Liz Smith
Actor
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
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Mrs. Mulch (voice) 2005
City of Ember
as Granny 2008
Oliver Twist
as Old Woman 2005
Secrets & Lies
as Woman with Cat 1996
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
as Grace 1989
Keeping Mum
as Mrs. Parker 2005
The Duellists
as Fortune Teller 1977
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Dilber 1984
Alice in Wonderland
as Miss Lory 1999
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Martha Balls (archive footage) 1982
High Spirits
as Mrs. Plunkett 1988
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Mrs. Fairley 1981
Son of the Pink Panther
as Marta Balls 1993
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Dilber 1999
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Marta Balls 1983
Pretty Princess
as regina madre 1993