Liz Smith

Personal Info

Birthday

December 11, 1921

Day of Death

2016-12-24

(95 years old)

Place of Birth

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Betty Gleadle

Liz Smith

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

Last of the Summer Wine

Play for Today

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Crown Court

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Casualty

The Sweeney

Filmography

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