Liz Smith
Known for: Acting
Born: December 11, 1921
Died: December 24, 2016
Place of birth: Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
76 movies · 58 TV shows, newest first
7.1
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
2026
8.4
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010NR
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009
6.4
City of Ember
2008
4.0
Flick
2008
8.4
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
6.3
The Magic Flute
2006
NR
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate
2005
6.7
Keeping Mum
2005
6.8
Oliver Twist
2005
7.1
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
5.0
Dead Cool
2005
7.0
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
5.1
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
6.0
Nero
2004
6.2
Imperium: Nero
2004
5.2
Between The Sheets
2003
NR
Anna Spud
20037.0
A Good Thief
2002
5.3
V Graham Norton
2002
6.0
Treasure
2001
7.6
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001
7.0
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001
6.0
Donovan Quick
2000
6.8
A Christmas Carol
2000
5.4
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000
6.9
A Christmas Carol
1999
6.3
Oliver Twist
1999
5.3
Tube Tales
1999
6.1
Tom's Midnight Garden
19996.5
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
6.2
Alice in Wonderland
1999
5.3
V.I.P.
1998
7.0
Wife of Bath
1998
7.6
The Royle Family
1998
7.4
So Graham Norton
1998
5.8
The Revengers' Comedies
199810.0
Anthrakitis
1998
6.0
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
6.8
Trial & Retribution
1997
10.0
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
7.6
Secrets & Lies
1996
6.8
Karaoke
1996
7.2
The Queen's Nose
1995
6.1
Haunted
1995
7.5
Crapston Villas
1995
7.3
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
6.0
Doggin' Around
1994
NR
Pirates
1994
8.4
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994
7.7
Shooting Stars
1993
5.6
Pretty Princess
1993
4.6
Son of the Pink Panther
19934.4
Dakota Road
1992
6.5
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
19928.0
Nona
1991
6.3
Performance
1991
7.9
Bottom
1991
7.3
2Point4 Children
1991
6.8
Cluedo
1990
4.3
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
9.0
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
199010.0
El C.I.D.
1990
7.0
Drowning in the Shallow End
1990
7.3
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
7.2
Screen One
1989
6.7
Apartment Zero
1989
5.1
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989
9.0
Words of Love
1989
10.0
Young Charlie Chaplin
1989
6.4
We Think the World of You
1988
5.8
High Spirits
1988
7.0
Jake's Journey
1988
7.0
When We Are Married
1987
6.4
Little Dorrit
1987
6.6
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
NR
Valentine Park
1987
NR
On the Palm
1987
5.8
Worlds Beyond
1986
7.2
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
1986
6.2
Casualty
1986
7.0
American Masters
1986
5.4
Harem
1986
7.4
Lovejoy
1986
5.0
Mann's Best Friends
1985
7.1
Screen Two
1985
6.4
A Private Function
1984
6.8
The Bill
1984
7.5
A Christmas Carol
1984
6.5
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
4.6
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983NR
Now And Then
19838.0
Mr. Right
1983
5.4
Fanny Hill
1983
6.6
Separate Tables
1983
5.1
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
7.0
Crystal Gazing
1982
8.0
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
6.2
Britannia Hospital
1982
5.3
Wogan
1982
6.5
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
5.8
The Monster Club
1981
7.0
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980
NR
Murder Rap
1980
6.1
Agatha
1979
5.3
An Audience with...
1978
8.5
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
1977
7.2
The Duellists
1977
5.6
The Stick Up
1977
7.0
Nicholas Nickleby
1977
5.0
Spend Spend Spend
1977
6.2
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1976
8.0
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976
8.0
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
7.7
Ripping Yarns
1976
NR
Keep an Eye on Albert
1975
7.8
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
1975
7.1
I Didn't Know You Cared
1975
NR
Breath
1975
8.1
The Sweeney
1975
NR
Taking Leave
1974NR
Seven Faces of Woman
1974
NR
Bedtime Stories
1974
8.0
Jack Point
1973NR
Second City Firsts
1973
6.7
Hard Labour
1973
7.2
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
5.7
Crown Court
1972
6.1
Bleak Moments
1971
6.6
Play for Today
1970
5.3
Leo the Last
1970
6.8
In Loving Memory
1969
NR
Tony Awards
1956