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Liz Smith

Liz Smith

1921-12-11 / 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.

Appearances

The Sweeney
The Sweeney (1975)
Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars (1993)
The Bill
The Bill (1984)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
Bottom
Bottom (1991)
The Royle Family
The Royle Family (1998)
Lovejoy
Lovejoy (1986)
Between The Sheets
Between The Sheets (2003)
Lark Rise to Candleford
Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
I Didn't Know You Cared
I Didn't Know You Cared (1975)
Crapston Villas
Crapston Villas (1995)
Trial & Retribution
Trial & Retribution (1997)
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983)
So Graham Norton
So Graham Norton (1998)
V Graham Norton
V Graham Norton (2002)
Within These Walls
Within These Walls (1974)
Wogan
Wogan (1982)
Pirates
Pirates (1994)
Now And Then
Now And Then (1983)
Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby (1977)
It's Only TV But I Like It
It's Only TV But I Like It (1999)
Young Charlie Chaplin
Young Charlie Chaplin (1989)
Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories (1974)
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
Tony Awards
Tony Awards (1956)
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
2Point4 Children
2Point4 Children (1991)
Ripping Yarns
Ripping Yarns (1976)
An Audience with...
An Audience with... (1978)
Casualty
Casualty (1986)
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (1999)
Takin' Over the Asylum
Takin' Over the Asylum (1994)
Imperium: Nero
Imperium: Nero (2004)
El C.I.D.
El C.I.D. (1990)
Valentine Park
Valentine Park (1987)
The Gentle Touch
The Gentle Touch (1980)
Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
In Loving Memory
In Loving Memory (1969)
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986)
American Masters
American Masters (1986)
Karaoke
Karaoke (1996)
Performance
Performance (1991)
Cluedo
Cluedo (1990)
V.I.P.
V.I.P. (1998)
Mann's Best Friends
Mann's Best Friends (1985)
Mr. Right
Mr. Right (1983)
Queen's Nose
Queen's Nose (1995)