Acting credits
115
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Liz Smith
Acting
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Movies: 69Series: 46
TMDB ID: 7320
IMDb ID: nm0809131
Known for: Acting
Born: December 11, 1921
Died: December 24, 2016
Age: 95
Place of birth: Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2010
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.62
Wikidata: Q291438
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Liz Smith.
8.4
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
2010 Movie
6.3
City of Ember
as Granny
2008 Movie
4.0
Flick
as Ma
2008 Movie
6.3
The Magic Flute
as The Old Papagena
2006 Movie
6.7
Keeping Mum
as Mrs. Parker
2005 Movie
6.7
Oliver Twist
as Old Woman
2005 Movie
7.1
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Mrs. Mulch (voice)
2005 Movie
2.5
Dead Cool
as Liz
2005 Movie
7.0
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Grandma Georgina
2005 Movie
6.0
Nero
as Soothsayer
2004 Movie
Anna Spud
as Gran
2003 Movie
7.8
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Peg Sliderskew
2001 Movie
5.7
Donovan Quick
as Granny
2000 Movie
6.5
A Christmas Carol
as Joyce
2000 Movie
5.5
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
as Delfina
2000 Movie
6.9
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Dilber
1999 Movie
5.1
Tube Tales
as Older Lady (segment "Horny")
1999 Movie
5.9
Tom's Midnight Garden
as Mrs Willows
1999 Movie
6.2
Alice in Wonderland
as Miss Lory
1999 Movie
5.6
The Revengers' Comedies
as Winnie
1998 Movie
5.7
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Mrs Meakin
1997 Movie
An Evening with Lily Savage
as Self - Audience Member
1996 Movie
7.6
Secrets & Lies
as Woman with Cat
1996 Movie
6.1
Haunted
as Old gypsy woman
1995 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Liz Smith.
8.4
Lark Rise to Candleford
as Zillah • 10 eps
2008 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 2 eps
2007 Series
4.6
The Paul O'Grady Show
2 eps
2004 Series
6.3
Imperium: Nero
as Sacrilega • 2 eps
2004 Series
4.5
Between The Sheets
6 eps
2003 Series
5.0
V Graham Norton
as Self • 1 eps
2002 Series
6.3
Oliver Twist
as Sally • 4 eps
1999 Series
5.3
V.I.P.
as Self - Gossip Columnist • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.6
The Royle Family
as Norma 'Nana' Speakman • 10 eps
1998 Series
6.3
So Graham Norton
as Self • 1 eps
1998 Series
6.8
Trial & Retribution
2 eps
1997 Series
6.6
Karaoke
as Mrs. Baglin • 4 eps
1996 Series
7.0
Queen's Nose
as Grandma • 6 eps
1995 Series
7.5
Crapston Villas
as Delia (voice) • 20 eps
1995 Series
7.3
The Vicar of Dibley
as Letitia Cropley • 14 eps
1994 Series
Pirates
as Gran • 18 eps
1994 Series
8.3
Takin' Over the Asylum
as Harriet • 6 eps
1994 Series
7.6
Shooting Stars
as Self • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.5
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Delfina • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.0
Performance
as Anyula • 1 eps
1991 Series
7.9
Bottom
as Fortune Teller • 1 eps
1991 Series
7.2
2Point4 Children
as Bette • 10 eps
1991 Series
6.4
Cluedo
as Mrs. White • 6 eps
1990 Series
Young Charlie Chaplin
as Mrs. Greenwood • 1 eps
1989 Series