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Liz Smith

Liz Smith
  • Name: Liz Smith
  • Birthday: 1921-12-11
  • Also known as: Betty Gleadle
  • Place of birth: Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
  • Popularity: 4.287
Biography: 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.

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Title Release date
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa   as  Self 2010-11-10
The Antiques Rogue Show   as  Olive Greenhalgh 2009-01-04
City of Ember   as  Granny 2008-10-07
Flick   as  Ma 2008-10-03
The Queen of Sheba   as  Norma Speakman 2006-10-29
The Magic Flute   as  The Old Papagena 2006-09-07
Keeping Mum   as  Mrs. Parker 2005-12-02
Oliver Twist   as  Old Woman 2005-09-23
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit   as  Mrs. Mulch (voice) 2005-09-15
Dead Cool   as  Liz 2005-09-01
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory   as  Grandma Georgina 2005-07-13
Nero   as  Soothsayer 2004-05-23
Anna Spud   as  Gran 2003-01-01
A Good Thief   as  Lizzie 2002-07-22
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby   as  Peg Sliderskew 2001-04-08
Donovan Quick   as  Granny 2000-12-28
A Christmas Carol   as  Joyce 2000-11-20
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades   as  Delfina 2000-07-13
A Christmas Carol   as  Mrs Dilber 1999-12-05
Tube Tales   as  Older Lady (segment "Horny") 1999-11-19
Tom's Midnight Garden   as  Mrs Willows 1999-07-02
Alice in Wonderland   as  Miss Lory 1999-02-28
The Revengers' Comedies   as  Winnie 1998-06-09
Anthrakitis   as  Dolly 1998-01-01
Keep the Aspidistra Flying   as  Mrs Meakin 1997-11-20
An Evening with Lily Savage   as  Self - Audience Member 1996-11-11
Secrets & Lies   as  Woman with Cat 1996-05-24
Haunted   as  Old Gypsy Woman 1995-10-27
Doggin' Around   as  Mrs. Thompson 1994-10-16
Pretty Princess   as  regina madre 1993-12-03
Son of the Pink Panther   as  Marta Balls 1993-08-27
Dakota Road   as  Joan Benson 1992-07-17
Nona   as  Anyula 1991-10-19
Night of 100 Stars III   as  Self 1990-05-21
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music   as  Self 1990-05-16
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover   as  Grace 1989-10-13
Apartment Zero   as  Mary Louise McKinney 1989-09-02
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool   as  Mrs. Rigby 1989-02-24
Words of Love   as  Gran 1989-01-29
We Think the World of You   as  Millie 1988-12-22
High Spirits   as  Mrs. Plunkett 1988-11-18
Jake's Journey   as  Witch 1988-01-01
When We Are Married   as  Mrs Northrop 1987-12-26
Little Dorrit   as  Mrs. Bangham 1987-12-11
On the Palm   as  Mrs Slatterthwaite 1987-04-05
Harem   as  Mrs. Pendleton 1986-02-09
A Private Function   as  Mother 1984-11-09
A Christmas Carol   as  Mrs. Dilber 1984-10-09
Curse of the Pink Panther   as  Marta Balls 1983-08-12
Separate Tables   as  Miss Meacham 1983-01-01
Fanny Hill   as  Mrs. Jones (uncredited) 1983-01-01
Trail of the Pink Panther   as  Martha Balls (archive footage) 1982-12-03
Mike Leigh: Making Plays   as  Self (archive footage) 1982-09-04
Britannia Hospital   as  Maisie 1982-05-27
The French Lieutenant's Woman   as  Mrs. Fairley 1981-08-28
The Monster Club   as  Villager 1981-04-11
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End   as  Lady Phillipa of Staines 1980-11-07
Murder Rap   as  Elfie 1980-01-31
Agatha   as  Flora 1979-02-09
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite   as  Mrs. Bag 1977-09-22
The Duellists   as  Fortune Teller 1977-08-31
The Stick Up   as  Hotel Manageress 1977-04-10
Spend Spend Spend   as  Keith's Granny 1977-03-15
The Hunchback of Notre Dame   as  La Falourdel 1976-12-30
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet 1976-11-18
Keep an Eye on Albert   as  Mrs. Oxfam 1975-11-11
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow   as  Vi Bell 1975-10-08
Breath   as  Mrs. Pritchett 1975-01-23
Taking Leave   as  Confused Lady 1974-11-28
Jack Point   as  Mrs. Matthews 1973-11-01
Hard Labour   as  Mrs. Thornley 1973-03-12
Bleak Moments   as  Pat's Mother 1971-11-30
Leo the Last 1970-09-04