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.
Grandma Georgina
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mrs. Mulch (voice)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Mary Louise McKinney
Apartment Zero
Mrs. Plunkett
High Spirits
Grace
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Flora
Agatha
Maisie
Britannia Hospital
Mrs. Bangham
Little Dorrit
Mrs. Parker
Keeping Mum
Self - Audience Member
An Evening with Lily Savage
Dolly
Anthrakitis
Mrs Meakin
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
regina madre
Piccolo grande amore
Hotel Manageress
The Stick Up
Pat's Mother
Bleak Moments
Gran
Words of Love
Marta Balls
Son of the Pink Panther
Leo the Last
Winnie
The Revengers' Comedies
Gran
Anna Spud
Peg Sliderskew
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Marta Balls
Curse of the Pink Panther
La Falourdel
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Fanny Hill
Olive Greenhalgh
The Antiques Rogue Show
Vi Bell
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
Anyula
Nona
Mother
A Private Function
Joyce
A Christmas Carol
Older Lady (segment "Horny")
Tube Tales
Mrs. Pendleton
Harem
Granny
Donovan Quick
Ma
Flick
Mrs. Thompson
Doggin' Around
Mrs. Bag
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
Miss Lory
Alice in Wonderland
Joan Benson
Dakota Road
Granny
City of Ember
Self (archive footage)
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mrs. Thornley
Hard Labour
Mrs. Dodds
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Lizzie
A Good Thief
Woman with Cat
Secrets & Lies
Witch
Jake's Journey
Millie
We Think the World of You
Lady Phillipa of Staines
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Old Woman
Oliver Twist
Mrs. Dilber
A Christmas Carol
Mrs Willows
Tom's Midnight Garden
Mrs. Dilber
A Christmas Carol
Keith's Granny
Spend Spend Spend
Soothsayer
Nerone
Miss Meacham
Separate Tables
Liz
Dead Cool
Mrs. Fairley
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Delfina
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Mrs. Matthews
Jack Point
Confused Lady
Taking Leave
Self
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
The Old Papagena
The Magic Flute
Old Gypsy Woman
Haunted
Mrs. Pritchett
Breath
Mrs. Rigby
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Mrs. Oxfam
Keep an Eye on Albert
Fortune Teller
The Duellists
Villager
The Monster Club
Elfie
Murder Rap
Martha Balls (archive footage)
Trail of the Pink Panther
Mrs Slatterthwaite
On the Palm
Self
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Mrs Northrop
When We Are Married
Agent
Drowning in the Shallow End
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
73
Gender
Female
Birthday
1921-12-11
Place of Birth
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Betty Gleadle