Liz Smith

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.

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Filmography

2010

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/10/2010

2009

Movie
The Antiques Rogue Show
as Olive Greenhalgh
Movie - Released: 1/4/2009

2008

Flick
Flick
as Ma
Movie - Released: 10/3/2008
City of Ember
City of Ember
as Granny
Movie - Released: 10/7/2008
Lark Rise to Candleford
Lark Rise to Candleford
as Zillah
TV - Released: 1/13/2008

2007

The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
TV - Released: 2/22/2007

2006

The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute
as The Old Papagena
Movie - Released: 9/7/2006
The Queen of Sheba
The Queen of Sheba
as Norma Speakman
Movie - Released: 10/29/2006

2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Grandma Georgina
Movie - Released: 7/13/2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Mrs. Mulch (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/15/2005
Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum
as Mrs. Parker
Movie - Released: 12/2/2005
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
as Old Woman
Movie - Released: 9/23/2005
Dead Cool
Dead Cool
as Liz
Movie - Released: 9/1/2005

2004

Nero
Nero
as Soothsayer
Movie - Released: 5/23/2004
The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show
TV - Released: 10/11/2004
Imperium: Nero
Imperium: Nero
as Sacrilega
TV - Released: 5/23/2004

2003

Anna Spud
Anna Spud
as Gran
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003
Between The Sheets
Between The Sheets
TV - Released: 11/17/2003

2002

Movie
A Good Thief
as Lizzie
Movie - Released: 7/22/2002
V Graham Norton
V Graham Norton
as Self
TV - Released: 5/6/2002

2001

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Peg Sliderskew
Movie - Released: 4/8/2001

2000

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
as Joyce
Movie - Released: 11/20/2000
Donovan Quick
Donovan Quick
as Granny
Movie - Released: 12/28/2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
as Delfina
Movie - Released: 7/13/2000

1999

Tube Tales
Tube Tales
as Older Lady (segment "Horny")
Movie - Released: 11/19/1999
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as Miss Lory
Movie - Released: 2/28/1999
Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden
as Mrs Willows
Movie - Released: 7/2/1999
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs Dilber
Movie - Released: 12/5/1999
TV
It's Only TV But I Like It
as Self
TV - Released: 6/3/1999
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
as Sally
TV - Released: 11/28/1999

1998

Movie
Anthrakitis
as Dolly
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
The Revengers' Comedies
The Revengers' Comedies
as Winnie
Movie - Released: 6/9/1998
The Royle Family
The Royle Family
as Norma 'Nana' Speakman
TV - Released: 9/14/1998
So Graham Norton
So Graham Norton
as Self
TV - Released: 7/3/1998
V.I.P.
V.I.P.
as Self - Gossip Columnist
TV - Released: 9/26/1998

1997

Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Mrs Meakin
Movie - Released: 11/20/1997
Trial & Retribution
Trial & Retribution
TV - Released: 10/19/1997

1996

An Evening with Lily Savage
An Evening with Lily Savage
as Self - Audience Member
Movie - Released: 11/11/1996
Secrets & Lies
Secrets & Lies
as Woman with Cat
Movie - Released: 5/24/1996
Karaoke
Karaoke
as Mrs. Baglin
TV - Released: 4/28/1996

1995

Haunted
Haunted
as Old Gypsy Woman
Movie - Released: 10/27/1995
Crapston Villas
Crapston Villas
as Delia (voice)
TV - Released: 10/27/1995
Queen's Nose
Queen's Nose
as Grandma
TV - Released: 11/15/1995

1994

Doggin' Around
Doggin' Around
as Mrs. Thompson
Movie - Released: 10/16/1994
The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley
as Letitia Cropley
TV - Released: 11/10/1994
Pirates
Pirates
as Gran
TV - Released: 10/6/1994
Takin' Over the Asylum
Takin' Over the Asylum
as Harriet
TV - Released: 9/27/1994

1993

Pretty Princess
Pretty Princess
as regina madre
Movie - Released: 12/3/1993
Son of the Pink Panther
Son of the Pink Panther
as Marta Balls
Movie - Released: 8/27/1993
Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars
as Self
TV - Released: 12/27/1993

1992

Movie
Dakota Road
as Joan Benson
Movie - Released: 7/17/1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Delfina
TV - Released: 3/4/1992

1991

Movie
Nona
as Anyula
Movie - Released: 10/19/1991
Bottom
Bottom
as Fortune Teller
TV - Released: 9/17/1991
2Point4 Children
2Point4 Children
as Bette
TV - Released: 9/3/1991
2Point4 Children
2Point4 Children
as Auntie Belle
TV - Released: 9/3/1991
Performance
Performance
as Anyula
TV - Released: 2/22/1991

1990

Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/21/1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/16/1990
Drowning in the Shallow End
Drowning in the Shallow End
as Agent
Movie - Released: 1/28/1990
TV
El C.I.D.
as Mildred
TV - Released: 2/7/1990
Cluedo
Cluedo
as Mrs. White
TV - Released: 7/25/1990

1989

Apartment Zero
Apartment Zero
as Mary Louise McKinney
Movie - Released: 9/2/1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
as Grace
Movie - Released: 10/13/1989
Words of Love
Words of Love
as Gran
Movie - Released: 1/29/1989
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
as Mrs. Rigby
Movie - Released: 2/24/1989
Young Charlie Chaplin
Young Charlie Chaplin
as Mrs. Greenwood
TV - Released: 1/25/1989

