Royle Family star Liz Smith has died aged 95, it has been confirmed.
The actress famously played the ailing Nana in the hit BBC comedy show.
She died on Christmas Eve.
Her death comes in the same year as her co-star Caroline Aherne, who died from lung cancer.
A statement confirmed: "The Bafta award-winning actress Liz Smith has died, on Christmas Eve, at the age of 95, her family has announced."
Ms Smith starred alongside Ricky Tomlinson, Sue Johnson and Ralf Little in the Royle Family.
She won her Bafta for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Maggie Smith's organ-playing mother in the film A Private Function.
