Personal info
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 12/11/1921
- Birthplace
- Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Died
- 12/24/2016 (aged 95)
- Gender
- Female
- Also known as
- Betty Gleadle
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.
12 titles

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
Grandma Georgina

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
Mrs. Mulch (voice)

City of Ember
2008
Granny

Oliver Twist
2005
Old Woman

Secrets & Lies
1996
Woman with Cat

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
Grace

The Duellists
1977
Fortune Teller

Keeping Mum
2005
Mrs. Parker

A Christmas Carol
1984
Mrs. Dilber

Alice in Wonderland
1999
Miss Lory

Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
Martha Balls (archive footage)

High Spirits
1988
Mrs. Plunkett



