Liz Smith
Acting · Born Dec 11, 1921 · Died Dec 24, 2016 (95) · Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
20057.0
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
20057.1
City of Ember
20086.4
Oliver Twist
20056.8
Secrets & Lies
19967.6
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
19897.3
The Duellists
19777.3
Keeping Mum
20056.7
A Christmas Carol
19847.5
Alice in Wonderland
19996.2
Trail of the Pink Panther
19825.1
The Graham Norton Show
20077.2
High Spirits
19885.8
Son of the Pink Panther
19934.6
The French Lieutenant's Woman
19816.5
A Christmas Carol
19997.0
Curse of the Pink Panther
19834.6
Haunted
19956.1
Pretty Princess
19935.6
Bottom
19917.9
Films
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
20108.4
City of Ember
20086.4
Flick
20084.2
The Magic Flute
20066.3
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate
2005
Keeping Mum
20056.7
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
2005
Oliver Twist
20056.8
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
20057.1
Dead Cool
20055.0
