Liz Smith
December 11, 1921 (103 years old) in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Betty Gleadle (11 December 1921 – 24 December 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
- 2010 · The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
- 2009 · The Antiques Rogue Show as Olive Greenhalgh
- 2008 · City of Ember as Granny
- 2008 · Flick as Ma
- 2008 · Lark Rise to Candleford as Zillah
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · The Queen of Sheba as Norma Speakman
- 2006 · The Magic Flute as The Old Papagena
- 2005 · Keeping Mum as Mrs. Parker
- 2005 · Oliver Twist as Old Woman
- 2005 · Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit as Mrs. Mulch (voice)
- 2005 · Dead Cool as Liz
- 2005 · Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Grandma Georgina
- 2004 · The Paul O'Grady Show as
- 2004 · Imperium: Nero as Sacrilega
- 2004 · Nero as Soothsayer
- 2003 · Between The Sheets as
- 2003 · Anna Spud as Gran
- 2002 · A Good Thief as Lizzie
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2001 · The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as Peg Sliderskew
- 2000 · Donovan Quick as Granny
- 2000 · A Christmas Carol as Joyce
- 2000 · The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades as Delfina
- 1999 · A Christmas Carol as Mrs Dilber
- 1999 · Oliver Twist as Sally
- 1999 · Tube Tales as Older Lady (segment "Horny")
- 1999 · Tom's Midnight Garden as Mrs Willows
- 1999 · It's Only TV But I Like It as Self
- 1999 · Alice in Wonderland as Miss Lory
- 1998 · V.I.P. as Self - Gossip Columnist
- 1998 · The Royle Family as Norma 'Nana' Speakman
- 1998 · So Graham Norton as Self
- 1998 · The Revengers' Comedies as Winnie
- 1998 · Anthrakitis as Dolly
- 1997 · Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Mrs Meakin
- 1997 · Trial & Retribution as
- 1996 · An Evening with Lily Savage as Self - Audience Member
- 1996 · Secrets & Lies as Woman with Cat
- 1996 · Karaoke as Mrs. Baglin
- 1995 · Haunted as Old Gypsy Woman
- 1995 · Crapston Villas as Delia (voice)
- 1994 · The Vicar of Dibley as Letitia Cropley
- 1994 · Doggin' Around as Mrs. Thompson
- 1994 · Pirates as Gran
- 1994 · Takin' Over the Asylum as Harriet
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1993 · Pretty Princess as regina madre
- 1993 · Son of the Pink Panther as Marta Balls
- 1992 · Dakota Road as Joan Benson
- 1992 · The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as Delfina
- 1991 · Nona as Anyula
- 1991 · Bottom as Fortune Teller
- 1991 · 2Point4 Children as Bette
- 1991 · 2Point4 Children as Auntie Belle
- 1991 · Performance as Anyula
- 1990 · Cluedo as Mrs. White
- 1990 · Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1990 · Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music as Self
- 1990 · El C.I.D. as Mildred
- 1989 · The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover as Grace
- 1989 · Apartment Zero as Mary Louise McKinney
- 1989 · Bert Rigby, You're a Fool as Mrs. Rigby
- 1989 · Words of Love as Gran
- 1989 · Young Charlie Chaplin as Mrs. Greenwood
- 1988 · We Think the World of You as Millie
- 1988 · High Spirits as Mrs. Plunkett
- 1988 · Jake's Journey as Witch
- 1987 · When We Are Married as Mrs Northrop
- 1987 · Little Dorrit as Mrs. Bangham
- 1987 · The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Lena Finn
- 1987 · Valentine Park as Mrs. Giles
- 1987 · On the Palm as Mrs Slatterthwaite
- 1986 · The Life and Loves of a She-Devil as Mrs. Fisher
- 1986 · Casualty as Tillie
- 1986 · American Masters as Self
- 1986 · Harem as Mrs. Pendleton
- 1986 · Lovejoy as Florence
- 1985 · Mann's Best Friends as Mrs. Anstruther
- 1984 · A Private Function as Mother
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1984 · A Christmas Carol as Mrs. Dilber
- 1983 · Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime as Hannah Macpherson
- 1983 · Curse of the Pink Panther as Marta Balls
- 1983 · Now And Then as
- 1983 · Fanny Hill as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
- 1983 · Separate Tables as Miss Meacham
- 1982 · Trail of the Pink Panther as Martha Balls (archive footage)
- 1982 · Mike Leigh: Making Plays as Self (archive footage)
- 1982 · Britannia Hospital as Maisie
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1981 · The French Lieutenant's Woman as Mrs. Fairley
- 1981 · The Monster Club as Villager
- 1980 · Sir Henry at Rawlinson End as Lady Phillipa of Staines
- 1980 · The Gentle Touch as Edna Slater
- 1980 · Murder Rap as Elfie
- 1979 · Agatha as Flora
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1977 · The Testing of Eric Olthwaite as Mrs. Bag
- 1977 · The Duellists as Fortune Teller
- 1977 · The Stick Up as Hotel Manageress
- 1977 · Nicholas Nickleby as Peg Sliderskew
- 1977 · Spend Spend Spend as Keith's Granny
- 1976 · The Hunchback of Notre Dame as La Falourdel
- 1976 · It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet as Mrs. Dodds
- 1976 · Ripping Yarns as Mrs. Bag
- 1975 · Keep an Eye on Albert as Mrs. Oxfam
- 1975 · It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow as Vi Bell
- 1975 · I Didn't Know You Cared as Annie Brandon
- 1975 · Breath as Mrs. Pritchett
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Mrs. Davies
- 1974 · Taking Leave as Confused Lady
- 1974 · Bedtime Stories as Miss Long
- 1974 · Within These Walls as
- 1973 · Jack Point as Mrs. Matthews
- 1973 · Hard Labour as Mrs. Thornley
- 1973 · Last of the Summer Wine as Housekeeper
- 1972 · Crown Court as
- 1972 · Crown Court as Mrs. Fowkes
- 1971 · Bleak Moments as Pat's Mother
- 1970 · Play for Today as Mrs. Mathews
- 1970 · Play for Today as Keith's Granny
- 1970 · Play for Today as Mrs. Thornley
- 1970 · Play for Today as Mrs. Pritchett
- 1970 · Play for Today as Mrs. Oxfam
- 1970 · Play for Today as Elfie
- 1970 · Play for Today as
- 1970 · Leo the Last as
- 1969 · In Loving Memory as Hilda Pardoe
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self (archive footage)