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