Liz Smith

Born: 1921-12-11, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Died: 2016-12-24

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

• Casualty (1986)
• Crown Court (1972)
• Screen Two (1985)
• The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
• Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
• Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
• Bottom (1991)
• The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)
• The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
• Lovejoy (1986)
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
• City of Ember (2008)
• Screen One (1989)
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
• 2point4 Children (1991)
• Karaoke (1996)
• Cluedo (1990)
• The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986)
• Keeping Mum (2005)
• The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
• The Queen's Nose (1995)
• The Royle Family (1998)
• The Duellists (1977)
• Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
• Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
• The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
• Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983)
• Secrets & Lies (1996)