Name: Liz Smith
Date of Birth: 11 December 1921 Played Ms. Dilber in two TV versions of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol (1984) (TV), with George C. Scott and A Christmas Carol (1999) (TV) with Patrick Stewart. Did not work professionally as an actress until the age of 50 and from that point, became one of the most recogniseable faces on television and film, being named as the nation's favourite fictional grandmother. Previous to acting, she lived a difficult life of relative poverty, working in dead-end jobs while raising two children on her own. ... Was actually christened Betty, rather than Elizabeth. She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2009 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to Drama. [5 July 2009] Announced that she was retiring, at the age of 87, because she had suffered a stroke which left her unable to accept any further acting roles. Read more Liz Smith movies (actor)User Comments |
