Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
12/11/1921
Place of Birth
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Betty Gleadle
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
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Grandma Georgina
High Spirits
as Mrs. Plunkett
Haunted
as Old Gypsy Woman
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Dilber
Keeping Mum
as Mrs. Parker
Apartment Zero
as Mary Louise McKinney
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Mrs. Mulch (voice)
Oliver Twist
as Old Woman
Secrets & Lies
as Woman with Cat
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
as Grace
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Dilber
Fanny Hill
as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
The Monster Club
as Villager
Alice in Wonderland
as Miss Lory
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Mrs. Fairley
Bleak Moments
as Pat's Mother
Nero
as Soothsayer
Britannia Hospital
as Maisie
Harem
as Mrs. Pendleton
A Private Function
as Mother