Cast
Liz Smith
Acting
Cast
Liz Smith
Known for
Acting
Born
1921-12-11
From
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Died
2016-12-24
Also known as Betty Gleadle
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.
★7.0
MOVIE2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Grandma Georgina
★7.1
MOVIE2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Mrs. Mulch (voice)
★6.4
MOVIE2008
City of Ember
as Granny
★7.3
MOVIE1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
as Grace
★6.7
MOVIE2005
Keeping Mum
as Mrs. Parker
★6.2
MOVIE1999
Alice in Wonderland
as Miss Lory
★6.8
MOVIE2005
Oliver Twist
as Old Woman
★7.5
MOVIE1984
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Dilber
★7.6
MOVIE1996
Secrets & Lies
as Woman with Cat
★4.6
MOVIE1993
Son of the Pink Panther
as Marta Balls
★4.6
MOVIE1983
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Marta Balls
★5.4
MOVIE1983
Fanny Hill
as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
★7.2
MOVIE1977
The Duellists
as Fortune Teller
★6.5
MOVIE1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Mrs. Fairley
★7.0
MOVIE1999
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Dilber
★5.8
MOVIE1988
High Spirits
as Mrs. Plunkett
★6.1
MOVIE1995
Haunted
as Old gypsy woman
★5.2
MOVIE1982
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Martha Balls (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE1991
Nona
as Anyula
★6.6
MOVIE1983
Separate Tables
as Miss Meacham
MOVIE2003
Anna Spud
as Gran
★6.1
MOVIE1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Mrs Meakin
★6.4
MOVIE1984
A Private Function
as Mother
★6.1
MOVIE1971
Bleak Moments
as Pat's Mother
★5.8
MOVIE1998
The Revengers' Comedies
as Winnie
★5.8
MOVIE1981
The Monster Club
as Villager
★4.0
MOVIE1990
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
★6.3
MOVIE1982
Britannia Hospital
as Maisie
★6.4
MOVIE2006
The Magic Flute
as The Old Papagena
★5.3
MOVIE1999
Tube Tales
as Older Lady (segment "Horny")
★6.1
MOVIE1999
Tom's Midnight Garden
as Mrs Willows
MOVIE1974
Taking Leave
as Confused Lady
MOVIE1975
Breath
as Mrs. Pritchett
★7.0
MOVIE1987
When We Are Married
as Mrs Northrop
★5.6
MOVIE1993
Pretty Princess
as regina madre
MOVIE1975
Keep an Eye on Albert
as Mrs. Oxfam
★6.7
MOVIE1989
Apartment Zero
as Mary Louise McKinney
★6.4
MOVIE1988
We Think the World of You
as Millie
★6.4
MOVIE1987
Little Dorrit
as Mrs. Bangham
★6.1
MOVIE1979
Agatha
as Flora
★8.0
MOVIE1976
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
as Mrs. Dodds
MOVIE2009
The Antiques Rogue Show
as Olive Greenhalgh
★7.0
MOVIE1998
Wife of Bath
as Hag (voice)
★6.0
MOVIE2004
Nero
as Soothsayer
★10.0
MOVIE1996
An Evening with Lily Savage
as Self - Audience Member
★5.4
MOVIE1986
Harem
as Mrs. Pendleton
★8.0
MOVIE1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Self (archive footage)
★5.3
MOVIE1970
Leo the Last
as Raving Tenant (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1988
Jake's Journey
as Witch
★4.0
MOVIE2008
Flick
as Ma
★5.1
MOVIE1989
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
as Mrs. Rigby
MOVIE1987
On the Palm
as Mrs Slatterthwaite
★6.5
MOVIE1994
Doggin' Around
as Mrs. Thompson
★7.0
MOVIE1980
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
as Lady Phillipa of Staines
★5.5
MOVIE2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
as Delfina
★6.8
MOVIE2000
A Christmas Carol
as Joyce
★6.0
MOVIE2000
Donovan Quick
as Granny
★7.0
MOVIE2002
A Good Thief
as Lizzie
★7.6
MOVIE2001
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Peg Sliderskew
★6.7
MOVIE1973
Hard Labour
as Mrs. Thornley
★8.5
MOVIE1977
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
as Mrs. Bag
★10.0
MOVIE1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
as Self
★5.0
MOVIE2005
Dead Cool
as Liz
★7.0
MOVIE1990
Drowning in the Shallow End
as Agent
★7.8
MOVIE1975
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
as Vi Bell
★6.2
MOVIE1976
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as La Falourdel
★10.0
MOVIE1998
Anthrakitis
as Dolly
★4.4
MOVIE1992
Dakota Road
as Joan Benson
★5.0
MOVIE1977
Spend Spend Spend
as Keith's Granny
★7.0
MOVIE1982
Crystal Gazing
as Lady in Pub
★5.6
MOVIE1977
The Stick Up
as Hotel Manageress
★8.0
MOVIE1973
Jack Point
as Mrs. Matthews
MOVIE1980
Murder Rap
as Elfie
★9.0
MOVIE1989
Words of Love
as Gran
★8.4
MOVIE2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self