Biography
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 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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Filmography
all 122
Movies 72
TV Shows 50
self 14
Voice 1
Self
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa (2010)
Movie
Olive Greenhalgh
The Antiques Rogue Show (2009)
Movie
Granny
City of Ember (2008)
Movie
8
Ma
Flick (2008)
Movie
Zillah
Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
TV
5.38
Self
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
TV
7.5
Norma Speakman
The Queen of Sheba (2006)
Movie
The Old Papagena
The Magic Flute (2006)
Movie
Mrs. Parker
Keeping Mum (2005)
Movie
Old Woman
Oliver Twist (2005)
Movie
Mrs. Mulch (voice)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Movie
6.51
Liz
Dead Cool (2005)
Movie
Grandma Georgina
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Movie
7.39
The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
TV
Soothsayer
Nero (2004)
Movie
Sacrilega
Imperium: Nero (2004)
TV
Audrey Delany
Between The Sheets (2003)
TV
Lizzie
A Good Thief (2002)
Movie
Self
V Graham Norton (2002)
TV
Peg Sliderskew
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)
Movie
Granny
Donovan Quick (2000)
Movie
Joyce
A Christmas Carol (2000)
Movie
Mrs Dilber
A Christmas Carol (1999)
Movie
Sally
Oliver Twist (1999)
TV
1
Older Lady (segment 'Horny')
Tube Tales (1999)
Movie
Self
It's Only TV But I Like It (1999)
TV
Mrs Willows
Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)
Movie
Miss Lory
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
Movie
Delfina
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (1999)
Movie
8
Self - Gossip Columnist
V.I.P. (1998)
TV
6
Norma Speakman / Nana
The Royle Family (1998)
TV
6
Self
So Graham Norton (1998)
TV
Winnie
The Revengers' Comedies (1998)
Movie
Dolly
Anthrakitis (1998)
Movie
Mrs Meakin
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997)
Movie
4.33
Trial & Retribution (1997)
TV
Self - Audience Member
An Evening with Lily Savage (1996)
Movie
Woman with Cat
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Movie
6.67
Mrs. Baglin
Karaoke (1996)
TV
6
Delia
Crapston Villas (1995)
TV
Old Gypsy Woman
Haunted (1995)
Movie
Letitia Cropley
The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
TV
Mrs. Thompson
Doggin' Around (1994)
Movie
Gran
Pirates (1994)
TV
Harriet
Takin' Over the Asylum (1994)
TV
8
Self
Shooting Stars (1993)
TV
regina madre
Pretty Princess (1993)
Movie
Marta Balls
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
Movie
5.91
Joan Benson
Dakota Road (1992)
Movie
Delfina
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
TV
5.44
Anyula
Nona (1991)
Movie
Fortune Teller
Bottom (1991)
TV
5.8
Bette / Aunt Belle / Bette and Belle
2Point4 Children (1991)
TV
5
Anyula
Performance (1991)
TV
Mrs. White
Cluedo (1990)
TV
Self
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
Movie
Self
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990)
Movie
Mildred
El C.I.D. (1990)
TV
Aunt Mary
All Change (1989)
TV
Grace
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Movie
5
Mary Louise McKinney
Apartment Zero (1989)
Movie
Mrs. Rigby
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989)
Movie
Gran
Words of Love (1989)
Movie
Mrs. Greenwood
Young Charlie Chaplin (1989)
TV
Millie Burney
We Think the World of You (1988)
Movie
Mrs. Plunkett
High Spirits (1988)
Movie
Witch
Jake's Journey (1988)
Movie
Mrs Northrop
When We Are Married (1987)
Movie
Mrs. Bangham
Little Dorrit (1987)
Movie
Lena Finn
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
TV
6
Mrs. Giles
Valentine Park (1987)
TV
Mrs Slatterthwaite
On the Palm (1987)
Movie
Mrs. Fisher
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986)
TV
4.75
Tillie
Casualty (1986)
TV
Self
American Masters (1986)
TV
Mrs. Pendleton
Harem (1986)
Movie
Florence
Lovejoy (1986)
TV
5
Mother
A Private Function (1984)
Movie
The Bill (1984)
TV
Mrs. Dilber
A Christmas Carol (1984)
Movie
9
Gran Turner
One by One (1984)
TV
Hannah Macpherson
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983)
TV
Marta Balls
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Movie
5.32
Now And Then (1983)
TV
Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Fanny Hill (1983)
Movie
Miss Meacham
Separate Tables (1983)
Movie
Martha Balls (archive footage)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Movie
5.39
(Archive Material)
Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)
Movie
Maisie
Britannia Hospital (1982)
Movie
Self
Wogan (1982)
TV
Mrs. Fairley
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Movie
Villager
The Monster Club (1981)
Movie
4.5
Lady Phillipa of Staines
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980)
Movie
Edna Slater
The Gentle Touch (1980)
TV
Elfie
Murder Rap (1980)
Movie
Flora
Agatha (1979)
Movie
Self
An Audience with... (1978)
TV
Fortune Teller
The Duellists (1977)
Movie
Hotel Manageress
The Stick Up (1977)
Movie
Peg Sliderskew
Nicholas Nickleby (1977)
TV
Keith's Granny
Spend Spend Spend (1977)
Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1976)
Movie
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976)
Movie
Mrs. Bag
Ripping Yarns (1976)
TV
6
Mrs. Oxfam
Keep an Eye on Albert (1975)
Movie
Vi Bell
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow (1975)
Movie
Mrs Brandon / Mrs. Brandon
I Didn't Know You Cared (1975)
TV
Mrs. Pritchett
Breath (1975)
Movie
Mrs. Davies
The Sweeney (1975)
TV
Confused Lady
Taking Leave (1974)
Movie
Miss Long
Bedtime Stories (1974)
TV
Within These Walls (1974)
TV
Mrs. Matthews
Jack Point (1973)
Movie
Mrs. Thornley
Hard Labour (1973)
Movie
Housekeeper
Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
TV
Mrs. Fowkes
Crown Court (1972)
TV
Pat's mother
Bleak Moments (1971)
Movie
Elfie / Mrs. Pritchett / Keith's Granny / Mrs. Thornley / Mrs. Mathews / Mrs. Oxfam
Play for Today (1970)
TV
Leo the Last (1970)
Movie
Hilda Pardoe
In Loving Memory (1969)
TV
Self (archive footage)
Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
Gran
Anna Spud
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.93
Based on 1.19 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1921-12-11
Deathday2016-12-24 (95 years old)
Birth PlaceScunthorpe, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also Known AsBetty Gleadle
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire
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