Liz Smith
Known for: Acting
Born: December 10, 1921 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK - Died: December 23, 2016
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
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Grandma Georgina
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Mrs. Mulch (voice)
Apartment Zero
Mary Louise McKinney
High Spirits
Mrs. Plunkett
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Grace
Agatha
Flora
Britannia Hospital
Maisie
Little Dorrit
Mrs. Bangham
Keeping Mum
Mrs. Parker
An Evening with Lily Savage
Self - Audience Member
Anthrakitis
Dolly
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Mrs Meakin
Pretty Princess
regina madre
The Stick Up
Hotel Manageress
Bleak Moments
Pat's Mother
Words of Love
Gran
Son of the Pink Panther
Marta Balls
The Revengers' Comedies
Winnie
Anna Spud
Gran
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Peg Sliderskew
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Curse of the Pink Panther
Marta Balls
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
La Falourdel
Fanny Hill
Mrs. Jones (uncredited)