Acting
Liz Smith
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.
Titles
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Play for Today
1970
Casualty
1986
Tony Awards
1956
V.I.P.
1998
Wogan
1982
Crown Court
1972
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
Screen Two
1985
American Masters
1986
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
The Bill
1984
An Audience with...
1978
Performance
1991
V Graham Norton
2002
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
The Sweeney
1975
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
Trial & Retribution
1997
Shooting Stars
1993
Lovejoy
1986
Screen One
1989
City of Ember
2008
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
So Graham Norton
1998
Bottom
1991
2Point4 Children
1991
The Royle Family
1998
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
Keeping Mum
2005
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
2026
Cluedo
1990