Liz Smith
Known for acting · Born 11 December 1921 · Died 24 December 2016 · aged 95 · Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
136 credits
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
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
I Didn't Know You Cared
1975
Crapston Villas
1995
The Royle Family
1998
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
Keeping Mum
2005
Apartment Zero
1989
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
We Think the World of You
1988
Pirates
1994
2Point4 Children
1991
Acting (136)
2026Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top ModelSelf - Good Day New York (archive footage)Series
2010The Royle Family: Behind the SofaSelfFilm
2009The Antiques Rogue ShowOlive GreenhalghFilm
2008City of EmberGrannyFilm
2008Lark Rise to CandlefordZillah · 10 episodesSeries
2008FlickMaFilm
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2006The Magic FluteThe Old PapagenaFilm
2005Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryGrandma GeorginaFilm
2005Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-RabbitMrs. Mulch (voice)Film
2005Oliver TwistOld WomanFilm
2005Keeping MumMrs. ParkerFilm
2005Dead CoolLizFilm
2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer ChocolateSelfFilm
2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different FlavorsFilm
2004The Paul O'Grady Show · 2 episodesSeries
2004NeroSoothsayerFilm
2004Imperium: NeroSacrilega · 2 episodesSeries
2003Between The Sheets · 6 episodesSeries
2003Anna SpudGranFilm
2002V Graham NortonSelfSeries
2002A Good ThiefLizzieFilm
2001The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyPeg SliderskewFilm
2001The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyPeg Sliderskew · 2 episodesSeries
2001TreasureVoices · 13 episodesSeries
2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage EscapadesDelfinaFilm
2000A Christmas CarolJoyceFilm
2000Donovan QuickGrannyFilm
1999Alice in WonderlandMiss LoryFilm
1999A Christmas CarolMrs. DilberFilm
1999Oliver TwistSally · 4 episodesSeries
1999Tom's Midnight GardenMrs WillowsFilm
1999Tube TalesOlder Lady (segment "Horny")Film
1999It's Only TV But I Like ItSelfSeries
1998V.I.P.Self - Gossip ColumnistSeries
1998The Royle FamilyNorma 'Nana' Speakman · 10 episodesSeries
1998The Revengers' ComediesWinnieFilm
1998So Graham NortonSelfSeries
1998AnthrakitisDollyFilm
1998Wife of BathHag (voice)Film
1997Keep the Aspidistra FlyingMrs MeakinFilm
1997Trial & RetributionMrs Dorothy NortonSeries
1996Secrets & LiesWoman with CatFilm
1996KaraokeMrs Baglin · 3 episodesSeries
1996An Evening with Lily SavageSelf - Audience MemberFilm
1995HauntedOld gypsy womanFilm
1995Crapston VillasDelia (voice) · 20 episodesSeries
1995The Queen's NoseGrandma · 6 episodesSeries
1994The Vicar of DibleyLetitia Cropley · 14 episodesSeries
1994Takin' Over the AsylumHarriet · 6 episodesSeries
1994Doggin' AroundMrs. ThompsonFilm
1994PiratesGran · 18 episodesSeries
1993Son of the Pink PantherMarta BallsFilm
1993Pretty Princessregina madreFilm
1993Shooting StarsSelfSeries
1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesDelfinaSeries
1992Dakota RoadJoan BensonFilm
1991BottomFortune TellerSeries
19912Point4 ChildrenBette · 10 episodes, Auntie BelleSeries
