Acting
Liz Smith
Dec 11, 1921 (died Dec 24, 2016, aged 95) Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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
7.0
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Grandma Georgina
7.1
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Mrs. Mulch (voice)
6.4
City of Ember
Granny
6.8
Oliver Twist
Old Woman
6.2
Casualty
Tillie
7.3
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Grace
7.6
Secrets & Lies
Woman with Cat
6.7
Keeping Mum
Mrs. Parker
5.3
V.I.P.
Self - Gossip Columnist
7.3
The Duellists
Fortune Teller
6.5
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Delfina
6.8
The Bill
1984 · TV
7.5
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Dilber
5.1
Trail of the Pink Panther
Martha Balls (archive footage)
6.2
Alice in Wonderland
Miss Lory
Filmography
8.4
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010 · Self
6.4
City of Ember
2008 · Granny
8.4
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008 · Zillah
4.0
Flick
2008 · Ma
6.3
The Magic Flute
2006 · The Old Papagena
7.0
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 · Grandma Georgina
7.1
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005 · Mrs. Mulch (voice)
6.8
Oliver Twist
2005 · Old Woman
6.7
Keeping Mum
2005 · Mrs. Parker
5.0
Dead Cool
2005 · Liz
6.0
Nero
2004 · Soothsayer
6.2
Imperium: Nero
2004 · Sacrilega
5.2
Between The Sheets
2003
7.6
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001 · Peg Sliderskew
7.0
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001 · Peg Sliderskew
6.0
Treasure
2001 · Voices
5.4
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000 · Delfina
6.5
A Christmas Carol
2000 · Joyce
6.0
Donovan Quick
2000 · Granny
6.2
Alice in Wonderland
1999 · Miss Lory
7.0
A Christmas Carol
1999 · Mrs. Dilber
6.3
Oliver Twist
1999 · Sally
6.1
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999 · Mrs Willows
5.2
Tube Tales
1999 · Older Lady (segment "Horny")
5.3
V.I.P.
1998 · Self - Gossip Columnist
7.6
The Royle Family
1998 · Norma 'Nana' Speakman
5.8
The Revengers' Comedies
1998 · Winnie
6.8
Trial & Retribution
1997 · Mrs Dorothy Norton
6.0
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997 · Mrs Meakin
7.6
Secrets & Lies
1996 · Woman with Cat