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