Liz Smith

Acting

Liz Smith

Born December 11, 1921Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK128 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

Filmography

Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
2026Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
as Self - Good Day New York (archive footage)TV
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2009The Antiques Rogue Show
as Olive GreenhalghMovie
City of Ember
2008City of Ember
as GrannyMovie
Flick
2008Flick
as MaMovie
The Magic Flute
2006The Magic Flute
as The Old PapagenaMovie
Keeping Mum
2005Keeping Mum
as Mrs. ParkerMovie
Oliver Twist
2005Oliver Twist
as Old WomanMovie
Dead Cool
2005Dead Cool
as LizMovie
Nero
2004Nero
as SoothsayerMovie
Imperium: Nero
2004Imperium: Nero
as SacrilegaTV
Anna Spud
2003Anna Spud
as GranMovie
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2002A Good Thief
as LizzieMovie
Donovan Quick
2000Donovan Quick
as GrannyMovie
A Christmas Carol
1999A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. DilberMovie
Tube Tales
1999Tube Tales
as Older Lady (segment "Horny")Movie
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999Tom's Midnight Garden
as Mrs WillowsMovie
Alice in Wonderland
1999Alice in Wonderland
as Miss LoryMovie
V.I.P.
1998V.I.P.
as Self - Gossip ColumnistTV
Wife of Bath
1998Wife of Bath
as HagMovie
The Royle Family
1998The Royle Family
as Norma 'Nana' SpeakmanTV
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1998Anthrakitis
as DollyMovie
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996An Evening with Lily Savage
as Self - Audience MemberMovie
Secrets & Lies
1996Secrets & Lies
as Woman with CatMovie
Karaoke
1996Karaoke
as Mrs BaglinTV
Queen's Nose
1995Queen's Nose
as GrandmaTV
Haunted
1995Haunted
as Old gypsy womanMovie
Crapston Villas
1995Crapston Villas
as Delia (voice)TV
The Vicar of Dibley
1994The Vicar of Dibley
as Letitia CropleyTV
Doggin' Around
1994Doggin' Around
as Mrs. ThompsonMovie
Pirates
1994Pirates
as GranTV
Pretty Princess
1993Pretty Princess
as regina madreMovie
Son of the Pink Panther
1993Son of the Pink Panther
as Marta BallsMovie
D
1992Dakota Road
as Joan BensonMovie
N
1991Nona
as AnyulaMovie
Performance
1991Performance
as AnyulaTV
Bottom
1991Bottom
as Fortune TellerTV
Cluedo
1990Cluedo
as Mrs. WhiteTV
E
1990El C.I.D.
as MildredTV
Apartment Zero
1989Apartment Zero
as Mary Louise McKinneyMovie
Words of Love
1989Words of Love
as GranMovie
Young Charlie Chaplin
1989Young Charlie Chaplin
as Mrs. GreenwoodTV
High Spirits
1988High Spirits
as Mrs. PlunkettMovie
Jake's Journey
1988Jake's Journey
as WitchMovie
When We Are Married
1987When We Are Married
as Mrs NorthropMovie
Little Dorrit
1987Little Dorrit
as Mrs. BanghamMovie
Valentine Park
1987Valentine Park
as Mrs. GilesTV
On the Palm
1987On the Palm
as Mrs SlatterthwaiteMovie
Worlds Beyond
1986Worlds Beyond
as Mrs WattsTV
Casualty
1986Casualty
as TillieTV
Harem
1986Harem
as Mrs. PendletonMovie
Lovejoy
1986Lovejoy
as FlorenceTV
Mann's Best Friends
1985Mann's Best Friends
as Mrs. AnstrutherTV
A Christmas Carol
1984A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. DilberMovie
Fanny Hill
1983Fanny Hill
as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)Movie
Separate Tables
1983Separate Tables
as Miss MeachamMovie
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982Trail of the Pink Panther
as Martha Balls (archive footage)Movie
Crystal Gazing
1982Crystal Gazing
as Lady in PubMovie
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Wogan
1982Wogan
as SelfTV
The Monster Club
1981The Monster Club
as VillagerMovie
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
as Lady Phillipa of StainesMovie
The Gentle Touch
1980The Gentle Touch
as Edna SlaterTV
Murder Rap
1980Murder Rap
as ElfieMovie
Agatha
1979Agatha
as FloraMovie
The Duellists
1977The Duellists
as Fortune TellerMovie
The Stick Up
1977The Stick Up
as Hotel ManageressMovie
Nicholas Nickleby
1977Nicholas Nickleby
as Peg SliderskewTV
Spend Spend Spend
1977Spend Spend Spend
as Keith's GrannyMovie
Ripping Yarns
1976Ripping Yarns
as Mrs. BagTV
Keep an Eye on Albert
1975Keep an Eye on Albert
as Mrs. OxfamMovie
I Didn't Know You Cared
1975I Didn't Know You Cared
as Annie BrandonTV
Breath
1975Breath
as Mrs. PritchettMovie
The Sweeney
1975The Sweeney
as Mrs. DaviesTV
Taking Leave
1974Taking Leave
as Confused LadyMovie
Bedtime Stories
1974Bedtime Stories
as Miss LongTV
Jack Point
1973Jack Point
as Mrs. MatthewsMovie
Hard Labour
1973Hard Labour
as Mrs. ThornleyMovie
Bleak Moments
1971Bleak Moments
as Pat's MotherMovie
Play for Today
1970Play for Today
as Mrs. ThornleyTV
Leo the Last
1970Leo the Last
as Raving Tenant (uncredited)Movie
In Loving Memory
1969In Loving Memory
as Hilda PardoeTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self (archive footage)TV