Liz Smith
Acting
Born December 11, 1921 · Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Died December 24, 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
Filmography
Flick
2008 · Ma
City of Ember
2008 · Granny
The Magic Flute
2006 · The Old Papagena
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 · Grandma Georgina
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005 · Mrs. Mulch (voice)
Keeping Mum
2005 · Mrs. Parker
Oliver Twist
2005 · Old Woman
Nero
2004 · Soothsayer
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001 · Peg Sliderskew
A Christmas Carol
2000 · Joyce
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000 · Delfina
Tube Tales
1999 · Older Lady (segment "Horny")
Alice in Wonderland
1999 · Miss Lory
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999 · Mrs Willows
A Christmas Carol
1999 · Mrs. Dilber
The Revengers' Comedies
1998 · Winnie
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997 · Mrs Meakin
Secrets & Lies
1996 · Woman with Cat
Haunted
1995 · Old gypsy woman
Pretty Princess
1993 · regina madre
Son of the Pink Panther
1993 · Marta Balls
Apartment Zero
1989 · Mary Louise McKinney
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Grace
High Spirits
1988 · Mrs. Plunkett
We Think the World of You
1988 · Millie
Little Dorrit
1987 · Mrs. Bangham
A Private Function
1984 · Mother
A Christmas Carol
1984 · Mrs. Dilber
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983 · Marta Balls
Fanny Hill
1983 · Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Maisie
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982 · Martha Balls (archive footage)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981 · Mrs. Fairley
The Monster Club
1981 · Villager
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980 · Lady Phillipa of Staines
Agatha
1979 · Flora
The Duellists
1977 · Fortune Teller
Hard Labour
1973 · Mrs. Thornley
Bleak Moments
1971 · Pat's Mother
Leo the Last
1970 · Raving Tenant (uncredited)