Liz Smith
Born December 11, 1921 · Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Betty Gleadle (December 11, 1921 – December 24, 2016), known by the stage name Liz Smith, was an English character actress, known for her roles in BBC sitcoms, including as Annie Brandon in I Didn't Know You Cared (1975–1979), the sisters Bette and Belle in 2point4 Children (1991–1999), Letitia Cropley in The Vicar of Dibley (1994–1996) and Norma Speakman ("Nana") in The Royle Family (1998–2000, 2006). She also played Zillah in Lark Rise to Candleford (2008) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the 1984 film A Private Function.
Notable Appearances
Movies
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
City of Ember
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Trail of the Pink Panther
Keeping Mum
Oliver Twist
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Curse of the Pink Panther
Alice in Wonderland
Secrets & Lies
The Duellists
Son of the Pink Panther
A Christmas Carol
High Spirits
Haunted
A Christmas Carol
The Monster Club
Britannia Hospital
Apartment Zero
Tube Tales
The Magic Flute
A Private Function
Bleak Moments
Agatha
Night of 100 Stars III
Little Dorrit
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Tom's Midnight Garden
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
When We Are Married
We Think the World of You
Leo the Last
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
Nero
The Revengers' Comedies
Fanny Hill
Separate Tables
Jake's Journey
An Evening with Lily Savage
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Harem
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Taking Leave
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Anna Spud
Pretty Princess
TV Shows
V.I.P.
Wogan
Tony Awards
Crown Court
Last of the Summer Wine
Screen Two
The Sweeney
An Audience with...
The Paul O'Grady Show
American Masters
V Graham Norton
Performance
Shooting Stars
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Trial & Retribution
Lark Rise to Candleford
The Duchess of Duke Street
Lovejoy
So Graham Norton
Screen One
The Vicar of Dibley
Cluedo
Bottom
2Point4 Children
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
The Royle Family
The Queen's Nose
Takin' Over the Asylum
Oliver Twist
Karaoke
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
Crapston Villas
In Loving Memory
I Didn't Know You Cared
Worlds Beyond
Pirates
Bedtime Stories
Valentine Park
Ripping Yarns
Nicholas Nickleby
Between The Sheets
Young Charlie Chaplin
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Imperium: Nero
Treasure
Mann's Best Friends
Imaginary Friends
More Movies
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
Drowning in the Shallow End
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
Wife of Bath
Dead Cool
Keep an Eye on Albert
Breath
Spend Spend Spend
Doggin' Around
Hard Labour
Jack Point
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
On the Palm
Crystal Gazing
Flick
Murder Rap
A Christmas Carol
Words of Love
The Stick Up
