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Norma Speakman
Nana
Norma Speakman in 2000

Birth Name:

Norma Jean

Date of Birth:

1916

Date of Death:

2006

Age of Death:

90

Occupation:

Retired

First Appearance:

Sunday Afternoon

Last Appearance:

The Queen of Sheba

Portrayed By:

Liz Smith

Norma Jean Speakman (born 1916) is the mother of Barbara Royle.

History & Personality

As the mother of Barbara, Norma is rather loud and demanding. She loves her family very much, apart from son-in-law Jim, who is always complimenting on bad things about her. She often looks for sympathy from her family, who take no notice, repeating that she is the only elderly woman living in the block of flats, giving hints to move in with them. Norma loves criticising her family, especially Jim, in which he replies saying something nasty.

Appearance

She is usually wearing some sort of flowery blouse or a cardigan. She has a large batch of grey hair on her head but it goes white in The Queen of Sheba.

Death

Norma died in 2006 after seeing her third Great-Grandchild. She was aged 90.

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