Liz Smith

Actress

Born: December 11, 1921 (95 years old)

Died: December 24, 2016

Place of birth: Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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.

Filmography (71)

• Lark Rise to Candleford (2008, ★ 8.4)
• Takin' Over the Asylum (1994, ★ 8.3)
• The Duchess of Duke Street (1976, ★ 8)
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, ★ 7)
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005, ★ 7.1)
• Apartment Zero (1989, ★ 6.7)
• The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989, ★ 7.3)
• The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001, ★ 7.8)
• Keeping Mum (2005, ★ 6.7)
• Secrets & Lies (1996, ★ 7.6)
• A Christmas Carol (1984, ★ 7.5)
• The Sweeney (1975, ★ 7.9)
• Shooting Stars (1993, ★ 7.6)
• Bottom (1991, ★ 7.9)
• The Royle Family (1998, ★ 7.6)
• Ripping Yarns (1976, ★ 7.6)
• Britannia Hospital (1982, ★ 6.3)
• Little Dorrit (1987, ★ 6.2)
• A Private Function (1984, ★ 6.4)
• A Christmas Carol (2000, ★ 6.5)
• Alice in Wonderland (1999, ★ 6.2)
• City of Ember (2008, ★ 6.3)
• Hard Labour (1973, ★ 6.5)
• We Think the World of You (1988, ★ 6.3)
• Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980, ★ 6.8)
• Oliver Twist (2005, ★ 6.7)
• A Christmas Carol (1999, ★ 7)
• The Duellists (1977, ★ 7.2)
• The Bill (1984, ★ 6.7)
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992, ★ 6.5)