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Liz Smith
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.
20
Films
6.4
Avg Score
Filmography (20)
City of Ember
64
as Granny
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
75
as Mrs. Mulch (voice)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
67
as Grandma Georgina
Keeping Mum
68
as Mrs. Parker
Oliver Twist
68
as Old Woman
A Christmas Carol
74
as Mrs. Dilber
Alice in Wonderland
63
as Miss Lory
The Revengers' Comedies
61
as Winnie
Secrets & Lies
80
as Woman with Cat
Haunted
62
as Old gypsy woman
Son of the Pink Panther
39
as Marta Balls
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
75
as Grace
High Spirits
58
as Mrs. Plunkett
A Christmas Carol
78
as Mrs. Dilber
Curse of the Pink Panther
43
as Marta Balls
Trail of the Pink Panther
48
as Martha Balls (archive footage)
Britannia Hospital
62
as Maisie
The French Lieutenant's Woman
69
as Mrs. Fairley
The Monster Club
59
as Villager
The Duellists
74
as Fortune Teller