Liz Smith
Acting

Liz Smith

Born 11 December 1921 · Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK · Died 24 December 2016

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

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
City of Ember
Oliver Twist
Secrets & Lies
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Duellists
Keeping Mum
A Christmas Carol
Alice in Wonderland
High Spirits
Son of the Pink Panther
Flick
City of Ember
The Magic Flute
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Keeping Mum
Oliver Twist
Dead Cool
Nero
Anna Spud
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
A Christmas Carol
Donovan Quick
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Tube Tales
Alice in Wonderland
Tom's Midnight Garden
A Christmas Carol
The Revengers' Comedies
Wife of Bath
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Secrets & Lies
Haunted
Doggin' Around
Pretty Princess
Son of the Pink Panther
Drowning in the Shallow End
Apartment Zero
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Words of Love
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
High Spirits
Jake's Journey
We Think the World of You
Little Dorrit
On the Palm
When We Are Married
Harem
A Private Function
A Christmas Carol
Curse of the Pink Panther
Separate Tables
Britannia Hospital
Crystal Gazing
The French Lieutenant's Woman
The Monster Club
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Murder Rap
Agatha
The Stick Up
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
Spend Spend Spend
The Duellists
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
Breath
Keep an Eye on Albert
Taking Leave
Hard Labour
Jack Point
Bleak Moments
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