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At the start of TheNineties, Smith had a recurring role in ''Series/TwoPointFourChildren'' as Bette, Bill's mother. In 1994, she was cast as Mrs. Cropley (the TropeNamer for CordonBleughChef) in ''The Vicar of Dibley'' and remained with the programme until she was KilledOffForReal in the 1996 EasterEpisode, "The Easter Bunny".
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At the start of TheNineties, The90s, Smith had a recurring role in ''Series/TwoPointFourChildren'' as Bette, Bill's mother. In 1994, she was cast as Mrs. Cropley (the TropeNamer for CordonBleughChef) in ''The Vicar of Dibley'' and remained with the programme until she was KilledOffForReal in the 1996 EasterEpisode, "The Easter Bunny".
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In 1998, she was given another starring sitcom role as Nana in ''The Royle Family''. She was a frequent face in the series throughout the original run and (much like in ''Dibley'') was killed off in a special, the 2006 episode "The Queen of Sheba).
Her acting career ended in 2009 due to ill health after a series of strokes but was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire that same year.
Her acting career ended in 2009 due to ill health after a series of strokes but was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire that same year.
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In 1998, she was given another starring sitcom role as Nana in ''The Royle Family''. She was a frequent face in the series throughout the original run and (much like in ''Dibley'') was killed off in a special, the 2006 episode "The Queen of Sheba).
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Her acting career ended in 2009 due to ill health after a series of strokes but she was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire that same year.
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Liz Smith, [[UsefulNotes/BritishHonours MBE]], born Betty Gleadle, (11 December 1921 -- 24 December 2016), was a British actress best known for playing Mrs. Cropley in ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'' and Nana in ''Series/TheRoyleFamily''.
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Liz Smith, [[UsefulNotes/BritishHonours [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever MBE]], born Betty Gleadle, (11 December 1921 -- 24 December 2016), was a British actress best known for playing Mrs. Cropley in ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'' and Nana in ''Series/TheRoyleFamily''.
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He died at the age of 95.
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At the start of TheNineties, Smith had a recurring role in ''Series/TwoPointFourChildren'' as Bette, Bill's mother. In 1994, she was cast as Mrs. Cropley (the TropeNamer for CordonBleughChef) in ''The Vicar of Dibley'' and remained with the programme until she was KilledOffForReal in the 1996 EasterEpisode, "The Easter Bunny".
In 1998, she was given another starring sitcom role as Nana in ''The Royle Family''. She was a frequent face in the series throughout the original run and (much like in ''Dibley'') was killed off in a special, the 2006 episode "The Queen of Sheba).
Her acting career ended in 2009 due to ill health after a series of strokes but was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire that same year.
She died at the age of 95.
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[[caption-width-right:180:[[Series/TheVicarOfDibley The Queen of Cordon Bleugh]].]]
->''"My advice is: never peel potatoes. Think of the time that would be saved in this country if nobody peeled potatoes."''
Liz Smith, [[UsefulNotes/BritishHonours MBE]], born Betty Gleadle, (11 December 1921 -- 24 December 2016), was a British actress best known for playing Mrs. Cropley in ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'' and Nana in ''Series/TheRoyleFamily''.
He died at the age of 95.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/LeoTheLast'' (1970) -- Raving Tenant (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/TheDuellists'' (1977) -- Fortune Teller
* ''Film/TheMonsterClub'' (1981) -- Villager (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/TheFrenchLieutenantsWoman'' (1981) -- Mrs. Fairley
* ''Film/CurseOfThePinkPanther'' (1983) -- Madame Marta Balls
* ''{{Film/A Christmas Carol|1984}}'' (1984) -- Mrs. Dilber
* ''Film/LittleDorrit'' (1987) -- Mrs. Bangham
