Liz Smith
Liz Smith was an actor, born 1921, died 2016.
Betty Gleadle, known by the stage name Liz Smith, was an English actress. She was 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 ("Nana") in The Royle Family (1998, 2006). For the latter, Smith was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2007. She also played Zillah in Lark Rise to Candleford (2008) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of Mother in the…
Movies (28)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
- City of Ember (2008)
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
- Keeping Mum (2005)
- Oliver Twist (2005)
- The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
- Haunted (1995)
- A Christmas Carol (1984)
- Alice in Wonderland (1999)
- The Duellists (1977)
- High Spirits (1988)
- Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
- Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
- A Christmas Carol (1999)
- The Monster Club (1981)
- Tube Tales (1999)
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)
- Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
- Agatha (1979)
- Britannia Hospital (1982)
- The Revengers' Comedies (1998)
- A Private Function (1984)
- Fanny Hill (1983)
- Apartment Zero (1989)
- Nero (2004)
- Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)
- Little Dorrit (1987)
TV (16)
- Play for Today (1970)
- Screen Two (1985)
- American Masters (1986)
- The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
- Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
- 2Point4 Children (1991)
- The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
- Cluedo (1990)
- Bottom (1991)
- The Royle Family (1998)
- Oliver Twist (1999)
- Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model (2026)
- Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983)
- Karaoke (1996)
- The Queen's Nose (1995)
- It's Only TV But I Like It (1999)