Liz Smith

Acting

Liz Smith

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Dec 11, 1921 (103 years old)
Death date
Dec 24, 2016

Liz Smith

Known For

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
1h 30m
Movie 2010

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash discuss the creation of The...

The Antiques Rogue Show
0h 59m
Movie 2009

The Antiques Rogue Show

Drama documentary about one of the world's most prolific and...

City of Ember
1h 30m
Movie 2008

City of Ember

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have...

Flick
1h 32m
Movie 2008

Flick

Memphis cop Lieutenant McKenzie is called in to investigate a...

Imperium: Nero
1h 30m
TV Show 2004

Imperium: Nero

As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad...

Between The Sheets
1h 0m
TV Show 2003

Between The Sheets

Between the Sheets is a 2003 British television mini-series. This...

Anna Spud
0h 10m
Movie 2003

Anna Spud

Anna Spud is the grumpiest little girl in the world....

A Good Thief
2h 0m
Movie 2002

A Good Thief

Rita witnesses a murder, and believing she and her family...

Donovan Quick
1h 44m
Movie 2000

Donovan Quick

Quirky stranger Donovan (Colin Firth) blows into the Scottish village...

A Christmas Carol
1h 15m
Movie 2000

A Christmas Carol

A modern version of the classic Dickens tale, in which...

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.