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Liz Smith
Actor

Liz Smith

Born December 11, 1921 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Died December 24, 2016

9 films

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.

Awards

1 win, 1 nomination

Filmography 9

Keeping Mum (2005) movie poster
Keeping Mum2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) movie poster
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit2005
A Christmas Carol (1999) movie poster
A Christmas Carol1999
Haunted (1995) movie poster
Haunted1995
Pretty Princess (1993) movie poster
Pretty Princess1993
Apartment Zero (1989) movie poster
Apartment Zero1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) movie poster
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover1989
High Spirits (1988) movie poster
High Spirits1988
A Private Function (1984) movie poster
A Private Function1984