Liz Smith
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as Grandma Georgina Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 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
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Grandma Georgina
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Mrs. Mulch (voice)
City of Ember
as Granny
Oliver Twist
as Old Woman
Secrets & Lies
as Woman with Cat
The Duellists
as Fortune Teller
Keeping Mum
as Mrs. Parker
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Dilber
Alice in Wonderland
as Miss Lory
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Martha Balls (archive footage)
High Spirits
as Mrs. Plunkett
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Mrs. Fairley
Son of the Pink Panther
as Marta Balls
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Dilber
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Marta Balls
Haunted
as Old gypsy woman
Pretty Princess
as regina madre
The Monster Club
as Villager
Britannia Hospital
as Maisie