Acting
Liz Smith
1921-2016
Known for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover.
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Born12/11/1921
Died12/24/2016
AgeDied at 95
BirthplaceScunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
DepartmentActing
Also known asBetty 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.
Movie Credits
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Separate Tables (1983)
The Stick Up (1977)
High Spirits (1988)
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Fanny Hill (1983)
Britannia Hospital (1982)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
City of Ember (2008)
Oliver Twist (2005)
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
The Duellists (1977)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
