Liz Smith
Acting
1921-12-11 · 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.
tvReality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
as Self - Good Day New York (archive footage) · 2026 · 7.2
movieThe Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self · 2010 · 8.4
movieThe Antiques Rogue Show
as Olive Greenhalgh · 2009 · 0.0
movieCity of Ember
as Granny · 2008 · 6.4
movieFlick
as Ma · 2008 · 4.0
tvLark Rise to Candleford
as Zillah · 2008 · 8.4
tvThe Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007 · 7.2
movieThe Magic Flute
as The Old Papagena · 2006 · 6.4
movieKeeping Mum
as Mrs. Parker · 2005 · 6.7
movieOliver Twist
as Old Woman · 2005 · 6.8
movieWallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Mrs. Mulch (voice) · 2005 · 7.1
movieDead Cool
as Liz · 2005 · 5.0
movieCharlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Grandma Georgina · 2005 · 7.0
tvThe Paul O'Grady Show
as · 2004 · 5.1
movieNero
as Soothsayer · 2004 · 6.0
tvImperium: Nero
as Sacrilega · 2004 · 6.2
tvBetween The Sheets
as · 2003 · 5.2
movieAnna Spud
as Gran · 2003 · 0.0
movieA Good Thief
as Lizzie · 2002 · 7.0
tvV Graham Norton
as Self · 2002 · 5.3
movieThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Peg Sliderskew · 2001 · 7.7
movieDonovan Quick
as Granny · 2000 · 6.0
movieA Christmas Carol
as Joyce · 2000 · 6.8
movieThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
as Delfina · 2000 · 5.5