Liz Smith has died, 95.

[LaLaLand]

Actress Liz Smith, who played "Nana" in the Royle Family and Mrs Cropley in the Vicar of Dibley, has died aged 95.

A family spokeswoman confirmed the death on Boxing Day.

Born as Betty Gleadle in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, in 1921, she later gave herself the stage name of Smith.

She also had roles in 2point4 Children and Lark Rise to Candleford, and was the voice of Mrs Mulch in Wallace and Gromit's The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38440648

R.I.P. Legend, such a funny lady and brilliant comic actress.

[Firewire]

So sad

[Marsh.]

Sleeping with the angels. :love:

[Pete.]

RIP :sad:

[Deirdre]

2016 is so cruel

[Rob!]

RIP Nana/Mrs Cropley :love:

[Saph]

:love:

[Denver]

ffs The Royle Family is my favourite ever show stop taking the legends

[Ashley.]

RIP. :love:

[smudgie]

R.I.P.
95 is a good age.

[Crimson Dynamo]

:(On Xmas eve I checked to see she was still alive.. Great actress

[Saph]

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[Daniel-X]

I don't really like The Royle Family, but my mum always puts The Queen of Sheba on around Christmas and nana's death always makes me cry :sad:

[Jake.]

I am gutted. She played some fantastic parts... R.I.P

[Shaun]

queen :clap1:

[MB.]

</3 I was only watching The Queen of Sheba the other day. What an actual icon :love:

[LaLaLand]

Same here I had The Queen of Sheba on just the other day, always makes me cry.

Sinead O'Connor singing "Scarlet Ribbons" :sad:

[jennyjuniper]

She was one of those under-rated little gems of show business. 95 is a very good age, but still a loss.

[Nicky91]

so sad RIP Liz :( :(

[Cherie]

Aw RIP nana.

[Amy Jade]

Awww bless her :(

[Nicky91]

Awww bless her :(

such nice words Amy :(




btw i send you a important pm :)

[Tom4784]

A legendary queen.

[Alf]

"All bow down for the Queen of Sheba"


RIP

[Alf]

Liz was born 100 years ago today.


RIP Nana


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[Saph]

I was binging the royle family the other day, icon :love: