Liz Smith
Betty Gleadle (11 December 1921 – 24 December 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.
Acted in
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
as Self
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009
as Olive Greenhalgh
City of Ember
2008
as Granny
Flick
2008
as Ma
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
as Zillah
The Queen of Sheba
2006
as Norma Speakman
The Magic Flute
2006
as The Old Papagena
Keeping Mum
2005
as Mrs. Parker
Oliver Twist
2005
as Old Woman
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
as Mrs. Mulch (voice)
Dead Cool
2005
as Liz
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
as Grandma Georgina
Nero
2004
as Soothsayer
Imperium: Nero
2004
as Sacrilega
Between The Sheets
2003
Anna Spud
2003
as Gran
A Good Thief
2002
as Lizzie
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001
as Peg Sliderskew
Donovan Quick
2000
as Granny
A Christmas Carol
2000
as Joyce
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000
as Delfina
A Christmas Carol
1999
as Mrs Dilber
Oliver Twist
1999
as Sally
Tube Tales
1999
as Older Lady (segment "Horny")
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999
as Mrs Willows
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
as Self
Alice in Wonderland
1999
as Miss Lory
V.I.P.
1998
as Self - Gossip Columnist
The Royle Family
1998
as Norma 'Nana' Speakman
The Revengers' Comedies
1998
as Winnie
Anthrakitis
1998
as Dolly
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
as Mrs Meakin
Trial & Retribution
1997
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
as Self - Audience Member
Secrets & Lies
1996
as Woman with Cat
Karaoke
1996
as Mrs. Baglin
Haunted
1995
as Old Gypsy Woman
Crapston Villas
1995
as Delia (voice)
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
as Letitia Cropley
Doggin' Around
1994
as Mrs. Thompson
Pirates
1994
as Gran
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994
as Harriet
Shooting Stars
1993
as Self
Pretty Princess
1993
as regina madre
Son of the Pink Panther
1993
as Marta Balls
Dakota Road
1992
as Joan Benson
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
as Delfina
Nona
1991
as Anyula
Bottom
1991
as Fortune Teller
2Point4 Children
1991
as Bette
2Point4 Children
1991
as Auntie Belle
Performance
1991
as Anyula
Cluedo
1990
as Mrs. White
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
as Self
El C.I.D.
1990
as Mildred
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
as Grace
Apartment Zero
1989
as Mary Louise McKinney
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989
as Mrs. Rigby
Words of Love
1989
as Gran
Young Charlie Chaplin
1989
as Mrs. Greenwood
We Think the World of You
1988
as Millie
High Spirits
1988
as Mrs. Plunkett
Jake's Journey
1988
as Witch
When We Are Married
1987
as Mrs Northrop
Little Dorrit
1987
as Mrs. Bangham
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Lena Finn
Valentine Park
1987
as Mrs. Giles
On the Palm
1987
as Mrs Slatterthwaite
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
1986
as Mrs. Fisher
Casualty
1986
as Tillie
American Masters
1986
as Self
Harem
1986
as Mrs. Pendleton
Lovejoy
1986
as Florence
Mann's Best Friends
1985
as Mrs. Anstruther
A Private Function
1984
as Mother
The Bill
1984
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Mrs. Dilber
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
as Hannah Macpherson
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Marta Balls
Now And Then
1983
Fanny Hill
1983
as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Separate Tables
1983
as Miss Meacham
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
as Martha Balls (archive footage)
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Maisie
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
as Mrs. Fairley
The Monster Club
1981
as Villager
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980
as Lady Phillipa of Staines
The Gentle Touch
1980
as Edna Slater
Murder Rap
1980
as Elfie
Agatha
1979
as Flora
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
1977
as Mrs. Bag
The Duellists
1977
as Fortune Teller
The Stick Up
1977
as Hotel Manageress
Nicholas Nickleby
1977
as Peg Sliderskew
Spend Spend Spend
1977
as Keith's Granny
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1976
as La Falourdel
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976
as Mrs. Dodds
Ripping Yarns
1976
as Mrs. Bag
Keep an Eye on Albert
1975
as Mrs. Oxfam
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
1975
as Vi Bell
I Didn't Know You Cared
1975
as Annie Brandon
Breath
1975
as Mrs. Pritchett
The Sweeney
1975
as Mrs. Davies
Taking Leave
1974
as Confused Lady
Bedtime Stories
1974
as Miss Long
Within These Walls
1974
Jack Point
1973
as Mrs. Matthews
Hard Labour
1973
as Mrs. Thornley
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Housekeeper
Crown Court
1972
Crown Court
1972
as Mrs. Fowkes
Bleak Moments
1971
as Pat's Mother
Play for Today
1970
as Mrs. Mathews
Play for Today
1970
as Keith's Granny
Play for Today
1970
as Mrs. Thornley
Play for Today
1970
as Mrs. Pritchett
Play for Today
1970
as Mrs. Oxfam
Play for Today
1970
as Elfie
Play for Today
1970
Leo the Last
1970
In Loving Memory
1969
as Hilda Pardoe
Tony Awards
1956
as Self (archive footage)