Liz Smith
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Actr...
Known For
Filmography
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
2026
as Self - Good Day New York (archive footage)
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
as Self
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009
as Olive Greenhalgh
Flick
2008
as Ma
City of Ember
2008
as Granny
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
as Zillah
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The Magic Flute
2006
as The Old Papagena
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
as Grandma Georgina
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
as Mrs. Mulch (voice)
Keeping Mum
2005
as Mrs. Parker
Oliver Twist
2005
as Old Woman
Dead Cool
2005
as Liz
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate
2005
as Self
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
2005
Nero
2004
as Soothsayer
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Imperium: Nero
2004
as Sacrilega
Anna Spud
2003
as Gran
Between The Sheets
2003
A Good Thief
2002
as Lizzie
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001
as Peg Sliderskew
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001
as Peg Sliderskew
Treasure
2001
as Voices
A Christmas Carol
2000
as Joyce
Donovan Quick
2000
as Granny
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000
as Delfina
Tube Tales
1999
as Older Lady (segment "Horny")
Alice in Wonderland
1999
as Miss Lory
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999
as Mrs Willows
A Christmas Carol
1999
as Mrs. Dilber
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
as Self
Oliver Twist
1999
as Sally
Anthrakitis
1998
as Dolly
The Revengers' Comedies
1998
as Winnie
Wife of Bath
1998
as Hag (voice)
The Royle Family
1998
as Norma 'Nana' Speakman
So Graham Norton
1998
as Self
V.I.P.
1998
as Self - Gossip Columnist
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
as Mrs Meakin
Trial & Retribution
1997
as Mrs Dorothy Norton
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
as Self - Audience Member
Secrets & Lies
1996
as Woman with Cat
Karaoke
1996
as Mrs Baglin
Haunted
1995
as Old gypsy woman
Crapston Villas
1995
as Delia (voice)
The Queen's Nose
1995
as Grandma
Doggin' Around
1994
as Mrs. Thompson
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
as Letitia Cropley
Pirates
1994
as Gran
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994
as Harriet
Pretty Princess
1993
as regina madre
Son of the Pink Panther
1993
as Marta Balls
Shooting Stars
1993
as Self
Dakota Road
1992
as Joan Benson
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
as Delfina
Nona
1991
as Anyula
Bottom
1991
as Fortune Teller
2Point4 Children
1991
as Bette
2Point4 Children
1991
as Auntie Belle
Performance
1991
as Anyula
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
as Self
Drowning in the Shallow End
1990
as Agent
El C.I.D.
1990
as Mildred
Cluedo
1990
as Mrs. White
Apartment Zero
1989
as Mary Louise McKinney
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
as Grace
Words of Love
1989
as Gran
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989
as Mrs. Rigby
Young Charlie Chaplin
1989
as Mrs. Greenwood
Screen One
1989
as Mrs. Thompson
High Spirits
1988
as Mrs. Plunkett
Jake's Journey
1988
as Witch
We Think the World of You
1988
as Millie
Little Dorrit
1987
as Mrs. Bangham
On the Palm
1987
as Mrs Slatterthwaite
When We Are Married
1987
as Mrs Northrop
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Lena Finn
Valentine Park
1987
as Mrs. Giles
Imaginary Friends
1987
as Milly Munger
Harem
1986
as Mrs. Pendleton
Lovejoy
1986
as Florence
Casualty
1986
as Tillie
American Masters
1986
as Self
Worlds Beyond
1986
as Mrs Watts
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
1986
as Mrs Fisher
Mann's Best Friends
1985
as Mrs. Anstruther
Screen Two
1985
as Mrs. Slatterthwaite
Screen Two
1985
as Gran
Screen Two
1985
as Agent
A Private Function
1984
as Mother
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Mrs. Dilber
The Bill
1984
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Marta Balls
Fanny Hill
1983
as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Separate Tables
1983
as Miss Meacham
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
as Hannah Macpherson
Now And Then
1983
as Gran - Then
Mr. Right
1983
as Gran
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Maisie
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
as Martha Balls (archive footage)
Crystal Gazing
1982
as Lady in Pub
Wogan
1982
as Self
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
as Mrs. Fairley
The Monster Club
1981
as Villager
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980
as Lady Phillipa of Staines
Murder Rap
1980
as Elfie
Agatha
1979
as Flora
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
The Stick Up
1977
as Hotel Manageress
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
1977
as Mrs. Bag
Spend Spend Spend
1977
as Keith's Granny
The Duellists
1977
as Fortune Teller
Nicholas Nickleby
1977
as Peg Sliderskew
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1976
as La Falourdel
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976
as Mrs. Dodds
Ripping Yarns
1976
as Mrs. Bag
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Nanny
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
1975
as Vi Bell
Breath
1975
as Mrs. Pritchett
Keep an Eye on Albert
1975
as Mrs. Oxfam
The Sweeney
1975
as Mrs. Davies
I Didn't Know You Cared
1975
as Annie Brandon
Taking Leave
1974
as Confused Lady
Bedtime Stories
1974
as Miss Long
Seven Faces of Woman
1974
as Madge
Hard Labour
1973
as Mrs. Thornley
Jack Point
1973
as Mrs. Matthews
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Housekeeper
Second City Firsts
1973
as Mrs. Murphy
Bleak Moments
1972
as Pat's Mother
Crown Court
1972
Crown Court
1972
as Mrs. Fowkes
Crown Court
1972
as Mrs. Flynn
Leo the Last
1970
as Raving Tenant (uncredited)
Play for Today
1970
as Mrs. Thornley
Play for Today
1970
as Mrs. Mathews
Play for Today
1970
as Mrs. Pritchett
Play for Today
1970
as Mrs. Oxfam
Play for Today
1970
as Keith's Granny
Play for Today
1970
as Elfie
Play for Today
1970
In Loving Memory
1969
as Hilda Pardoe
Tony Awards
1956
as Self (archive footage)