1988

High Spirits
High Spirits
as Mrs. Plunkett
Movie - Released: 11/18/1988
Jake's Journey
Jake's Journey
as Witch
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988
We Think the World of You
We Think the World of You
as Millie
Movie - Released: 12/22/1988

1987

Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
as Mrs. Bangham
Movie - Released: 12/11/1987
On the Palm
On the Palm
as Mrs Slatterthwaite
Movie - Released: 4/5/1987
When We Are Married
When We Are Married
as Mrs Northrop
Movie - Released: 12/26/1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Lena Finn
TV - Released: 8/2/1987
Valentine Park
Valentine Park
as Mrs. Giles
TV - Released: 6/19/1987

1986

Harem
Harem
as Mrs. Pendleton
Movie - Released: 2/9/1986
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
as Florence
TV - Released: 1/10/1986
Casualty
Casualty
as Tillie
TV - Released: 9/6/1986
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
as Mrs. Fisher
TV - Released: 10/8/1986
American Masters
American Masters
as Self
TV - Released: 6/23/1986

1985

Mann's Best Friends
Mann's Best Friends
as Mrs. Anstruther
TV - Released: 4/15/1985

1984

A Private Function
A Private Function
as Mother
Movie - Released: 11/9/1984
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Dilber
Movie - Released: 10/9/1984
The Bill
The Bill
TV - Released: 10/16/1984

1983

Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Marta Balls
Movie - Released: 8/12/1983
Fanny Hill
Fanny Hill
as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1983
Separate Tables
Separate Tables
as Miss Meacham
Movie - Released: 1/1/1983
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
as Hannah Macpherson
TV - Released: 10/9/1983
TV
Now And Then
TV - Released: 7/24/1983
TV
Mr. Right
as Gran
TV - Released: 1/4/1983

1982

Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
as Maisie
Movie - Released: 5/27/1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/4/1982
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Martha Balls (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/3/1982
Wogan
Wogan
as Self
TV - Released: 5/4/1982

1981

The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Mrs. Fairley
Movie - Released: 8/28/1981
The Monster Club
The Monster Club
as Villager
Movie - Released: 4/11/1981

1980

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
as Lady Phillipa of Staines
Movie - Released: 11/7/1980
Murder Rap
Murder Rap
as Elfie
Movie - Released: 1/31/1980
The Gentle Touch
The Gentle Touch
as Edna Slater
TV - Released: 4/11/1980

1979

Agatha
Agatha
as Flora
Movie - Released: 2/9/1979

1978

An Audience with...
An Audience with...
as Self
TV - Released: 1/8/1978

1977

The Stick Up
The Stick Up
as Hotel Manageress
Movie - Released: 4/10/1977
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
as Mrs. Bag
Movie - Released: 9/22/1977
Spend Spend Spend
Spend Spend Spend
as Keith's Granny
Movie - Released: 3/15/1977
The Duellists
The Duellists
as Fortune Teller
Movie - Released: 8/31/1977
Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby
as Peg Sliderskew
TV - Released: 3/27/1977

1976

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as La Falourdel
Movie - Released: 12/30/1976
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
as Mrs. Dodds
Movie - Released: 11/18/1976
Ripping Yarns
Ripping Yarns
as Mrs. Bag
TV - Released: 1/7/1976

1975

It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
as Vi Bell
Movie - Released: 10/8/1975
Breath
Breath
as Mrs. Pritchett
Movie - Released: 1/23/1975
Keep an Eye on Albert
Keep an Eye on Albert
as Mrs. Oxfam
Movie - Released: 11/11/1975
The Sweeney
The Sweeney
as Mrs. Davies
TV - Released: 1/2/1975
I Didn't Know You Cared
I Didn't Know You Cared
as Annie Brandon
TV - Released: 8/27/1975

1974

Taking Leave
Taking Leave
as Confused Lady
Movie - Released: 11/28/1974
Within These Walls
Within These Walls
TV - Released: 1/4/1974
TV
Bedtime Stories
as Miss Long
TV - Released: 3/3/1974

1973

Hard Labour
Hard Labour
as Mrs. Thornley
Movie - Released: 3/12/1973
Jack Point
Jack Point
as Mrs. Matthews
Movie - Released: 11/1/1973
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine
as Housekeeper
TV - Released: 1/4/1973

1972

Crown Court
Crown Court
TV - Released: 10/11/1972
Crown Court
Crown Court
as Mrs. Fowkes
TV - Released: 10/11/1972

1971

Bleak Moments
Bleak Moments
as Pat's Mother
Movie - Released: 11/30/1971

1970

Leo the Last
Leo the Last
Movie - Released: 9/4/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Mrs. Mathews
TV - Released: 10/15/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Elfie
TV - Released: 10/15/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Mrs. Oxfam
TV - Released: 10/15/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Mrs. Thornley
TV - Released: 10/15/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Mrs. Pritchett
TV - Released: 10/15/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Keith's Granny
TV - Released: 10/15/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
TV - Released: 10/15/1970

1969

In Loving Memory
In Loving Memory
as Hilda Pardoe
TV - Released: 11/4/1969

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self (archive footage)
TV - Released: 4/1/1956