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Liz Smith
Actor
Died December 24, 2016 (95 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2013 | The Tunnel (TV Series) · as Harriet Stone |
| 2008 | City of Ember · as Granny |
| 2008 | Flick · as Ma |
| 2008 | Lark Rise to Candleford (TV Series) · as Zillah |
| 2006 | The Magic Flute · as The Old Papagena |
| 2006 | Keeping Mum: Funnies · as Mrs. Parker |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · as Grandma Georgina |
| 2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit · as Mrs. Mulch (voice) |
| 2005 | Keeping Mum · as Mrs. Parker |
| 2005 | Oliver Twist · as Old Woman |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | Dead Cool · as Liz |
| 2004 | Nero · as Soothsayer |
| 2004 | Imperium: Nero (TV Series) · as Sacrilega |
| 2003 | Between the Sheets (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2000 | A Christmas Carol · as Joyce |
| 2000 | Doctors (TV Series) · as Agatha Clifford |
| 2000 | Animated Tales of the World (TV Series) · as Third Aunt |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland · as Miss Lory |
| 1999 | Tube Tales · as Older Lady (Horny) |
| 1999 | Tom's Midnight Garden · as Mrs Willows |
| 1999 | A Christmas Carol · as Mrs Dilber |
| 1999 | Oliver Twist (1999) (TV Series) · as Sally |
| 1998 | The Revengers' Comedies · as Winnie |
| 1998 | The Canterbury Tales · as The Hag (voice) |
| 1998 | The Canterbury Tales (TV Series) · as The Hag |
| 1998 | The Royle Family (TV Series) · as Norma 'Nana' Speakman |
| 1997 | A Merry War · as Mrs Meakin |
| 1997 | Trial and Retribution (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Secrets & Lies · as Woman with cat |
| 1995 | Haunted · as Old Gypsy Woman |
| 1995 | Crapston Villas (TV Series) · as Delia (voice) |
| 1995 | The Queen's Nose (TV Series) · as Grandma |
| 1994 | Pirates (TV Series) · as Gran |
| 1994 | Takin' Over the Asylum (TV Series) · as Harriet |
| 1994 | The Vicar of Dibley (TV Series) · as Letitia Cropley |
| 1993 | Son of the Pink Panther · as Marta Balls |
| 1993 | Piccolo grande amore · as regina madre |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series) · as Delfina |
| 1992 | The Big Comfy Couch (TV Series) · as Clowns |
| 1991 | Dakota Road · as Joan Benson |
| 1991 | Bottom (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1991 | 2point4 Children (TV Series) · as Auntie Belle |
| 1989 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover · as Grace |
| 1989 | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool · as Mrs. Rigby |
| 1989 | Young Charlie Chaplin (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1988 | Apartment Zero · as Mary Louise McKinney |
| 1988 | We Think the World of You · as Millie |
| 1988 | High Spirits · as Mrs. Plunkett |
| 1987 | Little Dorrit · as Mrs. Bangham, Midwife |
| 1987 | A Bit of Fry & Laurie (TV Series) · as Woman Returning Suits |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series) · as Lena Finn |
| 1987 | Bust (TV Series) · as Brenda Walsh |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Tillie |
| 1986 | The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (TV Series) · as Mrs. Fisher |
| 1986 | Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1986 | King & Castle (TV Series) · as Mrs. Chalmers |
| 1985 | All in Good Faith (TV Series) · as Annie Freeman |
| 1985 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Agent |
| 1984 | A Christmas Carol · as Mrs. Dilber |
| 1984 | A Private Function · as Mother |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | Fanny Hill · as Mrs. Jones |
| 1983 | Separate Tables · as Miss Meacham |
| 1983 | Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther · as Marta Balls |
| 1982 | Trail of the Pink Panther · as Martha Balls (archive footage) |
| 1982 | Britannia Hospital · as Maisie |
| 1981 | The French Lieutenant's Woman · as Mrs. Fairley |
| 1981 | The Monster Club · as Villager |
| 1980 | The Gentle Touch (TV Series) · as Edna Slater |
| 1979 | Agatha · as Flora |
| 1978 | Hazell (TV Series) · as Mrs. Scroop |
| 1977 | The Stick Up · as Hotel Manageress |
| 1977 | Spend Spend Spend · as Keith's Granny |
| 1977 | Nicholas Nickleby (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | The Duellists · as Fortune Teller |
| 1976 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet · as Unknown |
| 1976 | Ripping Yarns (TV Series) · as Mrs. Bag |
| 1976 | The Duchess of Duke Street (TV Series) · as Nanny |
| 1975 | I Didn't Know You Cared (TV Series) · as Annie Brandon |
| 1974 | South Riding (1974) (TV Series) · as Nellie Huggins |
| 1974 | The Sweeney (TV Series) · as Mrs. Davies |
| 1974 | David Copperfield (1974) (TV Series) · as Mrs. Heep |
| 1974 | Within These Walls (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1973 | Hard Labour · as Mrs Thornley |
| 1973 | Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series) · as Housekeeper |
| 1973 | Second City Firsts (TV Series) · as Mrs. Murphy |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | Rainbow (TV Series) · as Auntie Liz |
| 1972 | Emmerdale (TV Series) · as Hilda Semple |
| 1971 | Bleak Moments · as Pat's Mother |
| 1970 | Leo the Last · as Unknown |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1969 | In Loving Memory (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1963 | The Dick Emery Show (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1960 | Bootsie and Snudge (TV Series) · as Mrs. Partridge |