Liz Smith
Born:12/11/1921•Died:12/24/2016
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.
Filmography
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
20108.4
The Antiques Rogue Show
20090.0
City of Ember
20086.3
Flick
20084.4
The Magic Flute
20066.3
Keeping Mum
20056.6
Oliver Twist
20056.7
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
20057.1
Dead Cool
20054.0
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
20057.0
Nero
20046.0
Anna Spud
20030.0
A Good Thief
20020.0
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
20017.9
Donovan Quick
20006.0
A Christmas Carol
20006.3
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
20005.1
A Christmas Carol
19996.9
Tube Tales
19995.3
Tom's Midnight Garden
19995.9
Alice in Wonderland
19996.2
The Revengers' Comedies
19985.8
Anthrakitis
19980.0
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
19976.0
An Evening with Lily Savage
19960.0
Secrets & Lies
19967.6
Haunted
19956.1
Doggin' Around
19946.0
Pretty Princess
19935.5
Son of the Pink Panther
19934.6
Dakota Road
19924.0
Nona
19910.0
Night of 100 Stars III
19904.0
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
199010.0
Drowning in the Shallow End
19900.0
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
19897.3
Apartment Zero
19896.8
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
19895.6
Words of Love
19890.0
We Think the World of You
19886.7
High Spirits
19885.8
Jake's Journey
19887.0
When We Are Married
19870.0
Little Dorrit
19876.5
On the Palm
19870.0
Harem
19864.8
A Private Function
19846.3
A Christmas Carol
19847.5
Curse of the Pink Panther
19834.6
Fanny Hill
19835.3
Separate Tables
19836.2
Trail of the Pink Panther
19825.2
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
19828.0
Britannia Hospital
19826.4
The French Lieutenant's Woman
19816.4
The Monster Club
19816.0
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
19806.6
Murder Rap
19800.0
Agatha
19796.3
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
19770.0
The Duellists
19777.3
The Stick Up
19774.5
Spend Spend Spend
19777.0
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
19765.0
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
19766.0
Keep an Eye on Albert
19750.0
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
19758.0
Breath
19750.0
Taking Leave
19740.0
Jack Point
19730.0
Hard Labour
19736.5
Bleak Moments
19716.1
Leo the Last
19705.4