Liz Smith
Betty Gleadle (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 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 Royle Family: Behind the Sofa](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uYeWjWsTACQ1rkyH8DviUIF0vZb.jpg)
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
![City of Ember](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xHYxFNsl8KuT4tHai8d1Y5gJI0F.jpg)
City of Ember
![Flick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5aQpnnguYfHlIKXQnWpanjGcw6v.jpg)
Flick
![Lark Rise to Candleford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ygnOo7IBXLoGsIHowAezLI4k0BD.jpg)
Lark Rise to Candleford
![The Graham Norton Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vrbqaBXB8AALynQzpWz6JdCPEJS.jpg)
The Graham Norton Show
![The Queen of Sheba](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xCUXE9TsKEhDmesbxmO28yc4zBn.jpg)
The Queen of Sheba
![The Magic Flute](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qjUjatQEMIHtCngnyTib943x7TU.jpg)
The Magic Flute
![Keeping Mum](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nkyS4lkiEOCx7mtlMtWLYodbVpb.jpg)
Keeping Mum
![Oliver Twist](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zhPdYZ3x2uanhM1SyBj4CuL6hSa.jpg)
Oliver Twist
![Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cMQ2lNd7sBe6PCf6zF5QxrKzbRG.jpg)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
![Dead Cool](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7IClekCK6eRmDFTujhK3BHsWXN.jpg)
Dead Cool
![Charlie and the Chocolate Factory](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iKP6wg3c6COUe8gYutoGG7qcPnO.jpg)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
![The Paul O'Grady Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fGoZnpbWxcrjKn8z7Auq47SvxST.jpg)
The Paul O'Grady Show
![Imperium: Nero](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hNOjbPFivMi9X40NuBWxhtma5Hh.jpg)
Imperium: Nero
![Between The Sheets](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yFs0Q5nf7j9H5W41FAkWZ0nXzQZ.jpg)
Between The Sheets
![Anna Spud](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/43AlLuCFGLPklbllSwnYT5wERjd.jpg)
Anna Spud
![V Graham Norton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8nR48FrRdrBWQ2bnTaknURnBNkF.jpg)
V Graham Norton
![The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m6EnsIVfQyQEPpLS6a5LNgg1aRE.jpg)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
![Donovan Quick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8fz747xFFygSQkqoqwr8FqZWDH0.jpg)
Donovan Quick
![A Christmas Carol](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1KkY6dZ80Jegnwl3rOXQY5Gj6V1.jpg)
A Christmas Carol
![The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/88kdkpvJOqQ84Lpirecq1ItbCVB.jpg)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
![A Christmas Carol](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oi1NcVDXlFEsdpLp37BJmFbVlg9.jpg)
A Christmas Carol
![Oliver Twist](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3jc57GnVsKcIOGlEWf5qF7bOaOs.jpg)
Oliver Twist
![Tube Tales](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bK3zlukpnr3MGeOvBZ5vIiJ2EWE.jpg)
Tube Tales
![Tom's Midnight Garden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9flBPLbXqiU6VyDsYUvF9Lp4c4H.jpg)
Tom's Midnight Garden
![Alice in Wonderland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kpXmXjqeyuSYCtNuGMytWQLdKX.jpg)
Alice in Wonderland
![V.I.P.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2pHBPVGn2DpYEAHBdT62nc0untt.jpg)
V.I.P.
