Liz Smith
Born: 1921-12-11
Place of Birth: Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Biography
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
Haunted
1995★ 6.1
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005★ 7.0
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005★ 7.1
Oliver Twist
2005★ 6.7
City of Ember
2008★ 6.3
A Christmas Carol
1984★ 7.5
Apartment Zero
1989★ 6.7
Agatha
1979★ 6.1
High Spirits
1988★ 5.8
Spend Spend Spend
1977★ 4.0
A Christmas Carol
1999★ 6.9
Bleak Moments
1971★ 6.0
Jake's Journey
1988★ 7.0
Fanny Hill
1983★ 5.2
Flick
2008★ 4.0
Nero
2004★ 6.0
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989★ 7.3
Keeping Mum
2005★ 6.7
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983★ 4.6
A Christmas Carol
2000★ 6.5
Hard Labour
1973★ 6.5
Harem
1986★ 4.2
Britannia Hospital
1982★ 6.2
Tube Tales
1999★ 5.1
Murder Rap
1980★ 0.0
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982★ 5.2
The Monster Club
1981★ 5.8
Son of the Pink Panther
1993★ 4.6
Secrets & Lies
1996★ 7.6
Jack Point
1973★ 0.0
Separate Tables
1983★ 6.2
Alice in Wonderland
1999★ 6.2
The Duellists
1977★ 7.2
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981★ 6.4
The Magic Flute
2006★ 6.3
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989★ 4.4
The Revengers' Comedies
1998★ 5.6
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996★ 0.0
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999★ 5.9
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982★ 8.0
Anna Spud
2003★ 0.0
When We Are Married
1987★ 0.0
Keep an Eye on Albert
1975★ 0.0
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997★ 5.7
Little Dorrit
1987★ 6.5
We Think the World of You
1988★ 6.3
Taking Leave
1974★ 0.0
A Private Function
1984★ 6.4
Pretty Princess
1993★ 5.6
Breath
1975★ 0.0
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001★ 7.8
Words of Love
1989★ 0.0
Night of 100 Stars III
1990★ 4.0
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000★ 5.5
Leo the Last
1970★ 5.2
The Stick Up
1977★ 5.2
On the Palm
1987★ 0.0
Donovan Quick
2000★ 5.7
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990★ 10.0
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
1975★ 8.0
Crystal Gazing
1982★ 7.0
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010★ 8.4
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1976★ 5.5
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980★ 6.8
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976★ 6.0
Dead Cool
2005★ 2.5
Doggin' Around
1994★ 6.0
Drowning in the Shallow End
1990★ 0.0
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
1977★ 7.0