Liz Smith

Acting

Dec 11, 1921 – Dec 24, 2016 · 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005
as ⁨Grandma Georgina⁩
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit2005
as ⁨Mrs. Mulch (voice)⁩
City of Ember2008
as ⁨Granny⁩
Oliver Twist2005
as ⁨Old Woman⁩
Secrets & Lies1996
as ⁨Woman with Cat⁩
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover1989
as ⁨Grace⁩
The Duellists1977
as ⁨Fortune Teller⁩
Keeping Mum2005
as ⁨Mrs. Parker⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Dilber⁩
as ⁨Miss Lory⁩
as ⁨Martha Balls (archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Plunkett⁩
as ⁨Marta Balls⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Fairley⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Dilber⁩
as ⁨Marta Balls⁩
as ⁨Old gypsy woman⁩
as ⁨regina madre⁩
as ⁨Villager⁩
as ⁨Maisie⁩
as ⁨Mother⁩
as ⁨Flora⁩
as ⁨Mary Louise McKinney⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005
as ⁨Grandma Georgina⁩
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit2005
as ⁨Mrs. Mulch (voice)⁩
City of Ember2008
as ⁨Granny⁩
Oliver Twist2005
as ⁨Old Woman⁩
Secrets & Lies1996
as ⁨Woman with Cat⁩
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover1989
as ⁨Grace⁩
The Duellists1977
as ⁨Fortune Teller⁩
Keeping Mum2005
as ⁨Mrs. Parker⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Dilber⁩
as ⁨Miss Lory⁩
as ⁨Martha Balls (archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Plunkett⁩
as ⁨Marta Balls⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Fairley⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Dilber⁩
as ⁨Marta Balls⁩
as ⁨Old gypsy woman⁩
as ⁨regina madre⁩
as ⁨Villager⁩
as ⁨Maisie⁩
as ⁨Mother⁩
as ⁨Flora⁩
as ⁨Mary Louise McKinney⁩