Liz Smith
Acting
🎂 1921-12-11
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.
Cast credits(131)
Self
2007
Self
2002
Housekeeper
1973
Mrs. Mathews
1970
Elfie
1970
Mrs. Oxfam
1970
Mrs. Thornley
1970
Mrs. Pritchett
1970
Keith's Granny
1970
1970
Tillie
1986
Self
1986
2004
Delfina
1992
Zillah
2008
Edna Slater
1980
Self (archive footage)
1956
Self
1998
Self
1978
Self
1993
Mrs. Davies
1975
Self - Gossip Columnist
1998
1972
Mrs. Fowkes
1972
1974
Annie Brandon
1975
1997
Anyula
1991
Self
1999
Self
1982
Lena Finn
1987
Sacrilega
2004
Hilda Pardoe
1969
Bette
1991
Auntie Belle
1991
Mrs. Baglin
1996
Florence
1986
Harriet
1994
Letitia Cropley
1994
Mrs. Fisher
1986
Hannah Macpherson
1983
1984
Norma 'Nana' Speakman
1998
Grandma Georgina
2005
Fortune Teller
1991
Mrs. White
1990
2003
Gran
1994
Mrs. Giles
1987
Delia (voice)
1995
Mrs. Greenwood
1989
Sally
1999
Mrs. Bag
1976
Miss Long
1974
Mrs. Mulch (voice)
2005
Mrs. Dilber
1984
Granny
2008
Grace
1989
Fortune Teller
1977
Mother
1984
Miss Lory
1999
Mrs. Fairley
1981
Grandma
1995
Woman with Cat
1996
Marta Balls
1983
Mrs. Parker
2005
Old Woman
2005
Martha Balls (archive footage)
1982
Marta Balls
1993
Flora
1979
Mrs. Plunkett
1988
Old Gypsy Woman
1995
Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
1983
Mrs Dilber
1999
Mildred
1990
Maisie
1982
1983
Soothsayer
2004
Older Lady (segment "Horny")
1999
Mrs Willows
1999
Villager
1981
Mrs. Pendleton
1986
Self
1990
regina madre
1993
Gran
1983
Mary Louise McKinney
1989
Peg Sliderskew
2001
Mrs. Bangham
1987
Pat's Mother
1971
Ma
2008
Joyce
2000
Delfina
2000
Mrs. Anstruther
1985
1970
Mrs. Rigby
1989
Self - Audience Member
1996
Self
1990
Millie
1988
Winnie
1998
The Old Papagena
2006
Self (archive footage)
1982
Mrs. Bag
1977
Granny
2000
Miss Meacham
1983
Liz
2005
Mrs Meakin
1997
Witch
1988
Mrs. Pritchett
1975
Hotel Manageress
1977
Mrs. Dodds
1976
Agent
1990
Keith's Granny
1977
La Falourdel
1976
Confused Lady
1974
Anyula
1991
Self
2010
Mrs. Matthews
1973
Mrs. Thompson
1994
Vi Bell
1975
Mrs Slatterthwaite
1987
Mrs Northrop
1987
Mrs. Oxfam
1975
Lady Phillipa of Staines
1980
Gran
1989
Mrs. Thornley
1973
Dolly
1998
Lizzie
2002
Gran
2003
Elfie
1980
Joan Benson
1992
Olive Greenhalgh
2009