Liz Smith
Acting
Born: December 11, 1921 · Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Died: December 24, 2016 (aged 95)
Highest Rated
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
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
City of Ember
2008
Oliver Twist
2005
Secrets & Lies
1996
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
The Duellists
1977
Keeping Mum
2005
A Christmas Carol
1984
Alice in Wonderland
1999
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
Son of the Pink Panther
1993
Photos (2)
Movies (66)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Grandma Georgina
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Mrs. Mulch (voice)
City of Ember
Granny
Curse of the Pink Panther
Marta Balls
Trail of the Pink Panther
Martha Balls (archive footage)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Grace
Alice in Wonderland
Miss Lory
Keeping Mum
Mrs. Parker
Oliver Twist
Old Woman
The Duellists
Fortune Teller
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Mrs. Fairley
Secrets & Lies
Woman with Cat
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Dilber
Son of the Pink Panther
Marta Balls
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Dilber
Haunted
Old gypsy woman
High Spirits
Mrs. Plunkett
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Peg Sliderskew
The Monster Club
Villager
Little Dorrit
Mrs. Bangham
Tube Tales
Older Lady (segment "Horny")
Agatha
Flora
Fanny Hill
Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
The Revengers' Comedies
Winnie
Britannia Hospital
Maisie
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Mrs Meakin
Nero
Soothsayer
Breath
Mrs. Pritchett
The Magic Flute
The Old Papagena
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
La Falourdel
Tom's Midnight Garden
Mrs Willows
A Private Function
Mother
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Delfina
Apartment Zero
Mary Louise McKinney
Anna Spud
Gran
Pretty Princess
regina madre
Separate Tables
Miss Meacham
Taking Leave
Confused Lady
Hard Labour
Mrs. Thornley
Harem
Mrs. Pendleton
Bleak Moments
Pat's Mother
Leo the Last
Raving Tenant (uncredited)
We Think the World of You
Millie
On the Palm
Mrs Slatterthwaite
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Mrs. Rigby
Dead Cool
Liz
Doggin' Around
Mrs. Thompson
When We Are Married
Mrs Northrop
Keep an Eye on Albert
Mrs. Oxfam
A Christmas Carol
Joyce
Wife of Bath
Hag (voice)
Jake's Journey
Witch
Donovan Quick
Granny
Crystal Gazing
Lady in Pub
Spend Spend Spend
Keith's Granny
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
Vi Bell
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Lady Phillipa of Staines
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
Mrs. Bag
The Stick Up
Hotel Manageress
Flick
Ma
Murder Rap
Elfie
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Mrs. Dodds
Words of Love
Gran
Drowning in the Shallow End
Agent
Jack Point
Mrs. Matthews
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate
2005
TV Shows (52)
Play for Today
Mrs. Mathews · 1 eps
Play for Today
Keith's Granny · 1 eps
Play for Today
Mrs. Thornley · 1 eps
Play for Today
Mrs. Pritchett · 1 eps
Play for Today
Mrs. Oxfam · 1 eps
Play for Today
Elfie · 1 eps
Play for Today
1 eps
Casualty
Tillie · 1 eps
Last of the Summer Wine
Housekeeper · 1 eps
Crown Court
1 eps
Crown Court
Mrs. Fowkes · 1 eps
Screen Two
Mrs. Slatterthwaite · 1 eps
Screen Two
Gran · 1 eps
Screen Two
Agent · 1 eps
The Bill
3 eps
The Paul O'Grady Show
2 eps
Performance
Anyula · 1 eps
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Lena Finn · 1 eps
The Sweeney
Mrs. Davies · 1 eps
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Delfina · 1 eps
Lark Rise to Candleford
Zillah · 10 eps
Screen One
Mrs. Thompson · 1 eps
Trial & Retribution
Mrs Dorothy Norton · 1 eps
Lovejoy
Florence · 1 eps
The Vicar of Dibley
Letitia Cropley · 14 eps
Bottom
Fortune Teller · 1 eps
The Duchess of Duke Street
Nanny · 2 eps
2Point4 Children
Bette · 10 eps
2Point4 Children
Auntie Belle · 1 eps
Karaoke
Mrs Baglin · 3 eps
The Royle Family
Norma 'Nana' Speakman · 10 eps
Ripping Yarns
Mrs. Bag · 1 eps
Cluedo
Mrs. White · 6 eps
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Hannah Macpherson · 1 eps
Valentine Park
Mrs. Giles · 12 eps
Oliver Twist
Sally · 4 eps
The Queen's Nose
Grandma · 6 eps
Crapston Villas
Delia (voice) · 20 eps
Takin' Over the Asylum
Harriet · 6 eps
In Loving Memory
Hilda Pardoe · 2 eps
I Didn't Know You Cared
Annie Brandon · 27 eps
Pirates
Gran · 18 eps
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
Mrs Fisher · 3 eps
Worlds Beyond
Mrs Watts · 1 eps
Imperium: Nero
Sacrilega · 2 eps
Bedtime Stories
Miss Long · 1 eps
Nicholas Nickleby
Peg Sliderskew · 2 eps
Young Charlie Chaplin
Mrs. Greenwood · 1 eps
Between The Sheets
6 eps
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Peg Sliderskew · 2 eps
Treasure
Voices · 13 eps
Mann's Best Friends
Mrs. Anstruther · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (15)
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
V.I.P.
Self - Gossip Columnist · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Wogan
Self · 1 eps
American Masters
Self · 1 eps
V Graham Norton
Self · 1 eps
An Audience with...
Self · 2 eps
Shooting Stars
Self · 1 eps
So Graham Norton
Self · 1 eps
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
Self - Good Day New York (archive footage) · 1 eps
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Self (archive footage)
An Evening with Lily Savage
Self - Audience Member
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self