![The Royle Family](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bx0JJyMiMnYJdCtryxQCrRe2aen.jpg)
The Royle Family
![So Graham Norton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rjibqasTmmMERA2VuWE4uPPRS19.jpg)
So Graham Norton
![The Revengers' Comedies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cF66jVvsRbT187EGrEC4fXOOBLH.jpg)
The Revengers' Comedies
![Keep the Aspidistra Flying](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kOqZpuN5Q3F1GU6SFJjWnYd2uBo.jpg)
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
![Trial & Retribution](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/k6jgpAh3sfUdL5wGsgDJNkKlsKL.jpg)
Trial & Retribution
![An Evening with Lily Savage](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gIGspGe7UyS0rO8ZPoYg8UAYxKU.jpg)
An Evening with Lily Savage
![Secrets & Lies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zQBuRQ3hrLhkEsXcxteUxuxLrvs.jpg)
Secrets & Lies
![Karaoke](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kPbKrz5gsRlAF9LfjqlowJexHZJ.jpg)
Karaoke
![The Vicar of Dibley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oSMljUndA07O8eMCSwaal4kcWoq.jpg)
The Vicar of Dibley
![Doggin' Around](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8ar5YVMYuXTbIDIPJUDGTuwn0nn.jpg)
Doggin' Around
![Pirates](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sRV7OFU6jO8v2IMMpVfzaOQnCeW.jpg)
Pirates
![Takin' Over the Asylum](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y8jjCpykDbgyz98K54uRWIZmEo1.jpg)
Takin' Over the Asylum
![Shooting Stars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gajKdQQ0CJ4ibdcIDJHf089cVan.jpg)
Shooting Stars
![Pretty Princess](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pLPHCRHXDAVZFI9IznwDY0jApR9.jpg)
Pretty Princess
![Son of the Pink Panther](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vSBzy0XtZvJQ4N9KLoWvblprZY2.jpg)
Son of the Pink Panther
![The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a0LIkSfhqSNtWKOH4aTRGuEJB7C.jpg)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
![Bottom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uAlQ4VmHcBuTzHm7r0niovvBfaU.jpg)
Bottom
![2Point4 Children](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o7Ndc5x547WbBEzd5fgsKKYKpga.jpg)
2Point4 Children
![Performance](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/giXPlK0bjtTXGEKr10crZAYCzc6.jpg)
Performance
![Cluedo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3uwUBPpfrCzHCwPwu2M70dIFx0u.jpg)
Cluedo
![Night of 100 Stars III](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/886JJFF8s2z3x5txGkaVRnmeMU9.jpg)
Night of 100 Stars III
![Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tBlJKjwAx7qw0uuMmtE8ROR6BIB.jpg)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
![The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fNkl7o1VQQqy1nEX9x56CDHULmr.jpg)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
![Apartment Zero](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cVXGyReSl955Wr2c8ythuxRmJRK.jpg)
Apartment Zero
![Bert Rigby, You're a Fool](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7dbIByahERnVVFNt2fVoaHRni6r.jpg)
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
![Words of Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z3UFEOc3rnAL7XHEERUNnRiBTIg.jpg)
Words of Love
![Young Charlie Chaplin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jVm0LtuxksSzyajjWAkTmIz4DbY.jpg)
Young Charlie Chaplin
![We Think the World of You](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kwyuYjPd0NNiQbsRRbJ0JqPZw5Y.jpg)
We Think the World of You
![High Spirits](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3GQl3A8YWVdKH0NFfcZlreiA6zM.jpg)
High Spirits
![Jake's Journey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zSss4AZhQkFcERFOWHr047Xk29D.jpg)
Jake's Journey
![When We Are Married](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lyjmfSmGR5j36VbvV8DjEK3AGtq.jpg)
When We Are Married
![Little Dorrit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/61uclYiDIhkbV3o8XsjqUK0jbXD.jpg)
Little Dorrit
![The Ruth Rendell Mysteries](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y9wIBLSOOBwGCiEbfMNIeRjGOzM.jpg)
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
![Valentine Park](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jNzqSXrQsEwdyAj5n4iKHjK3gfX.jpg)
Valentine Park
![On the Palm](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1j09bcQ7Vvzt84YKnp11PtdjYz1.jpg)
On the Palm
![The Life and Loves of a She-Devil](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9523D1CscV6dxPRKR1j1u7AACtF.jpg)
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
![Casualty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xori6j1eOdXwD5z213t2o8NMcvu.jpg)
Casualty
![American Masters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n2PHBbRwNxaQGuqIW4Y5ulq0HQC.jpg)
American Masters
![Harem](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kuYwQM8mfnfSFc1Mnmnyee6psgq.jpg)
Harem
![Lovejoy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u8laLfmd7ZxxIFP3DUaqKnVRMFH.jpg)