1991PerformanceAnyulaSeries
1991NonaAnyulaFilm
1990CluedoMrs. White · 6 episodesSeries
1990Night of 100 Stars IIISelfFilm
1990Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His MusicSelfFilm
1990Drowning in the Shallow EndAgentFilm
1990El C.I.D.MildredSeries
1989The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her LoverGraceFilm
1989Apartment ZeroMary Louise McKinneyFilm
1989Bert Rigby, You're a FoolMrs. RigbyFilm
1989Screen OneMrs. ThompsonSeries
1989Words of LoveGranFilm
1989Young Charlie ChaplinMrs. GreenwoodSeries
1988High SpiritsMrs. PlunkettFilm
1988We Think the World of YouMillieFilm
1988Jake's JourneyWitchFilm
1987Little DorritMrs. BanghamFilm
1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesLena FinnSeries
1987Imaginary FriendsMilly Munger · 3 episodesSeries
1987When We Are MarriedMrs NorthropFilm
1987On the PalmMrs SlatterthwaiteFilm
1987Valentine ParkMrs. Giles · 12 episodesSeries
1986CasualtyTillieSeries
1986LovejoyFlorenceSeries
1986American MastersSelfSeries
1986The Life and Loves of a She-DevilMrs Fisher · 3 episodesSeries
1986HaremMrs. PendletonFilm
1986Worlds BeyondMrs WattsSeries
1985Screen TwoMrs. Slatterthwaite, Gran, AgentSeries
1985Mann's Best FriendsMrs. Anstruther · 6 episodesSeries
1984A Christmas CarolMrs. DilberFilm
1984A Private FunctionMotherFilm
1984The Bill · 3 episodesSeries
1983Curse of the Pink PantherMarta BallsFilm
1983Fanny HillMrs. Jones (uncredited)Film
1983Agatha Christie's Partners in CrimeHannah MacphersonSeries
1983Separate TablesMiss MeachamFilm
1983Mr. RightGran · 4 episodesSeries
1983Now And ThenGran - Then · 13 episodesSeries
1982Trail of the Pink PantherMartha Balls (archive footage)Film
1982Britannia HospitalMaisieFilm
1982WoganSelfSeries
1982Crystal GazingLady in PubFilm
1982Mike Leigh: Making PlaysSelf (archive footage)Film
1981The French Lieutenant's WomanMrs. FairleyFilm
1981The Monster ClubVillagerFilm
1980Sir Henry at Rawlinson EndLady Phillipa of StainesFilm
1980Murder RapElfieFilm
1979AgathaFloraFilm
1978An Audience with...Self · 2 episodesSeries
1977The DuellistsFortune TellerFilm
1977The Stick UpHotel ManageressFilm
1977Spend Spend SpendKeith's GrannyFilm
1977Nicholas NicklebyPeg Sliderskew · 2 episodesSeries
1977The Testing of Eric OlthwaiteMrs. BagFilm
1976Ripping YarnsMrs. BagSeries
1976The Duchess of Duke StreetNanny · 2 episodesSeries
1976The Hunchback of Notre DameLa FalourdelFilm
1976It Shouldn't Happen to a VetMrs. DoddsFilm
1975The SweeneyMrs. DaviesSeries
1975I Didn't Know You CaredAnnie Brandon · 27 episodesSeries
1975It's a Lovely Day TomorrowVi BellFilm
1975BreathMrs. PritchettFilm
1975Keep an Eye on AlbertMrs. OxfamFilm
1974Taking LeaveConfused LadyFilm
1974Bedtime StoriesMiss LongSeries
1974Seven Faces of WomanMadgeSeries
1973Last of the Summer WineHousekeeperSeries
1973Hard LabourMrs. ThornleyFilm
1973Jack PointMrs. MatthewsFilm
1973Second City FirstsMrs. MurphySeries
1972Bleak MomentsPat's MotherFilm
1972Crown Court, Mrs. Fowkes, Mrs. Flynn · 3 episodesSeries
1970Leo the LastRaving Tenant (uncredited)Film
1970Play for TodayMrs. Thornley, Mrs. Mathews, Mrs. Pritchett, Mrs. Oxfam, Keith's Granny, ElfieSeries
1969In Loving MemoryHilda Pardoe · 2 episodesSeries
1956Tony AwardsSelf (archive footage)Series