2005Nominee
Best Performance
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Liz Smith
Actor
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
December 11, 1921
Biography
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2008Nominee
Best Performance
City of Ember
2005Nominee
Best Performance
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Career Highlights
2005Highlight
Best Performance
Keeping Mum
1989Highlight
Best Performance
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Video
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
City of Ember
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit