Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 11, 1921
Died
Dec 24, 2016
Place of Birth
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Credits
133 titles
Liz Smith
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
Self - Good Day New York (archive footage)
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
The Antiques Rogue Show
Olive Greenhalgh
City of Ember
Granny
Flick
Ma
Lark Rise to Candleford
Zillah
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Magic Flute
The Old Papagena
Keeping Mum
Mrs. Parker
Oliver Twist
Old Woman
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Mrs. Mulch (voice)
Dead Cool
Liz
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Grandma Georgina
The Paul O'Grady Show
Imperium: Nero
Sacrilega
Nero
Soothsayer
Between The Sheets
Anna Spud
Gran
A Good Thief
Lizzie
V Graham Norton
Self
Treasure
Voices
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Peg Sliderskew
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Peg Sliderskew
Donovan Quick
Granny
A Christmas Carol
Joyce
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Delfina
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Dilber
Oliver Twist
Sally
Tube Tales
Older Lady (segment "Horny")
Tom's Midnight Garden
Mrs Willows
It's Only TV But I Like It
Self
Alice in Wonderland
Miss Lory
V.I.P.
Self - Gossip Columnist
Wife of Bath
Hag (voice)
The Royle Family
Norma 'Nana' Speakman
So Graham Norton
Self
The Revengers' Comedies
Winnie
Anthrakitis
Dolly
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Mrs Meakin
Trial & Retribution
Mrs Dorothy Norton
An Evening with Lily Savage
Self - Audience Member
Secrets & Lies
Woman with Cat
Karaoke
Mrs Baglin
The Queen's Nose
Grandma
Crapston Villas
Delia (voice)
Haunted
Old gypsy woman
The Vicar of Dibley
Letitia Cropley
Doggin' Around
Mrs. Thompson
Pirates
Gran
Takin' Over the Asylum
Harriet