Liz Smith
Age: N/A | From: Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Betty Gleadle
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 39
TV Involvements: 15
Most Famous Work
Biography
Betty Gleadle (11 December 1921 – 24 December 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.
Most Famous Work
The Sweeney
(1975) Mrs. Davies
Casualty
(1986) Tillie
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
(1992) Delfina
Tony Awards
(1956) Self (archive footage)
Crown Court
(1972) Mrs. Fowkes
Cluedo
(1990) Mrs. White
American Masters
(1986) Self
A Christmas Carol
(1984) Mrs. DilberActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Self | |
| 2008 | Granny | |
| Ma | ||
| Zillah | ||
| 2007 | Self | |
| 2006 | Norma Speakman | |
| The Old Papagena | ||
| 2005 | Mrs. Parker | |
| Old Woman | ||
| Mrs. Mulch (voice) | ||
| Liz | ||
| Grandma Georgina | ||
| 2004 | N/A | |
| Sacrilega | ||
| Soothsayer | ||
| 2003 | N/A | |
| 2002 | Lizzie | |
| Self | ||
| 2001 | Peg Sliderskew | |
| 2000 | Granny | |
| Joyce | ||
| 1999 | Mrs Dilber | |
| Sally | ||
| Self | ||
| Mrs Willows | ||
| Miss Lory | ||
| Older Lady (Horny) | ||
| Delfina | ||
| 1998 | Self - Gossip Columnist | |
| Norma 'Nana' Speakman | ||
| Self | ||
| Winnie | ||
| Dolly | ||
| 1997 | Mrs Meakin | |
| N/A | ||
| 1996 | Self - Audience Member | |
| Woman with Cat | ||
| Mrs. Baglin | ||
| 1995 | Delia (voice) | |
| Old Gypsy Woman | ||
| 1994 | Letitia Cropley | |
| Mrs. Thompson | ||
| Gran | ||
| Harriet | ||
| 1993 | Self | |
| regina madre | ||
| Marta Balls | ||
| 1992 | Joan Benson | |
| Delfina | ||
| 1991 | Anyula | |
| Fortune Teller | ||
| Auntie Belle | ||
| Bette | ||
| Anyula | ||
| 1990 | Mrs. White | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 1989 | Grace | |
| Mary Louise McKinney | ||
| Mrs. Rigby | ||
| Gran | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1988 | Millie | |
| Mrs. Plunkett | ||
| Witch | ||
| 1987 | Mrs Northrop | |
| Mrs. Bangham | ||
| Lena Finn | ||
| Mrs Slatterthwaite | ||
| 1986 | Tillie | |
| Self | ||
| Mrs. Pendleton | ||
| Florence | ||
| 1984 | Mother | |
| N/A | ||
| Mrs. Dilber | ||
| 1983 | N/A | |
| Marta Balls | ||
| N/A | ||
| Miss Meacham | ||
| Mrs. Jones (uncredited) | ||
| 1982 | Martha Balls (archive footage) | |
| (Archive Material) | ||
| Maisie | ||
| Self | ||
| 1981 | Mrs. Fairley | |
| Villager | ||
| 1980 | Lady Phillipa of Staines | |
| Elfie | ||
| 1979 | Flora | |
| 1978 | Self | |
| 1977 | Fortune Teller | |
| Hotel Manageress | ||
| Peg Sliderskew | ||
| Keith's Granny | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Mrs. Bag | ||
| 1975 | Mrs. Oxfam | |
| Vi Bell | ||
| Annie Brandon | ||
| Mrs. Pritchett | ||
| Mrs. Davies | ||
| 1974 | Confused Lady | |
| Miss Long | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1973 | Mrs. Matthews | |
| Mrs. Thornley | ||
| Housekeeper | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
| Mrs. Fowkes | ||
| 1971 | Pat's Mother | |
| 1970 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1969 | N/A | |
| 1956 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Gran | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
