Liz Smith
Born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK — Dec 11 1921• Died Dec 24 2016
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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 Functio…
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Liz Smith's Credits
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Casualty
Tillie
Play for Today
Mrs. Mathews
V.I.P.
Self - Gossip Columnist
Crown Court
The Bill
The Sweeney
Mrs. Davies
Last of the Summer Wine
Housekeeper
American Masters
Self
Performance
Anyula
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Lena Finn
Shooting Stars
Self
Lovejoy
Florence
Trial & Retribution
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Delfina
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Grandma Georgina
Lark Rise to Candleford
Zillah
The Duchess of Duke Street
Nanny
The Royle Family
Norma 'Nana' Speakman
2Point4 Children
Bette
The Vicar of Dibley
Letitia Cropley
The Gentle Touch
Edna Slater
Bottom
Fortune Teller
Cluedo
Mrs. White
Worlds Beyond
Mrs Watts
Queen's Nose
Grandma
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Mrs. Mulch (voice)
Nicholas Nickleby
Peg Sliderskew
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Hannah Macpherson
It's Only TV But I Like It
Self
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
Self - Good Day New York (archive footage)
Ripping Yarns
Mrs. Bag
City of Ember
Granny
Oliver Twist
Sally
El C.I.D.
Mildred
Karaoke
Mrs Baglin
Young Charlie Chaplin
Mrs. Greenwood
Between The Sheets
Haunted
Old gypsy woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Mrs. Fairley
The Duellists
Fortune Teller
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Grace
In Loving Memory
Hilda Pardoe
Secrets & Lies
Woman with Cat
Oliver Twist
Old Woman
Takin' Over the Asylum
Harriet
Alice in Wonderland
Miss Lory
Bedtime Stories
Miss Long
Imperium: Nero
Sacrilega
Keeping Mum
Mrs. Parker
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Dilber
Crapston Villas
Delia (voice)
Trail of the Pink Panther
Martha Balls (archive footage)
Curse of the Pink Panther
Marta Balls
Son of the Pink Panther
Marta Balls
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Pirates
Gran
I Didn't Know You Cared
Annie Brandon
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Delfina
Tube Tales
Older Lady (segment "Horny")
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Dilber
Mr. Right
Gran
The Monster Club
Villager
Fanny Hill
Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
High Spirits
Mrs. Plunkett
A Private Function
Mother
Separate Tables
Miss Meacham
The Revengers' Comedies
Winnie
Apartment Zero
Mary Louise McKinney
Little Dorrit
Mrs. Bangham
Agatha
Flora
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Mrs Meakin
Nero
Soothsayer
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Peg Sliderskew
Flick
Ma
The Stick Up
Hotel Manageress
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
Mrs Fisher
Harem
Mrs. Pendleton
Jake's Journey
Witch
The Antiques Rogue Show
Olive Greenhalgh
Pretty Princess
regina madre
Hard Labour
Mrs. Thornley
An Evening with Lily Savage
Self - Audience Member
The Magic Flute
The Old Papagena
Britannia Hospital
Maisie
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Mrs. Dodds
Donovan Quick
Granny
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
La Falourdel
Valentine Park
Mrs. Giles
Dakota Road
Joan Benson
Crystal Gazing
Lady in Pub
Leo the Last
Raving Tenant (uncredited)
Mann's Best Friends
Mrs. Anstruther
Dead Cool
Liz
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Self (archive footage)
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Mrs. Rigby
A Good Thief
Lizzie
Bleak Moments
Pat's Mother
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Lady Phillipa of Staines
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
Mrs. Bag
Drowning in the Shallow End
Agent
Taking Leave
Confused Lady
Tom's Midnight Garden
Mrs Willows
Jack Point
Mrs. Matthews
A Christmas Carol
Joyce
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self
On the Palm
Mrs Slatterthwaite
Doggin' Around
Mrs. Thompson
Nona
Anyula
Keep an Eye on Albert
Mrs. Oxfam
We Think the World of You
Millie
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
Words of Love
Gran
Breath
Mrs. Pritchett
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
Vi Bell
Anna Spud
Gran
When We Are Married
Mrs Northrop
Now And Then
Murder Rap
Elfie
Spend Spend Spend
Keith's Granny
Wife of Bath
Hag
Anthrakitis
Dolly
Tony Awards
Self (archive footage)