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Liz Smith
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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 Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the 1984 film A Private Function.
Known For

The Graham Norton Show
2007

Casualty
1986

V.I.P.
1998

Lovejoy
1986

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992

Bottom
1991

The Vicar of Dibley
1994

City of Ember
2008

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005

The Royle Family
1998

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989

Oliver Twist
2005

A Christmas Carol
1984

Agatha
1979

Keeping Mum
2005

Secrets & Lies
1996

Curse of the Pink Panther
1983

Alice in Wonderland
1999

The Duellists
1977

A Christmas Carol
1999

Son of the Pink Panther
1993

Trail of the Pink Panther
1982

High Spirits
1988

The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981

Haunted
1995

The Monster Club
1981

Britannia Hospital
1982

A Private Function
1984

Apartment Zero
1989
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