Liz Smith

Liz Smith

Known for
Acting
Born
December 11, 1921
Died
December 24, 2016 (aged 95)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model poster

Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model

TV · as Self - Good Day New York (archive footage) · 1 ep

2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa poster

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

Movie · as Self

2009
The Antiques Rogue Show

The Antiques Rogue Show

Movie · as Olive Greenhalgh

2008
Flick poster

Flick

Movie · as Ma

2008
City of Ember poster

City of Ember

Movie · as Granny

2008
Lark Rise to Candleford poster

Lark Rise to Candleford

TV · as Zillah · 10 eps

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2006
The Magic Flute poster

The Magic Flute

Movie · as The Old Papagena

2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory poster

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Movie · as Grandma Georgina

2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit poster

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Movie · as Mrs. Mulch (voice)

2005
Keeping Mum poster

Keeping Mum

Movie · as Mrs. Parker

2005
Oliver Twist poster

Oliver Twist

Movie · as Old Woman

2005
Dead Cool poster

Dead Cool

Movie · as Liz

2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate poster

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate

Movie · as Self

2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors poster

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors

Movie

2004
Nero poster

Nero

Movie · as Soothsayer

2004
The Paul O'Grady Show poster

The Paul O'Grady Show

TV · 2 eps

2004
Imperium: Nero poster

Imperium: Nero

TV · as Sacrilega · 2 eps

2003
Anna Spud poster

Anna Spud

Movie · as Gran

2003
Between The Sheets poster

Between The Sheets

TV · 6 eps

2002
A Good Thief

A Good Thief

Movie · as Lizzie

2002
V Graham Norton poster

V Graham Norton

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby poster

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Movie · as Peg Sliderskew

2001
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby poster

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

TV · as Peg Sliderskew · 2 eps

2000
A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol

Movie · as Joyce

2000
Donovan Quick poster

Donovan Quick

Movie · as Granny

2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades poster

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

Movie · as Delfina

1999
Tube Tales poster

Tube Tales

Movie · as Older Lady (segment "Horny")

1999
Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland

Movie · as Miss Lory

1999
Tom's Midnight Garden poster

Tom's Midnight Garden

Movie · as Mrs Willows

1999
A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol

Movie · as Mrs. Dilber

1999
It's Only TV But I Like It

It's Only TV But I Like It

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Oliver Twist poster

Oliver Twist

TV · as Sally · 4 eps

1998
Anthrakitis

Anthrakitis

Movie · as Dolly

1998
The Revengers' Comedies poster

The Revengers' Comedies

Movie · as Winnie

1998
Wife of Bath poster

Wife of Bath

Movie · as Hag (voice)

1998
The Royle Family poster

The Royle Family

TV · as Norma 'Nana' Speakman · 10 eps

1998
So Graham Norton poster

So Graham Norton

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
V.I.P. poster

V.I.P.

TV · as Self - Gossip Columnist · 1 ep

1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying poster

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Movie · as Mrs Meakin

1997
Trial & Retribution poster

Trial & Retribution

TV · as Mrs Dorothy Norton · 1 ep

1996
An Evening with Lily Savage poster

An Evening with Lily Savage

Movie · as Self - Audience Member

1996
Secrets & Lies poster

Secrets & Lies

Movie · as Woman with Cat

1996
Karaoke poster

Karaoke

TV · as Mrs Baglin · 3 eps

1995
Haunted poster

Haunted

Movie · as Old gypsy woman

1995
Crapston Villas poster

Crapston Villas

TV · as Delia (voice) · 20 eps

1995
The Queen's Nose poster

The Queen's Nose

TV · as Grandma · 6 eps

1994
Doggin' Around poster

Doggin' Around

Movie · as Mrs. Thompson

1994
The Vicar of Dibley poster

The Vicar of Dibley

TV · as Letitia Cropley · 14 eps

1994
Pirates poster

Pirates

TV · as Gran · 18 eps

1994
Takin' Over the Asylum poster

Takin' Over the Asylum

TV · as Harriet · 6 eps

1993
Pretty Princess poster

Pretty Princess

Movie · as regina madre

1993
Son of the Pink Panther poster

Son of the Pink Panther

Movie · as Marta Balls

1993
Shooting Stars poster

Shooting Stars

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Dakota Road

Dakota Road

Movie · as Joan Benson

1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles poster

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

TV · as Delfina · 1 ep

1991
Nona

Nona

Movie · as Anyula

1991
Bottom poster

Bottom

TV · as Fortune Teller · 1 ep

1991
2Point4 Children poster

2Point4 Children

TV · as Bette, Auntie Belle · 10 eps

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as Anyula · 1 ep

1991
New Voices

New Voices

TV · as Nana · 1 ep

1990
Night of 100 Stars III poster

Night of 100 Stars III

Movie · as Self

1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music poster

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

Movie · as Self

1990
Drowning in the Shallow End poster

Drowning in the Shallow End

Movie · as Agent

1990
El C.I.D.

El C.I.D.

