Liz Smith
Liz Smith was a British actress (1921–2016). She was born in Scunthorpe and died in Worthing.
Liz Smith
- Born
- 1921 · Scunthorpe.
- Died
- 2016 · Worthing.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- actress
- Honours
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
- Languages
- English
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Liz Smith was a British actress (1921–2016). She was born in Scunthorpe and died in Worthing.
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Identity
Identity
Smith worked between 1921 and 2016 across film actor and actor. This article rests on 26 published texts, 1 digitised documents and 7 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.
Liz Smith is established in Library of Congress under no2004002966. Established in Discogs under 5345999. Established in FAST under 1773101. Recorded as film actor.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
Explore 1921–2016
The full dated record · 5 entries
1921
Liz Smith was born 11 December 1921.
2009
Receives Member of the Order of the British Empire.
2009
Liz Smith received Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2009.
2016
Dies at Worthing.
2016
Liz Smith died 24 December 2016.
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Scunthorpe.
Birth place
Worthing.
Death place
Primary material
Documents and archives
institutional register
- Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 165160324
Unverified · Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Discogs authority file 5345999
Unverified · Discogs
- FAST authority file 1773101
Unverified · FAST
- ISNI authority file 0000000120761892
Unverified · ISNI
- Library of Congress authority file no2004002966
Unverified · Library of Congress
- VIAF authority file 171810431
Unverified · VIAF
scholarly publication
- Smith, Liz (real name Betty Gleadle; married name Thomas) (1921–2016), actress, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2020
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2020
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scholarly publication
Smith, Liz (real name Betty Gleadle; married name Thomas) (1921–2016), actress, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2020Crossref registry
Verifiedinstitutional register
Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 165160324Bibliothèque nationale de France
Partially resolvedinstitutional register
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Library of Congress authority file no2004002966Library of Congress
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Every cited source · 9
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Smith, Liz (real name Betty Gleadle; married name Thomas) (1921–2016), actress, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2020
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 165160324
institutional register · Unverified · Bibliothèque nationale de France
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Library of Congress authority file no2004002966
institutional register · Unverified · Library of Congress
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q291438: Liz Smith
institutional register · Unverified · Wikimedia Foundation
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
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