Liz Smith

Liz Smith

1921-12-11 – 2016-12-24 (age 95) Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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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.

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Known For

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005

as Grandma Georgina

City of Ember
City of Ember

2008

as Granny

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther

1982

as Martha Balls (archive footage)

Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum

2005

as Mrs. Parker

Secrets & Lies
Secrets & Lies

1996

as Woman with Cat

Son of the Pink Panther
Son of the Pink Panther

1993

as Marta Balls

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist

2005

as Old Woman

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland

1999

as Miss Lory

The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981

as Mrs. Fairley

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol

1999

as Mrs. Dilber

Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther

1983

as Marta Balls

High Spirits
High Spirits

1988

as Mrs. Plunkett

The Duellists
The Duellists

1977

as Fortune Teller

Tube Tales
Tube Tales

1999

as Older Lady (segment "Horny")

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol

1984

as Mrs. Dilber

Haunted
Haunted

1995

as Old gypsy woman

The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute

2006

as The Old Papagena

The Monster Club
The Monster Club

1981

as Villager