Liz Smith
- Acting
- December 11, 1921 · Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- December 24, 2016
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
- 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
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate · Self
- Keeping Mum · Mrs. Parker
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
- 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
- Nero · Soothsayer
- Imperium: Nero · Sacrilega
- 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
- 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
- Secrets & Lies · Woman with Cat
- Karaoke · Mrs Baglin
- The Queen's Nose · Grandma
- Haunted · Old gypsy woman
- Crapston Villas · Delia (Voice)
- The Vicar of Dibley · Letitia Cropley
- Doggin' Around · Mrs. Thompson
- Pirates · Gran
- Takin' Over the Asylum · Harriet
- Shooting Stars · Self
- Pretty Princess · regina madre
- Son of the Pink Panther · Marta Balls
- Dakota Road · Joan Benson
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles · Delfina
- Nona · Anyula
- Performance · Anyula
- Bottom · Fortune Teller
- 2Point4 Children · Bette, Auntie Belle
- Cluedo · Mrs. White
- Night of 100 Stars III · Self
- Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music · Self
- El C.I.D. · Mildred
- Drowning in the Shallow End · Agent
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover · Grace
- Screen One · Mrs. Thompson
- Apartment Zero · Mary Louise McKinney
- Bert Rigby, You're a Fool · Mrs. Rigby
- Words of Love · Gran
- Young Charlie Chaplin · Mrs. Greenwood
- We Think the World of You · Millie
- High Spirits · Mrs. Plunkett
- Jake's Journey · Witch
- When We Are Married · Mrs Northrop
- Little Dorrit · Mrs. Bangham
- The Ruth Rendell Mysteries · Lena Finn
- Imaginary Friends · Milly Munger
- Valentine Park · Mrs. Giles