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Liz Smith
Known for: ActingBetty 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.
Filmography 29
Charlie og Chokoladefabrikken
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as Grandma Georgina 
Walter og Trofast: Det store grøntsagskup
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as Mrs. Mulch (voice) 
På sporet af den lyserøde panter
as Martha Balls (archive footage) 
The Vicar of Dibley
as Letitia Cropley 
Svigermor(d)
as Mrs. Parker 
Oliver Twist
as Sally 
High Spirits
as Mrs. Plunkett 
Crapston Villas
as Delia (voice) 
Den franske løjtnants kvinde
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as Mrs. Fairley 
Gris på gaflen
as Mother 
Den lyserøde panters søn
as Marta Balls 
Haunted
as Old gypsy woman 
Et juleeventyr
as Mrs. Dilber 
Agatha
as Flora 
Britannia Hospital
as Maisie 
A Merry War
as Mrs Meakin 
Bleak Moments
as Pat's Mother 
Tom's Midnight Garden
as Mrs Willows 
The Revengers' Comedies
as Winnie 
Fanny Hill
as Mrs. Jones (uncredited) 
Nero
as Soothsayer 
Tryllefløjten
as The Old Papagena 
Tube Tales
as Older Lady (segment "Horny") 
We Think the World of You
as Millie 
Separate Tables
as Miss Meacham 
Hard Labour
as Mrs. Thornley 
A Christmas Carol
as Joyce 
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
as Mrs. Rigby