Liz Smith
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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
Credits
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
as Grandma Georgina
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
as Mrs. Mulch (voice)
City of Ember (2008)
as Granny
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
as Grace
Keeping Mum (2005)
as Mrs. Parker
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
as Miss Lory
Oliver Twist (2005)
as Old Woman
A Christmas Carol (1984)
as Mrs. Dilber
Secrets & Lies (1996)
as Woman with Cat
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
as Marta Balls
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
as Marta Balls
Fanny Hill (1983)
as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
The Duellists (1977)
as Fortune Teller
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
as Mrs. Fairley
A Christmas Carol (1999)
as Mrs. Dilber
High Spirits (1988)
as Mrs. Plunkett
Haunted (1995)
as Old gypsy woman
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
as Martha Balls (archive footage)
Nona (1991)
as Anyula
Separate Tables (1983)
as Miss Meacham
Anna Spud (2003)
as Gran
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997)
as Mrs Meakin
A Private Function (1984)
as Mother
Bleak Moments (1971)
as Pat's Mother
The Revengers' Comedies (1998)
as Winnie
The Monster Club (1981)
as Villager
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
Britannia Hospital (1982)
as Maisie
The Magic Flute (2006)
as The Old Papagena
Tube Tales (1999)
as Older Lady (segment "Horny")
Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)
as Mrs Willows
Taking Leave (1974)
as Confused Lady
Breath (1975)
as Mrs. Pritchett
When We Are Married (1987)
as Mrs Northrop
Pretty Princess (1993)
as regina madre
Keep an Eye on Albert (1975)
as Mrs. Oxfam
Apartment Zero (1989)
as Mary Louise McKinney
We Think the World of You (1988)
as Millie
Little Dorrit (1987)
as Mrs. Bangham
Agatha (1979)
as Flora
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976)
as Mrs. Dodds
The Antiques Rogue Show (2009)
as Olive Greenhalgh
Wife of Bath (1998)
as Hag (voice)
Nero (2004)
as Soothsayer
An Evening with Lily Savage (1996)
as Self - Audience Member
Harem (1986)
as Mrs. Pendleton
Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
Leo the Last (1970)
as Raving Tenant (uncredited)
Jake's Journey (1988)
as Witch
Flick (2008)
as Ma
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989)
as Mrs. Rigby
On the Palm (1987)
as Mrs Slatterthwaite
Doggin' Around (1994)
as Mrs. Thompson
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980)
as Lady Phillipa of Staines
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (2000)
as Delfina
A Christmas Carol (2000)
as Joyce
Donovan Quick (2000)
as Granny
A Good Thief (2002)
as Lizzie
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)
as Peg Sliderskew
Hard Labour (1973)
as Mrs. Thornley
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite (1977)
as Mrs. Bag
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990)
as Self
Dead Cool (2005)
as Liz
Drowning in the Shallow End (1990)
as Agent
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow (1975)
as Vi Bell
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1976)
as La Falourdel
Anthrakitis (1998)
as Dolly
Dakota Road (1992)
as Joan Benson
Spend Spend Spend (1977)
as Keith's Granny
Crystal Gazing (1982)
as Lady in Pub
The Stick Up (1977)
as Hotel Manageress
Jack Point (1973)
as Mrs. Matthews
Murder Rap (1980)
as Elfie
Words of Love (1989)
as Gran
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa (2010)
as Self