Liz Smith
Acting
Born: 1921-12-11 · Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Died: 2016-12-24
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 Actr
🎬 Movies (20)
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
Self
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009
Olive Greenhalgh
City of Ember
2008
Granny
Flick
2008
Ma
The Magic Flute
2006
The Old Papagena
Keeping Mum
2005
Mrs. Parker
Oliver Twist
2005
Old Woman
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
Mrs. Mulch (voice)
Dead Cool
2005
Liz
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
Grandma Georgina
Nero
2004
Soothsayer
Anna Spud
2003
Gran
A Good Thief
2002
Lizzie
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001
Peg Sliderskew
Donovan Quick
2000
Granny
A Christmas Carol
2000
Joyce
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000
Delfina
A Christmas Carol
1999
Mrs. Dilber
Tube Tales
1999
Older Lady (segment "Horny")
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999
Mrs Willows
📺 TV Shows (20)
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
2026
Self - Good Day New York (archive footage)
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
Zillah
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Self
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Imperium: Nero
2004
Sacrilega
Between The Sheets
2003
V Graham Norton
2002
Self
Oliver Twist
1999
Sally
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
Self
V.I.P.
1998
Self - Gossip Columnist
The Royle Family
1998
Norma 'Nana' Speakman
So Graham Norton
1998
Self
Trial & Retribution
1997
Mrs Dorothy Norton
Karaoke
1996
Mrs Baglin
The Queen's Nose
1995
Grandma
Crapston Villas
1995
Delia (voice)
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
Letitia Cropley
Pirates
1994
Gran
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994
Harriet
Shooting Stars
1993
Self