🎭 Acting
Liz Smith
December 11, 1921 (age 95)
December 24, 2016
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Female
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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…
Movies
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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
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Keeping Mum
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Oliver Twist
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Secrets & Lies
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The Duellists
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Alice in Wonderland
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Haunted
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The French Lieutenant's Woman
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A Christmas Carol
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Trail of the Pink Panther
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Curse of the Pink Panther
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A Christmas Carol
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Son of the Pink Panther
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Tube Tales
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Night of 100 Stars III
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High Spirits
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The Monster Club
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Fanny Hill
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Agatha
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The Magic Flute
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Britannia Hospital
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A Private Function
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Harem
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying
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The Revengers' Comedies
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
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Little Dorrit
TV Shows
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Tony Awards
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The Sweeney
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An Audience with...
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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
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Lovejoy
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Performance
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
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Lark Rise to Candleford