Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 11, 1921
Place of Birth:
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Liz Smith
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Lark Rise to Candleford | Zillah |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show | |
| 2004 | Imperium: Nero | Sacrilega |
| 2003 | Between The Sheets | |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton | Self |
| 1999 | It's Only TV But I Like It | Self |
| 1999 | Oliver Twist | Sally |
| 1998 | The Royle Family | Norma 'Nana' Speakman |
| 1998 | So Graham Norton | Self |
| 1998 | V.I.P. | Self - Gossip Columnist |
| 1997 | Trial & Retribution | |
| 1996 | Karaoke | Mrs. Baglin |
| 1995 | Crapston Villas | Delia (voice) |
| 1995 | Queen's Nose | Grandma |
| 1994 | The Vicar of Dibley | Letitia Cropley |
| 1994 | Pirates | Gran |
| 1994 | Takin' Over the Asylum | Harriet |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars | Self |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Delfina |
| 1991 | Bottom | Fortune Teller |
| 1991 | 2Point4 Children | Bette |
| 1991 | 2Point4 Children | Auntie Belle |
| 1991 | Performance | Anyula |
| 1990 | El C.I.D. | Mildred |
| 1990 | Cluedo | Mrs. White |
| 1989 | Young Charlie Chaplin | Mrs. Greenwood |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Lena Finn |
| 1987 | Valentine Park | Mrs. Giles |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Florence |
| 1986 | Casualty | Tillie |
| 1986 | The Life and Loves of a She-Devil | Mrs. Fisher |
| 1986 | American Masters | Self |
| 1985 | Mann's Best Friends | Mrs. Anstruther |
| 1984 | The Bill | |
| 1983 | Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime | Hannah Macpherson |
| 1983 | Now And Then | |
| 1983 | Mr. Right | Gran |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self |
| 1980 | The Gentle Touch | Edna Slater |
| 1978 | An Audience with... | Self |
| 1977 | Nicholas Nickleby | Peg Sliderskew |
| 1976 | Ripping Yarns | Mrs. Bag |
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Mrs. Davies |
| 1975 | I Didn't Know You Cared | Annie Brandon |
| 1974 | Within These Walls | |
| 1974 | Bedtime Stories | Miss Long |
| 1973 | Last of the Summer Wine | Housekeeper |
| 1972 | Crown Court | |
| 1972 | Crown Court | Mrs. Fowkes |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Mrs. Thornley |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Mrs. Mathews |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Mrs. Pritchett |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Mrs. Oxfam |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Keith's Granny |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Elfie |
| 1970 | Play for Today | |
| 1969 | In Loving Memory | Hilda Pardoe |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self (archive footage) |