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Liz Smith

1921 - 2016

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Betty Smith (11 December 1921 – 24 December 2016), known by the stage name Liz Smith, was an English actress. She was 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 ("Nana") in The Royle Family (1998–2006). For the latter she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2007. She also played Zillah in Lark Rise to Candleford (2008) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of Mother in the film A Private Function (1984). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Liz Smith is the 5,119th most popular actor (down from 4,521st in 2019), the 4,129th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,508th in 2019) and the 589th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Liz Smith ranks 5,119 out of 13,578. Before her are Ingrid van Bergen, Jim Sturgess, Jason Sudeikis, Lee Bo-young, Genelia D'Souza, and Kai. After her are Ken Howard, Natalia Tena, Terele Pávez, Oleg Menshikov, Alexander Kalyagin, and Paris Jackson.

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Among people born in 1921, Liz Smith ranks 341. Before her are Stanisław Nagy, Tony Scott, Joonas Kokkonen, Aldo Gordini, Jan Sterling, and Fred Buscaglione. After her are Michel Bonnevie, Abdul Qadir al-Badri, Richard Egan, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, Pancho Segura, and Petter Hugsted. Among people deceased in 2016, Liz Smith ranks 384. Before her are Silvano Piovanelli, Alfred G. Knudson, Larry Drake, Gotlib, Janet Reno, and Erol Keskin. After her are Ken Howard, Marni Nixon, Natalya Krachkovskaya, Amelia Bence, Adolf Born, and Angus Scrimm.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Liz Smith ranks 4,130 out of 8,785. Before her are Duncan Jones (1971), Tim Peake (1972), Polly Walker (1966), Oliver Sykes (1986), Lloyd Hildebrand (1870), and Jim Sturgess (1978). After her are Natalia Tena (1984), Edith Sitwell (1887), Bernard Bosanquet (1848), Brian Lumley (1937), Kenney Jones (1948), and Thomas Wedgwood (1771).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Liz Smith ranks 589. Before her are Jill Esmond (1908), Sam Riley (1980), Juliet Mills (1941), Gia Scala (1934), Polly Walker (1966), and Jim Sturgess (1978). After her are Natalia Tena (1984), Joe Cole (1988), Janet Montgomery (1985), Lennie James (1965), Nathalie Emmanuel (1989), and Kay Kendall (1927).

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