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
City of Ember (2008)
as Granny
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
as Mrs. Mulch (voice)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
as Martha Balls (archive footage)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
as Grace
Oliver Twist (2005)
as Old Woman
Keeping Mum (2005)
as Mrs. Parker
Secrets & Lies (1996)
as Woman with Cat
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
as Miss Lory
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
as Marta Balls
The Duellists (1977)
as Fortune Teller
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
as Marta Balls
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
as Mrs. Fairley
High Spirits (1988)
as Mrs. Plunkett
A Christmas Carol (1984)
as Mrs. Dilber
A Christmas Carol (1999)
as Mrs. Dilber
The Monster Club (1981)
as Villager
Tube Tales (1999)
as Older Lady (segment "Horny")
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
Britannia Hospital (1982)
as Maisie
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997)
as Mrs Meakin
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1976)
as La Falourdel
When We Are Married (1987)
as Mrs Northrop
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (2000)
as Delfina
Haunted (1995)
as Old gypsy woman
Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)
as Mrs Willows
A Private Function (1984)
as Mother
The Revengers' Comedies (1998)
as Winnie
Fanny Hill (1983)
as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Little Dorrit (1987)
as Mrs. Bangham
Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
The Magic Flute (2006)
as The Old Papagena
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa (2010)
as Self
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)
as Peg Sliderskew
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors (2005)
Actor
Agatha (1979)
as Flora
Nero (2004)
as Soothsayer
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate (2005)
as Self
Separate Tables (1983)
as Miss Meacham
Taking Leave (1974)
as Confused Lady
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite (1977)
as Mrs. Bag
We Think the World of You (1988)
as Millie
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990)
as Self
Apartment Zero (1989)
as Mary Louise McKinney
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow (1975)
as Vi Bell
Nona (1991)
as Anyula
Keep an Eye on Albert (1975)
as Mrs. Oxfam
Drowning in the Shallow End (1990)
as Agent
Anna Spud (2003)
as Gran
An Evening with Lily Savage (1996)
as Self - Audience Member
Breath (1975)
as Mrs. Pritchett
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989)
as Mrs. Rigby
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980)
as Lady Phillipa of Staines
Bleak Moments (1972)
as Pat's Mother
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976)
as Mrs. Dodds
Jake's Journey (1988)
as Witch
The Antiques Rogue Show (2009)
as Olive Greenhalgh
Harem (1986)
as Mrs. Pendleton
Leo the Last (1970)
as Raving Tenant (uncredited)
Flick (2008)
as Ma
On the Palm (1987)
as Mrs Slatterthwaite
Pretty Princess (1993)
as regina madre
Doggin' Around (1994)
as Mrs. Thompson
The Stick Up (1977)
as Hotel Manageress
A Christmas Carol (2000)
as Joyce
Wife of Bath (1998)
as Hag (voice)
Dead Cool (2005)
as Liz
Jack Point (1973)
as Mrs. Matthews
Words of Love (1989)
as Gran
Spend Spend Spend (1977)
as Keith's Granny
Donovan Quick (2000)
as Granny
Crystal Gazing (1982)
as Lady in Pub
Murder Rap (1980)
as Elfie
Hard Labour (1973)
as Mrs. Thornley
Dakota Road (1992)
as Joan Benson
A Good Thief (2002)
as Lizzie
Anthrakitis (1998)
as Dolly