Lovejoy
![A Private Function](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8OC2OqimnYqB8d9S38MdQS2DkeQ.jpg)
A Private Function
![The Bill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bMd4T647b9YdkbQvULyndBNV8uL.jpg)
The Bill
![A Christmas Carol](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kGmpIkjVRWHQ97AiEXC0pLt5VtY.jpg)
A Christmas Carol
![Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e5KQbdOsCsEHDh2NOCGIY7HCyM3.jpg)
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
![Curse of the Pink Panther](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vd4bjWY1wJrjjl0c0ar2wccGT96.jpg)
Curse of the Pink Panther
![Fanny Hill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o8qy0hfwfk8VjgSKxUMHrMEPmQh.jpg)
Fanny Hill
![Trail of the Pink Panther](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/l2Gv4I8CN28aflcqecPgb0NKh63.jpg)
Trail of the Pink Panther
![Britannia Hospital](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ypgbiLpe2NfkyDkSxYHF84pIa1U.jpg)
Britannia Hospital
![Wogan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7NNaUmZWzJsqMvDNu2WB0HsVmvu.jpg)
Wogan
![The French Lieutenant's Woman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yS5FsEttHhTaCbLIc7ACGVoafGm.jpg)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
![The Monster Club](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AnNIp3GDXX95nljypGPhcZnEGts.jpg)
The Monster Club
![Sir Henry at Rawlinson End](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fNIOfBUAPbraJRDyGm832NQ1oRk.jpg)
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
![The Gentle Touch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uiTy0RD7J0OdqHl7GshB9zxmYAe.jpg)
The Gentle Touch
![Murder Rap](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eCh2k0vKXHXJ9TKfVgCnQXueMDV.jpg)
Murder Rap
![Agatha](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nbpsaFFYSeCUGkrvc2W7JD1SoI8.jpg)
Agatha
![An Audience with...](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lB8kUSnmvM3hLTXxVHpN9LYTpDE.jpg)
An Audience with...
![The Testing of Eric Olthwaite](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/53ZQsDTgMzL1stU9nis9aMqKXPc.jpg)
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
![The Duellists](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s9sPhcfD4LtrIGwix11bKtl9VLR.jpg)
The Duellists
![The Stick Up](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/duRUmKsl6yFnNWN52yWJBYejKsF.jpg)
The Stick Up
![Nicholas Nickleby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f6fEa2HFYqk8Y4xeNaGQ2xLc8Vm.jpg)
Nicholas Nickleby
![Spend Spend Spend](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vLf07mJVEj7A53dgLzjZ0jB554m.jpg)
Spend Spend Spend
![The Hunchback of Notre Dame](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zwgFlGTRm3pTJOD1Q8mI16T76uC.jpg)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
![It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xFx9lxxWmjMpzU3BBxfZzpcbWBa.jpg)
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
![Ripping Yarns](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/urCGtnlAdFDTw44TJ8bx7rVlGwl.jpg)
Ripping Yarns
![Keep an Eye on Albert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e82FMnXFSrs6L0w7az3ojN8GiB1.jpg)
Keep an Eye on Albert
![It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/t8nmMGy6xKcfSn7loUUzOJpfeKO.jpg)
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
![I Didn't Know You Cared](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1hLJruquZixhBGA4eXcGiSUSvCg.jpg)
I Didn't Know You Cared
![Breath](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rC8AJOW3ZBuTCbG6AKWpNvGhZG.jpg)
Breath
![The Sweeney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bB7er5lQytNjsX3qGL9N4RwXfgt.jpg)
The Sweeney
![Taking Leave](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aqVG1bNwhdMtk14RKLS4vZLsV2t.jpg)
Taking Leave
![Within These Walls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oq8j0e2As0LPbUAp8LUVzcWFtgM.jpg)
Within These Walls
![Jack Point](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zZ7Ks5pr7qmEmsr7laeg3SoWw58.jpg)
Jack Point
![Hard Labour](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kgbL3ng2ObR1w0FMxU3n3Y2Cydo.jpg)
Hard Labour
![Last of the Summer Wine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vjI4WdHda9ckCo5YIYVhc8rl6SR.jpg)
Last of the Summer Wine
![Crown Court](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8nT9SyvLcIkXeYRT6me3Tb8YHGV.jpg)
Crown Court
![Bleak Moments](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j6UZkLlGXxMpB4CsrZ4pyLEU5iZ.jpg)
Bleak Moments
![Play for Today](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aIgjKkazKMhqQjytljsofAEsp3q.jpg)
Play for Today
![Leo the Last](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n00wxf5fDcYVgpJySih5A3Q9FiK.jpg)
Leo the Last
![In Loving Memory](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2QA7mWtmdnuTMgVvnIoEo4wnZ14.jpg)
In Loving Memory
![Tony Awards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6pxoHfywO6bFDOQa9bmWZ1hyKBt.jpg)
Tony Awards