* ''Film/ApartmentZero'' (1988) -- Mary Louise [=McKinney=]
* ''Film/HighSpirits'' (1988) -- Mrs. Lavinia Plunkett
* ''Film/TheCookTheThiefHisWifeAndHerLover'' (1989) -- Grace
* ''Film/SonOfThePinkPanther'' (1993) -- Madame Marta Balls
* ''Film/SecretsAndLies'' (1996) -- Cat Owner
* ''Film/TheRevengersComedies'' (1998) -- Winnie
* ''{{Film/Alice in Wonderland|1999}}'' (1999) -- Miss Lory
* ''{{Film/A Christmas Carol|1999}}'' (1999) -- Mrs. Dilber
* ''Film/DonovanQuick'' (2000) -- Granny
* ''{{Film/A Christmas Carol|2000}}'' (2000) -- Joyce
* ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' (2005) -- Grandma Georgina
* ''WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit'' (2005) -- Mrs. Mulch
* ''Film/OliverTwist'' (2005) -- Old Woman
* ''Film/KeepingMum'' (2005) -- Mrs. Parker
* ''Film/TheMagicFlute'' (2006) -- The Old Papagena
* ''Film/CityOfEmber'' (2008) -- Granny
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/PlayForToday'', 7 episodes:
** "Hard Labour" (1973) -- Mrs. Thornley
** "Jack Point" (1973) -- Mrs. Mathews
** "Taking Leave" (1974) -- Woman
** "Breath" (1975) -- Mrs. Pritchett
** "Keep an Eye on Albert" (1976) -- Mrs. Oxfam
** "Spend Spend Spend" (1977) -- Keith's Granny
** "Murder Rap" (1980) -- Elfie
* ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine'', episode "Compo's Suit" (1973) -- Housekeeper
* ''Series/TheSweeney'', episode "Hit and Run" (1975) -- Mrs. Davies
* ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}'', 4 episodes (1975) -- Hilda Semple
* ''Series/RippingYarns'', episode "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite" (1977) -- Mrs. Bag
* ''Series/TheBill'', 5 episodes:
** "The Drugs Raid" (1984) -- Maggie
** "Dead Man's Boots" (1991) -- Mrs. West
** "Sucking Eggs" (1998) -- Edna Finch
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Jeopardy", "Gone Native"[[/labelnote]] (2002) -- Harriet "Tatsie" Wright
* ''Series/{{Rainbow}}'', episode "Overhelpfuls" (1985) -- Auntie Liz
* ''Series/TheLifeAndLovesOfASheDevil'', 3 episodes (1986) -- Mrs. Fisher
* ''Series/ScreenTwo'', 3 episodes:
** "On the Palm" (1987) -- Mrs. Slatterthwaite
** "Words of Love" (1989) -- Gran
** "Drowning in the Shallow End" (1990) -- Agent
* ''Series/ABitOfFryAndLaurie'', 1 episode (1990) -- Woman Returning Suits
* ''Series/TwoPointFourChildren'', 12 episodes:
** 11 episodes (1991-99) -- Bette
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Secret Diary of David Porter", "Vertigo"[[/labelnote]] (1993-96) -- Aunt Belle
* ''Series/{{Bottom}}'', episode "[[Recap/BottomApocalypse Apocalypse]]" (1991) -- Fortune Teller
* ''Series/TheYoungIndianaJonesChronicles'', episode "Barcelona, May 1917" (1992) -- Delfina
* ''Series/{{Lovejoy}}'', episode "God Helps Those" (1993) -- Florence
* ''Series/{{Cluedo}}'', 6 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Finders Keepers", "Seven Deadly Sinners", "The Word, the Flesh and the Devil", "The Hanged Man", "Where There's a Will", "Publish & Be Damned"[[/labelnote]] (1993) -- Mrs. Blanche White
* ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'', 7 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Arrival", "Songs of Praise", "Community Spirit", "The Window & the Weather", "Election", "Animals", "The Easter Bunny"[[/labelnote]] (1994-96) -- Mrs. Letitia Cropley
* ''Series/ScreenOne'', episode "Doggin' Around" (1994) -- Mrs. Thompson
* ''Series/{{Casualty}}'', episode "Hit and Run" (1995) -- Tillie
* ''Series/TheQueensNose'', 7 episodes (1996-99) -- Grandma
* ''Series/TheRoyleFamily'', 11 episodes (1998-2006) -- Nana Norma Speakman
* ''WesternAnimation/TheCanterburyTales'', episode "Leaving London" (1998) -- Hag
* ''WesternAnimation/AnimatedTalesOfTheWorld'', episode "A Story from Taiwan: Aunt Tiger" (2002) -- Aunt
* ''Series/{{Doctors}}'', episode "An English Woman's Home" (2003) -- Agatha Clifford
* ''Series/LarkRiseToCandleford'', 10 episodes (2008) -- Zillah
* ''Series/TheTunnel'', 2 episodes (2013) -- Harriet Stone
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[[caption-width-right:180:[[Series/TheVicarOfDibley The Queen of Cordon Bleugh]].]]
->''"My advice is: never peel potatoes. Think of the time that would be saved in this country if nobody peeled potatoes."''
Liz Smith, [[UsefulNotes/BritishHonours MBE]], born Betty Gleadle, (11 December 1921 -- 24 December 2016), was a British actress best known for playing Mrs. Cropley in ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'' and Nana in ''Series/TheRoyleFamily''.
