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  • BIRTH 11/12/1921
  • DEATH 24/12/2016
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 17
  • MOVIES 33
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Liz Smith

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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Shows (17)

Casualty
Casualty
Tillie
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Delfina
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Bottom
Bottom
Fortune Teller
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine
Housekeeper
The Royle Family
The Royle Family
Norma 'Nana' Speakman
Lark Rise to Candleford
Lark Rise to Candleford
Zillah
The Sweeney
The Sweeney
Mrs. Davies
Takin' Over the Asylum
Takin' Over the Asylum
Harriet
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
Florence
The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley
Letitia Cropley
V.I.P.
V.I.P.
Self - Gossip Columnist
Cluedo
Cluedo
Mrs. White
Crapston Villas
Crapston Villas
Delia (voice)
I Didn't Know You Cared
I Didn't Know You Cared
Annie Brandon
Play for Today
Play for Today
Elfie / Keith's Granny / Mrs. Mathews / Mrs. Oxfam / Mrs. Pritchett / Mrs. Thornley
American Masters
American Masters
Self

Movies (33)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Grandma Georgina
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the…
Mrs. Mulch (voice)
City of Ember
City of Ember
Granny
The Duellists
The Duellists
Fortune Teller
A Private Function
A Private Function
Mother
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Old Woman
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther
Martha Balls (archive footage)
Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum
Mrs. Parker
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Mrs Dilber
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Grace
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
Miss Lory
Agatha
Agatha
Flora
High Spirits
High Spirits
Mrs. Plunkett
Tube Tales
Tube Tales
Older Lady (segment "Horny")
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Dilber
The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Mrs. Fairley
Piccolo grande amore
Piccolo grande amore
regina madre
Bleak Moments
Bleak Moments
Pat's Mother
We Think the World of You
We Think the World of You
Millie
The Revengers' Comedies
The Revengers' Comedies
Winnie
Son of the Pink Panther
Son of the Pink Panther
Marta Balls
Leo the Last
Leo the Last
The Monster Club
The Monster Club
Villager
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
Maisie
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Peg Sliderskew
Fanny Hill
Fanny Hill
Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Haunted
Haunted
Old Gypsy Woman
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Mrs Meakin
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Joyce
Apartment Zero
Apartment Zero
Mary Louise McKinney
Flick
Flick
Ma
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute
The Old Papagena
Doggin' Around
Doggin' Around
Mrs. Thompson

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