1989 to February 1990
- Pub manager Sheila, who was interviewed by Steve McDonald for a job at the Rovers in June 2011.
On television, she has also appeared in Heartbeat, Last of the Summer Wine and Life on Mars while in the theatre, she has played roles in various acclaimed productions at the Oldham Coliseum including Equus and The Dark Side of Daft: My Mad Grandad.