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 announced that the Bafta winning actress had died on Christmas Eve.
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.
She was appointed MBE in 2009 and the Bafta for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Maggie Smith's mother in the 1984 film A Private Function.
She announced her retirement from acting in 2009, following a series of strokes
'Royle Family' actress Liz Smith dies - BBC News
A family spokeswoman announced that the Bafta winning actress had died on Christmas Eve.
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.
She was appointed MBE in 2009 and the Bafta for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Maggie Smith's mother in the 1984 film A Private Function.
She announced her retirement from acting in 2009, following a series of strokes
'Royle Family' actress Liz Smith dies - BBC News
