Liz Smith
ActingAlso 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.
Movies
(75 total)
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
Oliver Twist
as Old Woman
Secrets & Lies
as Woman with Cat
The Duellists
as Fortune Teller
Keeping Mum
as Mrs. Parker
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Dilber
Alice in Wonderland
as Miss Lory
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Martha Balls (archive footage)
High Spirits
as Mrs. Plunkett
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Mrs. Fairley
Son of the Pink Panther
as Marta Balls
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Dilber
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Marta Balls
Haunted
as Old gypsy woman
Pretty Princess
as regina madre
The Monster Club
as Villager
Britannia Hospital
as Maisie
TV Shows
(60 total)
Bottom
as Fortune Teller
The Vicar of Dibley
as Letitia Cropley
Casualty
as Tillie
V.I.P.
as Self - Gossip Columnist
The Royle Family
as Norma 'Nana' Speakman
Lovejoy
as Florence
Last of the Summer Wine
as Housekeeper
Lark Rise to Candleford
as Zillah
The Sweeney
as Mrs. Davies
Shooting Stars
as Self
Oliver Twist
as Sally
Ripping Yarns
as Mrs. Bag
American Masters
as Self
Karaoke
as Mrs Baglin
Takin' Over the Asylum
as Harriet
2Point4 Children
as Bette
2Point4 Children
as Auntie Belle