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.
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Known For
Acting History
2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
2009The Antiques Rogue Show as Olive Greenhalgh
2008City of Ember as Granny
2008Flick as Ma
2008Lark Rise to Candleford as Zillah
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006The Magic Flute as The Old Papagena
2005Keeping Mum as Mrs. Parker
2005Oliver Twist as Old Woman
2005Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit as Mrs. Mulch (voice)
2005Dead Cool as Liz
2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Grandma Georgina
2004The Paul O'Grady Show
2004Imperium: Nero as Sacrilega
2004Nero as Soothsayer
2003Between The Sheets
2003Anna Spud as Gran
2002A Good Thief as Lizzie
2002V Graham Norton as Self
2001The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as Peg Sliderskew
2000Donovan Quick as Granny
2000A Christmas Carol as Joyce
2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades as Delfina
1999A Christmas Carol as Mrs. Dilber
1999Oliver Twist as Sally
1999Tube Tales as Older Lady (segment "Horny")
1999Tom's Midnight Garden as Mrs Willows
1999It's Only TV But I Like It as Self
1999Alice in Wonderland as Miss Lory
1998V.I.P. as Self - Gossip Columnist
1998The Royle Family as Norma 'Nana' Speakman
1998So Graham Norton as Self
1998The Revengers' Comedies as Winnie
1998Anthrakitis as Dolly
1997Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Mrs Meakin
1997Trial & Retribution
1996An Evening with Lily Savage as Self - Audience Member
1996Secrets & Lies as Woman with Cat
1996Karaoke as Mrs. Baglin
1995Queen's Nose as Grandma
1995Haunted as Old Gypsy Woman
1995Crapston Villas as Delia (voice)
1994The Vicar of Dibley as Letitia Cropley
1994Doggin' Around as Mrs. Thompson
1994Pirates as Gran
1994Takin' Over the Asylum as Harriet
1993Shooting Stars as Self
1993Pretty Princess as regina madre
1993Son of the Pink Panther as Marta Balls
1992Dakota Road as Joan Benson
1992The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as Delfina
1991Nona as Anyula
1991Performance as Anyula
1991Bottom as Fortune Teller
19912Point4 Children as Bette
19912Point4 Children as Auntie Belle
1990Cluedo as Mrs. White
1990Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1990Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music as Self
1990El C.I.D. as Mildred
1990Drowning in the Shallow End as Agent
1989The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover as Grace
1989Apartment Zero as Mary Louise McKinney
1989Bert Rigby, You're a Fool as Mrs. Rigby
1989Words of Love as Gran
1989Young Charlie Chaplin as Mrs. Greenwood
1988We Think the World of You as Millie
1988High Spirits as Mrs. Plunkett
1988Jake's Journey as Witch
1987When We Are Married as Mrs Northrop
1987Little Dorrit as Mrs. Bangham
1987The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Lena Finn
1987Valentine Park as Mrs. Giles
1987On the Palm as Mrs Slatterthwaite
1986The Life and Loves of a She-Devil as Mrs. Fisher
1986Casualty as Tillie
1986American Masters as Self
1986Harem as Mrs. Pendleton
1986Lovejoy as Florence
1985Mann's Best Friends as Mrs. Anstruther
1984A Private Function as Mother
1984The Bill
1984A Christmas Carol as Mrs. Dilber
1983Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime as Hannah Macpherson
1983Curse of the Pink Panther as Marta Balls
1983Now And Then
1983Mr. Right as Gran
1983Fanny Hill as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
1983Separate Tables as Miss Meacham
1982Trail of the Pink Panther as Martha Balls (archive footage)
1982Crystal Gazing as Lady in Pub
1982Mike Leigh: Making Plays as Self (archive footage)
1982Britannia Hospital as Maisie
1982Wogan as Self
1981The French Lieutenant's Woman as Mrs. Fairley
1981The Monster Club as Villager
1980Sir Henry at Rawlinson End as Lady Phillipa of Staines
1980The Gentle Touch as Edna Slater
1980Murder Rap as Elfie
1979Agatha as Flora
1978An Audience with... as Self
1977The Testing of Eric Olthwaite as Mrs. Bag
1977The Duellists as Fortune Teller
1977The Stick Up as Hotel Manageress
1977Spend Spend Spend as Keith's Granny
1976The Hunchback of Notre Dame as La Falourdel
1976It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet as Mrs. Dodds
1976Ripping Yarns as Mrs. Bag
1975Keep an Eye on Albert as Mrs. Oxfam
1975It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow as Vi Bell
1975I Didn't Know You Cared as Annie Brandon
1975Breath as Mrs. Pritchett
1975The Sweeney as Mrs. Davies
1974Taking Leave as Confused Lady
1974Bedtime Stories as Miss Long
1973Jack Point as Mrs. Matthews
1973Hard Labour as Mrs. Thornley
1973Last of the Summer Wine as Housekeeper
1972Crown Court
1972Crown Court as Mrs. Fowkes
1971Bleak Moments as Pat's Mother
1970Play for Today as Mrs. Mathews
1970Play for Today as Elfie
1970Play for Today as Mrs. Oxfam
1970Play for Today as Mrs. Thornley
1970Play for Today as Mrs. Pritchett
1970Play for Today as Keith's Granny
1970Play for Today
1970Leo the Last as Raving Tenant (uncredited)
1969In Loving Memory as Hilda Pardoe
1956Tony Awards as Self (archive footage)