
Liz Smith once called the nations favourite fictional grandmother is a familiar face to all TV & cinema viewers. She is most often recognised for her role of Nana in The Royle Family. OUR BETTY is Lizs life story
- from her cosseted yet lonely childhood with her beloved grandparents (her mother died giving birth to Lizs stillborn sibling) through the war with the WRENS marriage & children divorce & poverty long years working in dead-end jobs such as in a plastic bag factory until her heavenly escape of evening acting classes provided the chance for a career. While working at Hamleys one Christmas (I was one of those tiresome people who stop you & beg you to try samples of this & that) she received a phone call from a young director who wanted to make an improvised film. His name was Mike Leigh & the film Bleak Moments. From that point when Liz was 50 her career took off & she has worked with some of the most famous names in the entertainment business. OUR BETTY is like its author original amusing & fascinating on the struggles hopes & successes endemic of a life in front of the camera.