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Liz Smith
Catalogued films 33Actor 33
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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The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa- THThe Antiques Rogue Show
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate
Keeping Mum
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Dead Cool
Nero- A A Good Thief
Donovan Quick
A Christmas Carol
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
A Christmas Carol
Wife of Bath
Haunted
Doggin' Around
Pretty Princess
Dakota Road- NONona
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Apartment Zero
Words of Love
High Spirits
Jake's Journey
When We Are Married
On the Palm
A Private Function
The French Lieutenant's Woman
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
The Stick Up
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Taking Leave
Hard Labour
