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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.
As actor
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
The Antiques Rogue Show
Flick
City of Ember
The Magic Flute
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Keeping Mum
Oliver Twist
Dead Cool
Nero
Anna Spud
A Good Thief
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
A Christmas Carol
Donovan Quick
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Tube Tales
Alice in Wonderland
Tom's Midnight Garden
A Christmas Carol
Anthrakitis
The Revengers' Comedies
Wife of Bath
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
An Evening with Lily Savage
Secrets & Lies
Haunted
Doggin' Around
Pretty Princess