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.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Grandma Georgina
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Mrs. Mulch (voice)
City of Ember
as Granny
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
as Grace
Oliver Twist
as Old Woman
The Duellists
as Fortune Teller
Haunted
as Old gypsy woman
Secrets & Lies
as Woman with Cat
Keeping Mum
as Mrs. Parker
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Mrs. Fairley
High Spirits
as Mrs. Plunkett
Alice in Wonderland
as Miss Lory
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Dilber
Son of the Pink Panther
as Marta Balls
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Dilber
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Marta Balls
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Martha Balls (archive footage)
Dead Cool
as Liz
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Little Dorrit
as Mrs. Bangham
The Monster Club
as Villager
Keep an Eye on Albert
as Mrs. Oxfam
Harem
as Mrs. Pendleton
Tube Tales
as Older Lady (segment "Horny")
Doggin' Around
as Mrs. Thompson
Britannia Hospital
as Maisie
Pretty Princess
as regina madre
Nero
as Soothsayer
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Mrs Meakin
A Private Function
as Mother
Fanny Hill
as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
as Self
Agatha
as Flora
Apartment Zero
as Mary Louise McKinney
The Magic Flute
as The Old Papagena
Leo the Last
as Raving Tenant (uncredited)
We Think the World of You
as Millie
The Revengers' Comedies
as Winnie
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
as Mrs. Rigby
Bleak Moments
as Pat's Mother
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Peg Sliderskew
Flick
as Ma
Tom's Midnight Garden
as Mrs Willows
An Evening with Lily Savage
as Self - Audience Member
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
as Delfina
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
as Mrs. Dodds
When We Are Married
as Mrs Northrop
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
Jack Point
as Mrs. Matthews
Donovan Quick
as Granny
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
as Lady Phillipa of Staines
Anna Spud
as Gran
Jake's Journey
as Witch
Drowning in the Shallow End
as Agent
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Self (archive footage)
Nona
as Anyula
On the Palm
as Mrs Slatterthwaite
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as La Falourdel
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
as Mrs. Bag
Separate Tables
as Miss Meacham
Wife of Bath
as Hag (voice)
Dakota Road
as Joan Benson
A Christmas Carol
as Joyce
Taking Leave
as Confused Lady
Words of Love
as Gran
Breath
as Mrs. Pritchett
Murder Rap
as Elfie
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
as Vi Bell
Anthrakitis
as Dolly
The Stick Up
as Hotel Manageress
Spend Spend Spend
as Keith's Granny
A Good Thief
as Lizzie
Hard Labour
as Mrs. Thornley
Crystal Gazing
as Lady in Pub
The Antiques Rogue Show
as Olive Greenhalgh