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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2010
The Antiques Rogue Show
Character: Olive Greenhalgh
MOVIE • 2009
City of Ember
Character: Granny
MOVIE • 2008
Flick
Character: Ma
MOVIE • 2008
Lark Rise to Candleford
Character: Zillah
TV • 2008
The Graham Norton Show
Character: Self
TV • 2007
The Magic Flute
Character: The Old Papagena
MOVIE • 2006
Keeping Mum
Character: Mrs. Parker
MOVIE • 2005
Oliver Twist
Character: Old Woman
MOVIE • 2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Character: Mrs. Mulch (voice)
MOVIE • 2005
Dead Cool
Character: Liz
MOVIE • 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Character: Grandma Georgina
MOVIE • 2005
The Paul O'Grady Show
Character:
TV • 2004
Nero
Character: Soothsayer
MOVIE • 2004
Imperium: Nero
Character: Sacrilega
TV • 2004
Between The Sheets
Character:
TV • 2003
Anna Spud
Character: Gran
MOVIE • 2003
A Good Thief
Character: Lizzie
MOVIE • 2002
V Graham Norton
Character: Self
TV • 2002
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Character: Peg Sliderskew
MOVIE • 2001