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.

Filmography

• 2009The Antiques Rogue Show — Olive Greenhalgh
• 2008City of Ember — Granny
• 2008Flick — Ma
• Lark Rise to Candleford — Zillah
• 2006The Magic Flute — The Old Papagena
• 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Grandma Georgina
• 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
• 2005Dead Cool — Liz
• 2005Keeping Mum — Mrs. Parker
• 2005Oliver Twist — Old Woman
• 2005Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit — Mrs. Mulch (voice)
• Imperium: Nero — Sacrilega
• 2004Nero — Soothsayer
• The Paul O'Grady Show
• 2003Anna Spud — Gran
• Between The Sheets
• 2002A Good Thief — Lizzie
• 2001The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby — Peg Sliderskew
• The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby — Peg Sliderskew
• Treasure — Voices
• 2000A Christmas Carol — Joyce
• 2000Donovan Quick — Granny
• 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades — Delfina
• 1999A Christmas Carol — Mrs. Dilber
• 1999Alice in Wonderland — Miss Lory
• Oliver Twist — Sally
• 1999Tom's Midnight Garden — Mrs Willows
• 1999Tube Tales — Older Lady (segment "Horny")
• 1998Anthrakitis — Dolly
• 1998The Revengers' Comedies — Winnie
• The Royle Family — Norma 'Nana' Speakman
• 1998Wife of Bath — Hag (voice)
• 1997Keep the Aspidistra Flying — Mrs Meakin
• Trial & Retribution — Mrs Dorothy Norton
• Karaoke — Mrs Baglin
• 1996Secrets & Lies — Woman with Cat
• Crapston Villas — Delia (voice)
• 1995Haunted — Old gypsy woman
• The Queen's Nose — Grandma
• 1994Doggin' Around — Mrs. Thompson
• Pirates — Gran
• Takin' Over the Asylum — Harriet
• The Vicar of Dibley — Letitia Cropley
• 1993Pretty Princess — regina madre
• 1993Son of the Pink Panther — Marta Balls
• 1992Dakota Road — Joan Benson
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles — Delfina
• 2Point4 Children — Bette, Auntie Belle
• Bottom — Fortune Teller
• 1991Nona — Anyula
• Performance — Anyula
• Cluedo — Mrs. White
• 1990Drowning in the Shallow End — Agent
• El C.I.D. — Mildred
• 1989Apartment Zero — Mary Louise McKinney
• 1989Bert Rigby, You're a Fool — Mrs. Rigby
• Screen One — Mrs. Thompson
• 1989The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover — Grace
• 1989Words of Love — Gran
• Young Charlie Chaplin — Mrs. Greenwood
• 1988High Spirits — Mrs. Plunkett
• 1988Jake's Journey — Witch
• 1988We Think the World of You — Millie
• Imaginary Friends — Milly Munger
• 1987Little Dorrit — Mrs. Bangham
• 1987On the Palm — Mrs Slatterthwaite
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries — Lena Finn
• Valentine Park — Mrs. Giles
• 1987When We Are Married — Mrs Northrop
• Casualty — Tillie
• 1986Harem — Mrs. Pendleton
• Lovejoy — Florence
• The Life and Loves of a She-Devil — Mrs Fisher
• Worlds Beyond — Mrs Watts
• Mann's Best Friends — Mrs. Anstruther
• Screen Two — Mrs. Slatterthwaite, Gran, Agent
• 1984A Christmas Carol — Mrs. Dilber
• 1984A Private Function — Mother
• The Bill
• Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime — Hannah Macpherson
• 1983Curse of the Pink Panther — Marta Balls
• 1983Fanny Hill — Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
• Mr. Right — Gran
• Now And Then — Gran - Then
• 1983Separate Tables — Miss Meacham
• 1982Britannia Hospital — Maisie
• 1982Crystal Gazing — Lady in Pub
• 1982Trail of the Pink Panther — Martha Balls (archive footage)
• 1981The French Lieutenant's Woman — Mrs. Fairley
• 1981The Monster Club — Villager
• 1980Murder Rap — Elfie
• 1980Sir Henry at Rawlinson End — Lady Phillipa of Staines
• 1979Agatha — Flora
• Nicholas Nickleby — Peg Sliderskew
• 1977Spend Spend Spend — Keith's Granny
• 1977The Duellists — Fortune Teller
• 1977The Stick Up — Hotel Manageress
• 1977The Testing of Eric Olthwaite — Mrs. Bag
• 1976It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet — Mrs. Dodds
• Ripping Yarns — Mrs. Bag
• The Duchess of Duke Street — Nanny
• 1976The Hunchback of Notre Dame — La Falourdel
• 1975Breath — Mrs. Pritchett
• I Didn't Know You Cared — Annie Brandon
• 1975It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow — Vi Bell
• 1975Keep an Eye on Albert — Mrs. Oxfam
• The Sweeney — Mrs. Davies
• Bedtime Stories — Miss Long
• Seven Faces of Woman — Madge
• 1974Taking Leave — Confused Lady
• Village Hall — Mrs Whalley
• 1973Hard Labour — Mrs. Thornley
• 1973Jack Point — Mrs. Matthews
• Last of the Summer Wine — Housekeeper
• Second City Firsts — Mrs. Murphy
• 1972Bleak Moments — Pat's Mother
• Crown Court — Mrs. Fowkes, Mrs. Flynn
• 1970Leo the Last — Raving Tenant (uncredited)
• Play for Today — Mrs. Thornley, Mrs. Mathews, Mrs. Pritchett, Mrs. Oxfam, Keith's Granny, Elfie
• In Loving Memory — Hilda Pardoe

Appearances as themselves (17)

• Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model — Self - Good Day New York (archive footage)
• 2010The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate — Self
• V Graham Norton — Self
• It's Only TV But I Like It — Self
• So Graham Norton — Self
• V.I.P. — Self - Gossip Columnist
• 1996An Evening with Lily Savage — Self - Audience Member
• Shooting Stars — Self
• 1990Night of 100 Stars III — Self
• 1990Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music — Self
• American Masters — Self
• 1982Mike Leigh: Making Plays — Self (archive footage)
• Wogan — Self
• An Audience with... — Self
• Tony Awards — Self (archive footage)