Betty Gleadle (11 December 1921 – 24 December 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 Candlef...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
As Grandma Georgina
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
As Mrs. Mulch (voice)
Apartment Zero
As Mary Louise McKinney
High Spirits
As Mrs. Plunkett
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
As Grace
Agatha
As Flora
Britannia Hospital
As Maisie
Little Dorrit
As Mrs. Bangham
Keeping Mum
As Mrs. Parker
An Evening with Lily Savage
As Self - Audience Member
Anthrakitis
As Dolly
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
As Mrs Meakin
Pretty Princess
As regina madre
The Stick Up
As Hotel Manageress
Bleak Moments
As Pat's Mother
Words of Love
As Gran
Son of the Pink Panther
As Marta Balls
Leo the Last
The Revengers' Comedies
As Winnie
Anna Spud
As Gran
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
As Peg Sliderskew
Night of 100 Stars III
As Self
Curse of the Pink Panther
As Marta Balls
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Fanny Hill
As Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
The Antiques Rogue Show
As Olive Greenhalgh
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
As Vi Bell
Nona
As Anyula
A Private Function
As Mother
A Christmas Carol
As Joyce
Harem
As Mrs. Pendleton
Tube Tales
As Older Lady (segment "Horny")
Donovan Quick
As Granny
Flick
As Ma
Doggin' Around
As Mrs. Thompson
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
As Mrs. Bag
Alice in Wonderland
As Miss Lory
Dakota Road
As Joan Benson
City of Ember
As Granny
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
As (Archive Material)
Hard Labour
As Mrs. Thornley
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
A Good Thief
As Lizzie
Secrets & Lies
As Woman with Cat
Jake's Journey
As Witch
We Think the World of You
As Millie
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
As Lady Phillipa of Staines
Oliver Twist
As Old Woman
A Christmas Carol
As Mrs. Dilber
Tom's Midnight Garden
As Mrs Willows
A Christmas Carol
As Mrs Dilber
Spend Spend Spend
As Keith's Granny
Nero
As Soothsayer
Separate Tables
As Miss Meacham
Dead Cool
As Liz
The French Lieutenant's Woman
As Mrs. Fairley
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
As Delfina
Jack Point
As Mrs. Matthews
Taking Leave
As Confused Lady
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
As Self
The Magic Flute
As The Old Papagena
Haunted
As Old Gypsy Woman
Breath
As Mrs. Pritchett
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
As Mrs. Rigby
Keep an Eye on Albert
As Mrs. Oxfam
The Duellists
As Fortune Teller
The Monster Club
As Villager
Murder Rap
As Elfie
The Queen of Sheba
As Norma Speakman
Trail of the Pink Panther
As Martha Balls (archive footage)
On the Palm
As Mrs Slatterthwaite
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
As Self
When We Are Married
As Mrs Northrop
The Sweeney
As Mrs. Davies
Shooting Stars
As Self
The Bill
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
As Delfina
The Vicar of Dibley
As Letitia Cropley
The Paul O'Grady Show
Crown Court
Bottom
As Fortune Teller
The Royle Family
As Norma 'Nana' Speakman
Lovejoy
As Florence
Between The Sheets
Lark Rise to Candleford
As Zillah
I Didn't Know You Cared
As Annie Brandon
Crapston Villas
As Delia (voice)
Trial & Retribution
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
As Hannah Macpherson
So Graham Norton
As Self
V Graham Norton
As Self
Within These Walls
Wogan
As Self
Pirates
As Gran
Now And Then
Nicholas Nickleby
As Peg Sliderskew
It's Only TV But I Like It
As Self
Young Charlie Chaplin
As Mrs. Greenwood
Bedtime Stories
As Miss Long
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
As Lena Finn
Tony Awards
As Self (archive footage)
Last of the Summer Wine
As Housekeeper
The Graham Norton Show
As Self
2Point4 Children
As Bette
Ripping Yarns
As Mrs. Bag
An Audience with...
As Self
Casualty
As Tillie
Oliver Twist
As Sally
Takin' Over the Asylum
As Harriet
Imperium: Nero
As Sacrilega
Valentine Park
As Mrs. Giles
El C.I.D.
As Mildred
The Gentle Touch
As Edna Slater
Play for Today
As Mrs. Mathews
In Loving Memory
As Hilda Pardoe
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
As Mrs. Fisher
American Masters
As Self
Karaoke
As Mrs. Baglin
Performance
As Anyula
Cluedo
As Mrs. White
V.I.P.
As Self - Gossip Columnist