Liz Smith
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1921-12-11
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.
Also Known For
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Jul 13, 2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Sep 15, 2005
Apartment Zero
Sep 02, 1989
High Spirits
Nov 18, 1988
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Oct 13, 1989
Agatha
Feb 09, 1979
Britannia Hospital
May 27, 1982
Little Dorrit
Dec 11, 1987
Keeping Mum
Dec 02, 2005
An Evening with Lily Savage
Nov 11, 1996
Anthrakitis
Jan 01, 1998
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Nov 20, 1997
Pretty Princess
Dec 03, 1993
The Stick Up
Apr 10, 1977
Bleak Moments
Nov 30, 1971
Words of Love
Jan 29, 1989
Son of the Pink Panther
Aug 27, 1993
Leo the Last
Sep 04, 1970
The Revengers' Comedies
Jun 09, 1998
Anna Spud
Jan 01, 2003
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Apr 08, 2001
Night of 100 Stars III
May 21, 1990
Curse of the Pink Panther
Aug 12, 1983
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Dec 30, 1976
Fanny Hill
Jan 01, 1983
The Antiques Rogue Show
Jan 04, 2009
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
Oct 08, 1975
Nona
Oct 19, 1991
A Private Function
Nov 09, 1984
A Christmas Carol
Nov 20, 2000
Harem
Feb 09, 1986
Tube Tales
Nov 19, 1999
Donovan Quick
Dec 28, 2000
Flick
Oct 03, 2008
Doggin' Around
Oct 16, 1994
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
Sep 22, 1977
Alice in Wonderland
Feb 28, 1999
Dakota Road
Jul 17, 1992
City of Ember
Oct 07, 2008
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Sep 04, 1982
Hard Labour
Mar 12, 1973
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Nov 18, 1976
A Good Thief
Jul 22, 2002
Secrets & Lies
May 24, 1996
Jake's Journey
Jan 01, 1988
We Think the World of You
Dec 22, 1988
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Nov 07, 1980
Oliver Twist
Sep 23, 2005
A Christmas Carol
Oct 09, 1984
Tom's Midnight Garden
Jul 02, 1999
A Christmas Carol
Dec 05, 1999
Spend Spend Spend
Mar 15, 1977
Nero
May 23, 2004
Separate Tables
Jan 01, 1983
Dead Cool
Sep 01, 2005
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Aug 28, 1981
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Jul 13, 2000
Jack Point
Nov 01, 1973
Taking Leave
Nov 28, 1974
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
May 16, 1990
The Magic Flute
Sep 07, 2006
Haunted
Oct 27, 1995
Breath
Jan 23, 1975
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Feb 24, 1989
Keep an Eye on Albert
Nov 11, 1975
The Duellists
Aug 31, 1977
The Monster Club
Apr 11, 1981
Murder Rap
Jan 31, 1980
Trail of the Pink Panther
Dec 03, 1982
On the Palm
Apr 05, 1987
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Nov 10, 2010
When We Are Married
Dec 26, 1987
Drowning in the Shallow End
Jan 28, 1990
Crystal Gazing
Sep 15, 1982
The Sweeney
Jan 02, 1975
Shooting Stars
Dec 27, 1993
The Bill
Oct 16, 1984
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Mar 04, 1992
The Vicar of Dibley
Nov 10, 1994
The Paul O'Grady Show
Oct 11, 2004
Crown Court
Oct 11, 1972
Bottom
Sep 17, 1991
The Royle Family
Sep 14, 1998
Lovejoy
Jan 10, 1986
Between The Sheets
Nov 17, 2003
Lark Rise to Candleford
Jan 13, 2008
I Didn't Know You Cared
Aug 27, 1975
Crapston Villas
Oct 27, 1995
Trial & Retribution
Oct 19, 1997
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Oct 09, 1983
So Graham Norton
Jul 03, 1998
V Graham Norton
May 06, 2002
Wogan
May 04, 1982
Pirates
Oct 06, 1994
Now And Then
Jul 24, 1983
It's Only TV But I Like It
Jun 03, 1999
Young Charlie Chaplin
Jan 25, 1989
Bedtime Stories
Mar 03, 1974
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Aug 02, 1987
Crown Court
Oct 11, 1972
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Last of the Summer Wine
Jan 04, 1973
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
2Point4 Children
Sep 03, 1991
2Point4 Children
Sep 03, 1991
Ripping Yarns
Jan 07, 1976
An Audience with...
Jan 08, 1978
Casualty
Sep 06, 1986
Oliver Twist
Nov 28, 1999
Takin' Over the Asylum
Sep 27, 1994
Imperium: Nero
May 23, 2004
Valentine Park
Jun 19, 1987
El C.I.D.
Feb 07, 1990
The Gentle Touch
Apr 11, 1980
Play for Today
Oct 15, 1970
Play for Today
Oct 15, 1970
Play for Today
Oct 15, 1970
Play for Today
Oct 15, 1970
Play for Today
Oct 15, 1970
Play for Today
Oct 15, 1970
In Loving Memory
Nov 04, 1969
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
Oct 08, 1986
American Masters
Jun 23, 1986
Karaoke
Apr 28, 1996
Performance
Oct 05, 1991
Cluedo
Jul 25, 1990
Play for Today
Oct 15, 1970
V.I.P.
Sep 26, 1998
Mann's Best Friends
Apr 15, 1985
Mr. Right
Jan 04, 1983
