Liz Smith
Known for ActingBorn 1921-12-11 — died 2016-12-24Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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.
Known for
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 · as Grandma Georgina
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005 · as Mrs. Mulch (voice)
City of Ember
2008 · as Granny
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · as Grace
Keeping Mum
2005 · as Mrs. Parker
Oliver Twist
2005 · as Old Woman
Tube Tales
1999 · as Older Lady (segment "Horny")
The Duellists
1977 · as Fortune Teller
High Spirits
1988 · as Mrs. Plunkett
Son of the Pink Panther
1993 · as Marta Balls
Secrets & Lies
1996 · as Woman with Cat
A Christmas Carol
1999 · as Mrs. Dilber
A Christmas Carol
1984 · as Mrs. Dilber
Alice in Wonderland
1999 · as Miss Lory
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981 · as Mrs. Fairley
Haunted
1995 · as Old gypsy woman
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983 · as Marta Balls
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982 · as Martha Balls (archive footage)