Liz Smith
Acting · 95 years old
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
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
Mrs. Bag
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
Lark Rise to Candleford
Zillah
Takin' Over the Asylum
Harriet
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Self (archive footage)
The Duchess of Duke Street
Nanny
The Sweeney
Mrs. Davies
Bottom
Fortune Teller
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Peg Sliderskew
Ripping Yarns
Mrs. Bag
Shooting Stars
Self
The Royle Family
Norma 'Nana' Speakman
Secrets & Lies
Woman with Cat
Crapston Villas
Delia (voice)
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Dilber
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Grace
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
Vi Bell
Lovejoy
Florence
The Duellists
Fortune Teller