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Liz Smith

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British actress (1921-2016)

United KingdomActorsLived 1921 to 2016 · aged 95
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Betty Gleadle, known by the stage name Liz Smith, was an English actress. She was 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 ("Nana") in...

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Photos 1

Filmography 40

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005 · ★ 7.0
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit2005 · ★ 7.1
City of Ember2008 · ★ 6.4
Oliver Twist2005 · ★ 6.8
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover1989 · ★ 7.3
Secrets & Lies1996 · ★ 7.6
Keeping Mum2005 · ★ 6.7
The Duellists1977 · ★ 7.2
Alice in Wonderland1999 · ★ 6.2
A Christmas Carol1984 · ★ 7.5
Trail of the Pink Panther1982 · ★ 5.2
High Spirits1988 · ★ 5.8
The French Lieutenant's Woman1981 · ★ 6.5
Son of the Pink Panther1993 · ★ 4.6
Curse of the Pink Panther1983 · ★ 4.6
A Christmas Carol1999 · ★ 7.0
Haunted1995 · ★ 6.1
Pretty Princess1993 · ★ 5.6
The Monster Club1981 · ★ 5.8
Agatha1979 · ★ 6.1
Britannia Hospital1982 · ★ 6.3
A Private Function1984 · ★ 6.4
Apartment Zero1989 · ★ 6.7
Bleak Moments1971
The Magic Flute2006
Fanny Hill1983
Tube Tales1999
The Revengers' Comedies1998
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby2001
Leo the Last1970
Tom's Midnight Garden1999
Keep the Aspidistra Flying1997
We Think the World of You1988
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades2000
Little Dorrit1987
Flick2008
Nero2004
A Christmas Carol2000
Harem1986
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End1980

141 credits on file

Television 24

Casualty1986
The Graham Norton Show2007
Play for Today1970
V.I.P.1998
Tony Awards1956
Last of the Summer Wine1973
Crown Court1972
The Bill1984
Wogan1982
Screen Two1985
American Masters1986
The Sweeney1975
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles1992
Lovejoy1986
Lark Rise to Candleford2008
The Vicar of Dibley1994
Shooting Stars1993
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries1987
The Paul O'Grady Show2004
Bottom1991
Trial & Retribution1997
The Royle Family1998
V Graham Norton2002
Screen One1989

Awards 1

2009Member of the Order of the British Empire

Connected to Liz 6

Aidan QuinnAlso in Haunted (1995)Elisa TovatiAlso in Nero (2004)Mark GatissAlso in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)Tamsin EgertonAlso in Keeping Mum (2005)Pete PostlethwaiteAlso in A Private Function (1984)Jeremy SwiftAlso in Oliver Twist (2005)

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Betty Gleadle, known by the stage name Liz Smith, was an English actress. She was 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 ("Nana") in The Royle Family (1998-2006). For the latter, Smith was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2007. She also played Zillah in Lark Rise to Candleford (2008) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of Mother in the film A Private Function (1984).

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2016 · aged 95
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