Liz Smith

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

131

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-12-11

Day of death

2016-12-24 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Liz Smith

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.

Known For

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • V.I.P.

    V.I.P.

  • Last of the Summer Wine

    Last of the Summer Wine

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • The Paul O'Grady Show

    The Paul O'Grady Show

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Trial & Retribution

    Trial & Retribution

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

  • Lark Rise to Candleford

    Lark Rise to Candleford

  • 2Point4 Children

    2Point4 Children

  • 2Point4 Children

    2Point4 Children

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

    Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

  • Shooting Stars

    Shooting Stars

  • Apartment Zero

    Apartment Zero

  • Curse of the Pink Panther

    Curse of the Pink Panther

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • Haunted

    Haunted

  • So Graham Norton

    So Graham Norton

  • Cluedo

    Cluedo

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • The French Lieutenant's Woman

    The French Lieutenant's Woman

  • The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

  • The Vicar of Dibley

    The Vicar of Dibley

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • Bottom

    Bottom

  • Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

    Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

  • The Gentle Touch

    The Gentle Touch

  • Nero

    Nero

  • High Spirits

    High Spirits

  • Murder Rap

    Murder Rap

  • The Royle Family

    The Royle Family

  • Secrets & Lies

    Secrets & Lies

  • It's Only TV But I Like It

    It's Only TV But I Like It

  • City of Ember

    City of Ember

  • Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

    Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • The Monster Club

    The Monster Club

  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

  • Queen's Nose

    Queen's Nose

  • Keep the Aspidistra Flying

    Keep the Aspidistra Flying

  • It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow

    It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow

  • Tom's Midnight Garden

    Tom's Midnight Garden

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

    Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

  • The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

    The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

  • Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • I Didn't Know You Cared

    I Didn't Know You Cared

  • Words of Love

    Words of Love

  • Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

    Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

  • Jack Point

    Jack Point

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • Ripping Yarns

    Ripping Yarns

  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

  • Karaoke

    Karaoke

  • The Revengers' Comedies

    The Revengers' Comedies

  • Bleak Moments

    Bleak Moments

  • Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

  • Trail of the Pink Panther

    Trail of the Pink Panther

  • An Evening with Lily Savage

    An Evening with Lily Savage

  • Imperium: Nero

    Imperium: Nero

  • We Think the World of You

    We Think the World of You

  • A Private Function

    A Private Function

  • Son of the Pink Panther

    Son of the Pink Panther

  • Takin' Over the Asylum

    Takin' Over the Asylum

  • Harem

    Harem

  • Agatha

    Agatha

  • Leo the Last

    Leo the Last

  • A Good Thief

    A Good Thief

  • In Loving Memory

    In Loving Memory

  • The Duellists

    The Duellists

  • Crapston Villas

    Crapston Villas

  • Pretty Princess

    Pretty Princess

  • Pirates

    Pirates

  • El C.I.D.

    El C.I.D.

  • Dakota Road

    Dakota Road

  • Britannia Hospital

    Britannia Hospital

  • Between The Sheets

    Between The Sheets

  • Nona

    Nona

  • It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

    It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

  • Spend Spend Spend

    Spend Spend Spend

  • Young Charlie Chaplin

    Young Charlie Chaplin

  • When We Are Married

    When We Are Married

  • Now And Then

    Now And Then

  • Flick

    Flick

  • Separate Tables

    Separate Tables

  • Doggin' Around

    Doggin' Around

  • Bedtime Stories

    Bedtime Stories

  • Keep an Eye on Albert

    Keep an Eye on Albert

  • The Stick Up

    The Stick Up

  • The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

    The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

  • Mann's Best Friends

    Mann's Best Friends

  • Keeping Mum

    Keeping Mum

  • Anna Spud

    Anna Spud

  • On the Palm

    On the Palm

  • Tube Tales

    Tube Tales

  • Dead Cool

    Dead Cool

  • Mr. Right

    Mr. Right

  • Hard Labour

    Hard Labour

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  • Valentine Park

    Valentine Park

  • The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

  • Jake's Journey

    Jake's Journey

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

  • Taking Leave

    Taking Leave

  • The Antiques Rogue Show

    The Antiques Rogue Show

  • Crystal Gazing

    Crystal Gazing

  • Anthrakitis

    Anthrakitis

  • Breath

    Breath

  • Donovan Quick

    Donovan Quick

  • Drowning in the Shallow End

    Drowning in the Shallow End