Liz Smith MBE (11 December 1921 – 24 December 2016) was an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Annie Brandon in "I Didn't Know You Cared", Bette and Aunt Belle in "2point4 children", as Norma Speakman in the BBC comedy "The Royle Family", and as her role as Letitia Cropley in "The Vicar of Dibley" (1994–96).