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Liz Smith

British actress (1921–2016)

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Liz Smith

British actress (1921–2016)

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005 · as grandmother Georgina

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2005 · as Mrs. Mulch (voice)

Keeping Mum

2005 · as Mrs. Parker

The Vicar of Dibley

1994 · as Letitia Cropley

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989 · as Grace

High Spirits

1988 · as Mrs. Plunkett

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981 · as Mrs. Fairley

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Betty Gleadle, known by the stage name Liz Smith, was an English actress. She was 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 ("Nana") in The Royle Family (1998–2006). For the latter, Smith was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2007. She also played Zillah in Lark Rise to Candleford (2008) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of Mother in the film A Private Function (1984).

Occupation: film actor, actor
Citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: December 11, 1921
Died: December 24, 2016

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Betty Smith (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 ("Nana") in The Royle Family (1998–2006). 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. Early life Smith was born Betty Gleadle in 1921 in the Crosby area of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Her mother died when she was two. Her father walked out of her life shortly afterwards, when his new wife did not wish him to have any contact with his previous life. She was brought up by her widowed grandmother and attended Crosby Junior School and the Scunthorpe Modern and Day Commercial Schools in Cole Street. During the Second World War, she served in the Women's Royal Naval Service of the Royal Navy. Career Early roles In 1971, aged 49, she had a career breakthrough when she appeared as the downtrodden mother in Mike Leigh's film Bleak Moments:

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