Liz Smith

Liz Smith

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

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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

As Mrs. Mulch (voice)

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Apartment Zero

As Mary Louise McKinney

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High Spirits

As Mrs. Plunkett

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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

As Grace

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Agatha

As Flora

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Britannia Hospital

As Maisie

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Little Dorrit

As Mrs. Bangham

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Keeping Mum

As Mrs. Parker

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An Evening with Lily Savage

As Self - Audience Member

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Anthrakitis

As Dolly

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Keep the Aspidistra Flying

As Mrs Meakin

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Pretty Princess

As regina madre

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The Stick Up

As Hotel Manageress

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Bleak Moments

As Pat's Mother

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Words of Love

As Gran

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Son of the Pink Panther

As Marta Balls

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Leo the Last

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The Revengers' Comedies

As Winnie

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Anna Spud

As Gran

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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

As Peg Sliderskew

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Night of 100 Stars III

As Self

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Curse of the Pink Panther

As Marta Balls

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

As La Falourdel

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Fanny Hill

As Mrs. Jones (uncredited)

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The Antiques Rogue Show

As Olive Greenhalgh

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It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow

As Vi Bell

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Nona

As Anyula

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A Private Function

As Mother

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A Christmas Carol

As Joyce

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Harem

As Mrs. Pendleton

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Tube Tales

As Older Lady (segment "Horny")

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Donovan Quick

As Granny

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Flick

As Ma

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Doggin' Around

As Mrs. Thompson

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The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

As Mrs. Bag

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Alice in Wonderland

As Miss Lory

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Dakota Road

As Joan Benson

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City of Ember

As Granny

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Mike Leigh: Making Plays

As Self (archive footage)

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Hard Labour

As Mrs. Thornley

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It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

As Mrs. Dodds

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A Good Thief

As Lizzie

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Secrets & Lies

As Woman with Cat

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Jake's Journey

As Witch

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We Think the World of You

As Millie

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Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

As Lady Phillipa of Staines

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Oliver Twist

As Old Woman

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A Christmas Carol

As Mrs. Dilber

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Tom's Midnight Garden

As Mrs Willows

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A Christmas Carol

As Mrs Dilber

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Spend Spend Spend

As Keith's Granny

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Nero

As Soothsayer

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Separate Tables

As Miss Meacham

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Dead Cool

As Liz

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The French Lieutenant's Woman

As Mrs. Fairley

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

As Delfina

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Jack Point

As Mrs. Matthews

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Taking Leave

As Confused Lady

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Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

As Self

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The Magic Flute

As The Old Papagena

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Haunted

As Old Gypsy Woman

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Breath

As Mrs. Pritchett

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Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

As Mrs. Rigby

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Keep an Eye on Albert

As Mrs. Oxfam

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The Duellists

As Fortune Teller

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The Monster Club

As Villager

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Murder Rap

As Elfie

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The Queen of Sheba

As Norma Speakman

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Trail of the Pink Panther

As Martha Balls (archive footage)

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On the Palm

As Mrs Slatterthwaite

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The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

As Self

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When We Are Married

As Mrs Northrop

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The Sweeney

As Mrs. Davies

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Shooting Stars

As Self

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The Bill

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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

As Delfina

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The Vicar of Dibley

As Letitia Cropley

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The Paul O'Grady Show

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Crown Court

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Bottom

As Fortune Teller

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The Royle Family

As Norma 'Nana' Speakman

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Lovejoy

As Florence

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Between The Sheets

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Lark Rise to Candleford

As Zillah

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I Didn't Know You Cared

As Annie Brandon

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Crapston Villas

As Delia (voice)

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Trial & Retribution

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Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

As Hannah Macpherson

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So Graham Norton

As Self

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V Graham Norton

As Self

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Within These Walls

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Wogan

As Self

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Pirates

As Gran

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Now And Then

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Nicholas Nickleby

As Peg Sliderskew

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It's Only TV But I Like It

As Self

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Young Charlie Chaplin

As Mrs. Greenwood

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Bedtime Stories

As Miss Long

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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

As Lena Finn

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Tony Awards

As Self (archive footage)

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Last of the Summer Wine

As Housekeeper

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The Graham Norton Show

As Self

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2Point4 Children

As Bette

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Ripping Yarns

As Mrs. Bag

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An Audience with...

As Self

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Casualty

As Tillie

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Oliver Twist

As Sally

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Takin' Over the Asylum

As Harriet

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Imperium: Nero

As Sacrilega

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Valentine Park

As Mrs. Giles

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El C.I.D.

As Mildred

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The Gentle Touch

As Edna Slater

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Play for Today

As Mrs. Mathews

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In Loving Memory

As Hilda Pardoe

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The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

As Mrs. Fisher

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American Masters

As Self

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Karaoke

As Mrs. Baglin

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Performance

As Anyula

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Cluedo

As Mrs. White

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V.I.P.

As Self - Gossip Columnist

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Mann's Best Friends

As Mrs. Anstruther