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Liz Smith

Liz Smith

Actor · Born 1921-12-11 · Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) — Grandma Georgina
  2. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) — Mrs. Mulch (voice)
  3. City of Ember (2008) — Granny
  4. Oliver Twist (2005) — Old Woman
  5. Secrets & Lies (1996) — Woman with Cat
  6. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) — Grace
  7. The Duellists (1977) — Fortune Teller
  8. Keeping Mum (2005) — Mrs. Parker
  9. A Christmas Carol (1984) — Mrs. Dilber
  10. Alice in Wonderland (1999) — Miss Lory
  11. Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) — Martha Balls (archive footage)
  12. The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self
  13. Son of the Pink Panther (1993) — Marta Balls
  14. High Spirits (1988) — Mrs. Plunkett
  15. The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) — Mrs. Fairley
  16. A Christmas Carol (1999) — Mrs. Dilber
  17. Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) — Marta Balls
  18. Haunted (1995) — Old gypsy woman
  19. Pretty Princess (1993) — regina madre
  20. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) — Delfina
  21. Bottom (1991) — Fortune Teller
  22. The Monster Club (1981) — Villager
  23. The Vicar of Dibley (1994) — Letitia Cropley
  24. Casualty (1986) — Tillie
  25. Britannia Hospital (1982) — Maisie
  26. V.I.P. (1998) — Self - Gossip Columnist
  27. Agatha (1979) — Flora
  28. A Private Function (1984) — Mother
  29. Apartment Zero (1989) — Mary Louise McKinney
  30. The Royle Family (1998) — Norma 'Nana' Speakman
  31. Lovejoy (1986) — Florence
  32. The Bill (1984)
  33. Last of the Summer Wine (1973) — Housekeeper
  34. Bleak Moments (1971) — Pat's Mother
  35. Lark Rise to Candleford (2008) — Zillah
  36. The Magic Flute (2006) — The Old Papagena
  37. The Sweeney (1975) — Mrs. Davies
  38. Shooting Stars (1993) — Self
  39. Fanny Hill (1983) — Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
  40. American Masters (1986) — Self