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Liz Smith
Liz Smith

Liz Smith

ActingBorn December 11, 1921Died December 24, 2016 (age 95)Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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.

Filmography

2026
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model

as Self - Good Day New York (archive footage)

TV
2009
The Antiques Rogue Show

as Olive Greenhalgh

Movie
2008
City of Ember

as Granny

Movie
2008
Flick

as Ma

Movie
2006
The Magic Flute

as The Old Papagena

Movie
2005
Keeping Mum

as Mrs. Parker

Movie
2005
Oliver Twist

as Old Woman

Movie
2005
Dead Cool

as Liz

Movie
2005Movie
2004
Nero

as Soothsayer

Movie
2004
Imperium: Nero

as Sacrilega

TV
2003
Anna Spud

as Gran

Movie
2002
A Good Thief

as Lizzie

Movie
2002TV
2000
Donovan Quick

as Granny

Movie
2000Movie
1999
A Christmas Carol

as Mrs. Dilber

Movie
1999
Oliver Twist

as Sally

TV
1999
Tube Tales

as Older Lady (segment "Horny")

Movie
1999
Tom's Midnight Garden

as Mrs Willows

Movie
1999Movie
1998
V.I.P.

as Self - Gossip Columnist

TV
1998
Wife of Bath

as Hag (voice)

Movie
1998
The Royle Family

as Norma 'Nana' Speakman

TV
1998TV
1998Movie
1998
Anthrakitis

as Dolly

Movie
1997Movie
1997
Trial & Retribution

as Mrs Dorothy Norton

TV
1996
An Evening with Lily Savage

as Self - Audience Member

Movie
1996
Secrets & Lies

as Woman with Cat

Movie
1996
Karaoke

as Mrs Baglin

TV
1995TV
1995
Haunted

as Old gypsy woman

Movie
1995
Crapston Villas

as Delia (voice)

TV
1994
The Vicar of Dibley

as Letitia Cropley

TV
1994
Doggin' Around

as Mrs. Thompson

Movie
1994
Pirates

as Gran

TV
1994TV
1993TV
1993
Pretty Princess

as regina madre

Movie
1993Movie
1992
Dakota Road

as Joan Benson

Movie
1991
Nona

as Anyula

Movie
1991
Performance

as Anyula

TV
1991
Bottom

as Fortune Teller

TV
1991TV
1991
2Point4 Children

as Auntie Belle

TV
1990
Cluedo

as Mrs. White

TV
1990Movie
1990
El C.I.D.

as Mildred

TV
1989
Screen One

as Mrs. Thompson

TV
1989
Apartment Zero

as Mary Louise McKinney

Movie
1989Movie
1989Movie
1989
Young Charlie Chaplin

as Mrs. Greenwood

TV
1988Movie
1988
High Spirits

as Mrs. Plunkett

Movie
1988Movie
1987
When We Are Married

as Mrs Northrop

Movie
1987
Little Dorrit

as Mrs. Bangham

Movie
1987TV
1987
Valentine Park

as Mrs. Giles

TV
1987
On the Palm

as Mrs Slatterthwaite

Movie
1986
Worlds Beyond

as Mrs Watts

TV
1986
Casualty

as Tillie

TV
1986TV
1986
Harem

as Mrs. Pendleton

Movie
1986
Lovejoy

as Florence

TV
1985
Mann's Best Friends

as Mrs. Anstruther

TV
1985
Screen Two

as Mrs. Slatterthwaite

TV
1985
Screen Two

as Gran

TV
1985
Screen Two

as Agent

TV
1984Movie
1984TV
1984
A Christmas Carol

as Mrs. Dilber

Movie
1983TV
1983Movie
1983
Mr. Right

as Gran

TV
1983
Fanny Hill

as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)

Movie
1983
Separate Tables

as Miss Meacham

Movie
1982
Trail of the Pink Panther

as Martha Balls (archive footage)

Movie
1982
Crystal Gazing

as Lady in Pub

Movie
1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1982Movie
1982
Wogan

as Self

TV
1981Movie
1981
The Monster Club

as Villager

Movie
1980
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

as Lady Phillipa of Staines

Movie
1980
Murder Rap

as Elfie

Movie
1979
Agatha

as Flora

Movie
1978TV
1977Movie
1977
The Duellists

as Fortune Teller

Movie
1977
The Stick Up

as Hotel Manageress

Movie
1977
Nicholas Nickleby

as Peg Sliderskew

TV
1977
Spend Spend Spend

as Keith's Granny

Movie
1976Movie
1976Movie
1976
Ripping Yarns

as Mrs. Bag

TV
1975Movie
1975Movie
1975
I Didn't Know You Cared

as Annie Brandon

TV
1975
Breath

as Mrs. Pritchett

Movie
1975
The Sweeney

as Mrs. Davies

TV
1974
Taking Leave

as Confused Lady

Movie
1974TV
1974
Bedtime Stories

as Miss Long

TV
1973
Jack Point

as Mrs. Matthews

Movie
1973
Second City Firsts

as Mrs. Murphy

TV
1973
Hard Labour

as Mrs. Thornley

Movie
1973TV
1972
Crown Court

as Mrs. Fowkes

TV
1971
Bleak Moments

as Pat's Mother

Movie
1970
Play for Today

as Mrs. Mathews

TV
1970TV
1970
Play for Today

as Mrs. Oxfam

TV
1970
Play for Today

as Mrs. Thornley

TV
1970
Play for Today

as Mrs. Pritchett

TV
1970
Play for Today

as Keith's Granny

TV
1970
Leo the Last

as Raving Tenant (uncredited)

Movie
1969
In Loving Memory

as Hilda Pardoe

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self (archive footage)

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 11, 1921
Day of DeathDecember 24, 2016
Place of BirthScunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Popularity0.6
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