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Liz Smith

Born: 1921-12-11

From: Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK

About: 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.


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