TV · as Mildred · 1 ep

1990
Cluedo poster

Cluedo

TV · as Mrs. White · 6 eps

1989
Apartment Zero poster

Apartment Zero

Movie · as Mary Louise McKinney

1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover poster

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

Movie · as Grace

1989
Words of Love poster

Words of Love

Movie · as Gran

1989
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool poster

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

Movie · as Mrs. Rigby

1989
Young Charlie Chaplin poster

Young Charlie Chaplin

TV · as Mrs. Greenwood · 1 ep

1989
Screen One poster

Screen One

TV · as Mrs. Thompson · 1 ep

1988
High Spirits poster

High Spirits

Movie · as Mrs. Plunkett

1988
Jake's Journey poster

Jake's Journey

Movie · as Witch

1988
We Think the World of You poster

We Think the World of You

Movie · as Millie

1987
Little Dorrit poster

Little Dorrit

Movie · as Mrs. Bangham

1987
On the Palm poster

On the Palm

Movie · as Mrs Slatterthwaite

1987
When We Are Married poster

When We Are Married

Movie · as Mrs Northrop

1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

TV · as Lena Finn · 1 ep

1987
Valentine Park poster

Valentine Park

TV · as Mrs. Giles · 12 eps

1987
Imaginary Friends poster

Imaginary Friends

TV · as Milly Munger · 3 eps

1986
Harem poster

Harem

Movie · as Mrs. Pendleton

1986
Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy

TV · as Florence · 1 ep

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Tillie · 1 ep

1986
American Masters poster

American Masters

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1986
Worlds Beyond poster

Worlds Beyond

TV · as Mrs Watts · 1 ep

1986
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil poster

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

TV · as Mrs Fisher · 3 eps

1985
Mann's Best Friends poster

Mann's Best Friends

TV · as Mrs. Anstruther · 6 eps

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Mrs. Slatterthwaite, Gran, Agent · 1 ep

1985
All in Good Faith poster

All in Good Faith

TV · as Annie Freeman · 1 ep

1984
A Private Function poster

A Private Function

Movie · as Mother

1984
A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol

Movie · as Mrs. Dilber

1984
The Bill poster

The Bill

TV · 3 eps

1983
Curse of the Pink Panther poster

Curse of the Pink Panther

Movie · as Marta Balls

1983
Fanny Hill poster

Fanny Hill

Movie · as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)

1983
Separate Tables poster

Separate Tables

Movie · as Miss Meacham

1983
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime poster

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

TV · as Hannah Macpherson · 1 ep

1983
Now and Then

Now and Then

TV · as Gran - Then · 13 eps

1983
Mr. Right

Mr. Right

TV · as Gran · 4 eps

1982
Britannia Hospital poster

Britannia Hospital

Movie · as Maisie

1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays poster

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1982
Trail of the Pink Panther poster

Trail of the Pink Panther

Movie · as Martha Balls (archive footage)

1982
Crystal Gazing poster

Crystal Gazing

Movie · as Lady in Pub

1982
Wogan poster

Wogan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman poster

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Movie · as Mrs. Fairley

1981
The Monster Club poster

The Monster Club

Movie · as Villager

1980
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End poster

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

Movie · as Lady Phillipa of Staines

1980
Murder Rap poster

Murder Rap

Movie · as Elfie

1979
Agatha poster

Agatha

Movie · as Flora

1978
An Audience with... poster

An Audience with...

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1977
The Stick Up poster

The Stick Up

Movie · as Hotel Manageress

1977
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite poster

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

Movie · as Mrs. Bag

1977
Spend Spend Spend poster

Spend Spend Spend

Movie · as Keith's Granny

1977
The Duellists poster

The Duellists

Movie · as Fortune Teller

1977
Nicholas Nickleby poster

Nicholas Nickleby

TV · as Peg Sliderskew · 2 eps

1976
The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Movie · as La Falourdel

1976
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet poster

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

Movie · as Mrs. Dodds

1976
Ripping Yarns poster

Ripping Yarns

TV · as Mrs. Bag · 1 ep

1976
The Duchess of Duke Street poster

The Duchess of Duke Street

TV · as Nanny · 2 eps

1975
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow poster

It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow

Movie · as Vi Bell

1975
Breath poster

Breath

Movie · as Mrs. Pritchett

1975
Keep an Eye on Albert poster

Keep an Eye on Albert

Movie · as Mrs. Oxfam

1975
The Sweeney poster

The Sweeney

TV · as Mrs. Davies · 1 ep

1975
I Didn't Know You Cared poster

I Didn't Know You Cared

TV · as Annie Brandon · 27 eps

1974
Taking Leave poster

Taking Leave

Movie · as Confused Lady

1974
Bedtime Stories poster

Bedtime Stories

TV · as Miss Long · 1 ep

1974
Seven Faces of Woman

Seven Faces of Woman

TV · as Madge · 1 ep

1974
Village Hall poster

Village Hall

TV · as Mrs Whalley · 1 ep

1974
No, Honestly poster

No, Honestly

TV · as May · 1 ep

1973
Hard Labour poster

Hard Labour

Movie · as Mrs. Thornley

1973
Jack Point poster

Jack Point

Movie · as Mrs. Matthews

1973
Last of the Summer Wine poster

Last of the Summer Wine

TV · as Housekeeper · 1 ep

1973
Second City Firsts

Second City Firsts

TV · as Mrs. Murphy · 1 ep

1972
Bleak Moments poster

Bleak Moments

Movie · as Pat's Mother

1972
Crown Court poster

Crown Court

TV · as Mrs. Fowkes, Mrs. Flynn · 1 ep

1970
Leo the Last poster

Leo the Last

Movie · as Raving Tenant (uncredited)

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Mrs. Thornley, Mrs. Mathews, Mrs. Pritchett, Mrs. Oxfam, Keith's Granny, Elfie · 1 ep

1969
In Loving Memory poster

In Loving Memory

TV · as Hilda Pardoe · 2 eps

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep