Liz Smith

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-12-11 (95 years old)

Deathday

2016-12-24

Place of Birth

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Liz Smith

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.

Acting

2005

1989

Apartment Zero

as Mary Louise McKinney

1988

High Spirits

as Mrs. Plunkett

1979

Agatha

as Flora

1982

1987

Little Dorrit

as Mrs. Bangham

2005

Keeping Mum

as Mrs. Parker

1996

An Evening with Lily Savage

as Self - Audience Member

1998

Anthrakitis

as Dolly

1993

Pretty Princess

as regina madre

1977

The Stick Up

as Hotel Manageress

1971

Bleak Moments

as Pat's Mother

1989

1993

2003

Anna Spud

as Gran

1983

1976

1983

Fanny Hill

as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)

2009

The Antiques Rogue Show

as Olive Greenhalgh

1991

Nona

as Anyula

1984

2000

1999

Tube Tales

as Older Lady (segment "Horny")

1986

Harem

as Mrs. Pendleton

2000

Donovan Quick

as Granny

2008

Flick

as Ma

1994

Doggin' Around

as Mrs. Thompson

1999

1992

Dakota Road

as Joan Benson

2008

City of Ember

as Granny

1982

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

as Self (archive footage)

1973

Hard Labour

as Mrs. Thornley

2002

A Good Thief

as Lizzie

1996

Secrets & Lies

as Woman with Cat

1988

1980

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

as Lady Phillipa of Staines

2005

Oliver Twist

as Old Woman

1984

A Christmas Carol

as Mrs. Dilber

1999

Tom's Midnight Garden

as Mrs Willows

1999

A Christmas Carol

as Mrs Dilber

1977

Spend Spend Spend

as Keith's Granny

2004

Nero

as Soothsayer

1983

Separate Tables

as Miss Meacham

2005

Dead Cool

as Liz

1973

Jack Point

as Mrs. Matthews

1974

Taking Leave

as Confused Lady

2006

The Magic Flute

as The Old Papagena

1995

Haunted

as Old Gypsy Woman

1975

Breath

as Mrs. Pritchett

1989

1975

1977

The Duellists

as Fortune Teller

1981

The Monster Club

as Villager

1980

Murder Rap

as Elfie

1982

Trail of the Pink Panther

as Martha Balls (archive footage)

1987

On the Palm

as Mrs Slatterthwaite

1987

When We Are Married

as Mrs Northrop

© All Rights Reserved 2025