He died at the age of 95.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/LeoTheLast'' (1970) -- Raving Tenant (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/TheDuellists'' (1977) -- Fortune Teller
* ''Film/TheMonsterClub'' (1981) -- Villager (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/TheFrenchLieutenantsWoman'' (1981) -- Mrs. Fairley
* ''Film/CurseOfThePinkPanther'' (1983) -- Madame Marta Balls
* ''{{Film/A Christmas Carol|1984}}'' (1984) -- Mrs. Dilber
* ''Film/LittleDorrit'' (1987) -- Mrs. Bangham
* ''Film/ApartmentZero'' (1988) -- Mary Louise [=McKinney=]
* ''Film/HighSpirits'' (1988) -- Mrs. Lavinia Plunkett
* ''Film/TheCookTheThiefHisWifeAndHerLover'' (1989) -- Grace
* ''Film/SonOfThePinkPanther'' (1993) -- Madame Marta Balls
* ''Film/SecretsAndLies'' (1996) -- Cat Owner
* ''Film/TheRevengersComedies'' (1998) -- Winnie
* ''{{Film/Alice in Wonderland|1999}}'' (1999) -- Miss Lory
* ''{{Film/A Christmas Carol|1999}}'' (1999) -- Mrs. Dilber
* ''Film/DonovanQuick'' (2000) -- Granny
* ''{{Film/A Christmas Carol|2000}}'' (2000) -- Joyce
* ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' (2005) -- Grandma Georgina
* ''WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit'' (2005) -- Mrs. Mulch
* ''Film/OliverTwist'' (2005) -- Old Woman
* ''Film/KeepingMum'' (2005) -- Mrs. Parker
* ''Film/TheMagicFlute'' (2006) -- The Old Papagena
* ''Film/CityOfEmber'' (2008) -- Granny
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/PlayForToday'', 7 episodes:
** "Hard Labour" (1973) -- Mrs. Thornley
** "Jack Point" (1973) -- Mrs. Mathews
** "Taking Leave" (1974) -- Woman
** "Breath" (1975) -- Mrs. Pritchett
** "Keep an Eye on Albert" (1976) -- Mrs. Oxfam
** "Spend Spend Spend" (1977) -- Keith's Granny
** "Murder Rap" (1980) -- Elfie
* ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine'', episode "Compo's Suit" (1973) -- Housekeeper
* ''Series/TheSweeney'', episode "Hit and Run" (1975) -- Mrs. Davies
* ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}'', 4 episodes (1975) -- Hilda Semple
* ''Series/RippingYarns'', episode "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite" (1977) -- Mrs. Bag
* ''Series/TheBill'', 5 episodes:
** "The Drugs Raid" (1984) -- Maggie
** "Dead Man's Boots" (1991) -- Mrs. West
** "Sucking Eggs" (1998) -- Edna Finch
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Jeopardy", "Gone Native"[[/labelnote]] (2002) -- Harriet "Tatsie" Wright
* ''Series/{{Rainbow}}'', episode "Overhelpfuls" (1985) -- Auntie Liz
* ''Series/TheLifeAndLovesOfASheDevil'', 3 episodes (1986) -- Mrs. Fisher
* ''Series/ScreenTwo'', 3 episodes:
** "On the Palm" (1987) -- Mrs. Slatterthwaite
** "Words of Love" (1989) -- Gran
** "Drowning in the Shallow End" (1990) -- Agent
* ''Series/ABitOfFryAndLaurie'', 1 episode (1990) -- Woman Returning Suits
* ''Series/TwoPointFourChildren'', 12 episodes:
** 11 episodes (1991-99) -- Bette
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Secret Diary of David Porter", "Vertigo"[[/labelnote]] (1993-96) -- Aunt Belle
* ''Series/{{Bottom}}'', episode "[[Recap/BottomApocalypse Apocalypse]]" (1991) -- Fortune Teller
* ''Series/TheYoungIndianaJonesChronicles'', episode "Barcelona, May 1917" (1992) -- Delfina
* ''Series/{{Lovejoy}}'', episode "God Helps Those" (1993) -- Florence
* ''Series/{{Cluedo}}'', 6 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Finders Keepers", "Seven Deadly Sinners", "The Word, the Flesh and the Devil", "The Hanged Man", "Where There's a Will", "Publish & Be Damned"[[/labelnote]] (1993) -- Mrs. Blanche White
* ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'', 7 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Arrival", "Songs of Praise", "Community Spirit", "The Window & the Weather", "Election", "Animals", "The Easter Bunny"[[/labelnote]] (1994-96) -- Mrs. Letitia Cropley
* ''Series/ScreenOne'', episode "Doggin' Around" (1994) -- Mrs. Thompson
* ''Series/{{Casualty}}'', episode "Hit and Run" (1995) -- Tillie
* ''Series/TheQueensNose'', 7 episodes (1996-99) -- Grandma
* ''Series/TheRoyleFamily'', 11 episodes (1998-2006) -- Nana Norma Speakman
* ''WesternAnimation/TheCanterburyTales'', episode "Leaving London" (1998) -- Hag
* ''WesternAnimation/AnimatedTalesOfTheWorld'', episode "A Story from Taiwan: Aunt Tiger" (2002) -- Aunt
* ''Series/{{Doctors}}'', episode "An English Woman's Home" (2003) -- Agatha Clifford
* ''Series/LarkRiseToCandleford'', 10 episodes (2008) -- Zillah
* ''Series/TheTunnel'', 2 episodes (2013) -- Harriet Stone
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