Elizabeth Spriggs
September 18, 1929 (95 years old) in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Elizabeth Jean Spriggs -Manson (née Williams) was an English character actress. Her roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company included Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, Gertrude in Hamlet and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. In 1978, she won the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for Arnold Wesker's Love Letters on Blue Paper. Her best known role in film was as Mrs. Jennings in Sense and Sensibility (1995), for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include Richard's Things (1980), Impromptu (1991), Paradise Road (1997) and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001).
Known For
Credits
- 2009 ·Is Anybody There?as Prudence
- 2007 ·James Ellis: An Actor's Lifeas Herself
- 2005 ·Jerichoas Ellen Jericho
- 2005 ·Love Soupas Penny's Mother (voice)
- 2004 ·The Queen of Sheba's Pearlsas
- 2003 ·The Royalas Dolly Smith
- 2002 ·Nice Guy Eddieas Vera McMullen
- 2002 ·The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Serviceas Schultz
- 2002 ·Shackletonas Janet Stancombe Wills
- 2001 ·Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stoneas The Fat Lady
- 2000 ·The Sleeperas Cath
- 2000 ·For My Babyas Olga Jenikova
- 2000 ·Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)as
- 1999 ·A Christmas Carolas Mrs Riggs
- 1999 ·Wives and Daughtersas Mrs. Goodenough
- 1999 ·Alice in Wonderlandas Duchess
- 1998 ·The Barber of Siberiaas Perepiolkina
- 1997 ·Midsomer Murdersas Iris Rainbird
- 1997 ·Midsomer Murdersas Ursula Gooding
- 1997 ·Paradise Roadas Mrs. Roberts
- 1996 ·The Secret Agentas Winnie's Mother
- 1995 ·Sense and Sensibilityas Mrs. Jennings
- 1994 ·Martin Chuzzlewitas Mrs. Gamp
- 1994 ·Takin' Over the Asylumas Grandma
- 1994 ·Middlemarchas Mrs. Cadwallader
- 1994 ·A Pinch of Snuffas Annabelle Andover
- 1994 ·Class Actas Harriet Mainwaring
- 1993 ·The Hour of the Pigas Madame Langlois
- 1993 ·The Last Vampyreas Eileen Mason
- 1992 ·Anglo Saxon Attitudesas Inge Middleton
- 1992 ·Heartbeatas Rene Kirby
- 1992 ·Heartbeatas Mrs. Andrews
- 1992 ·The Old Devilsas Dorothy Morgan
- 1992 ·The Young Indiana Jones Chroniclesas Schultz
- 1991 ·Soldier Soldieras Mrs. Henwood
- 1991 ·Impromptuas Baroness Laginsky
- 1990 ·Survival of the Fittestas Eileen Blackett
- 1990 ·Jeeves and Woosteras Aunt Agatha
- 1990 ·Oranges Are Not the Only Fruitas May
- 1989 ·Tales from the Cryptas Mrs. Trask
- 1989 ·Young Charlie Chaplinas Madge Kendal
- 1989 ·Agatha Christie's Poirotas Mrs. Leadbetter
- 1988 ·Kind of Livingas
- 1987 ·Simon and the Witchas The Witch
- 1987 ·Doctor Who: Paradise Towersas Tabby
- 1987 ·The Ruth Rendell Mysteriesas Eva Peterlee
- 1987 ·Watchingas Aunt Peggy
- 1987 ·The Devil's Discipleas Mrs. Dudgeon
- 1986 ·Casualtyas Barbara Thomas
- 1986 ·Lovejoyas Daphne Shotley
- 1985 ·The Thirteenth Day of Christmasas Evelyn Smith
- 1985 ·Time for Murderas Evelyn Smith
- 1985 ·Parkeras Mrs. Epps
- 1984 ·Sakharovas Nobel Presenter
- 1984 ·Sherlock Holmesas Mrs Mason
- 1984 ·The Cold Roomas Frau Hoffman
- 1983 ·Those Glory Glory Daysas School Mistress
- 1982 ·The Merry Wives of Windsoras Mistress Quickly
- 1982 ·Spider's Webas Mildred Peake
- 1982 ·Objects of Affectionas Cora
- 1982 ·Our Winnieas Cora
- 1982 ·Intensive Careas Alice Duckworth
- 1982 ·The Haunting of Cassie Palmeras Mrs. Palmer
- 1982 ·An Unsuitable Job for a Womanas Miss Markland
- 1982 ·Shine on Harvey Moonas
- 1981 ·Bergeracas Mary Lou Costain
- 1981 ·Lady Chatterley's Loveras Lady Eva
- 1981 ·The Causeas Olive James
- 1981 ·The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffeas Mrs Radcliffe
- 1981 ·Fothergillas Middle Class Woman
- 1980 ·Richard's Thingsas Mrs. Sells
- 1980 ·Foxas Connie Fox
- 1980 ·Foxas Connie Fox
- 1980 ·The Dybbukas Frade
- 1980 ·The Enigmaas Miss Parsons
- 1979 ·Tales of the Unexpectedas Aunt May
- 1979 ·Tales of the Unexpectedas Martha
- 1979 ·Julius Caesaras Calphurnia
- 1979 ·Afternoon Offas Miss Beckinsale
- 1978 ·The BBC Television Shakespeareas
- 1977 ·Able's Willas Sarah
- 1976 ·Victorian Scandalsas
- 1976 ·Love Letters on Blue Paperas Sonia Marsden
- 1976 ·The Glittering Prizesas Lady Frances Davidson
- 1975 ·Prometheus: The Life of Balzacas
- 1974 ·Leeds United!as Maggie
- 1973 ·Rustas Eleanor Hawkes
- 1973 ·Black and Blueas
- 1970 ·Play for Todayas Sonia Marsden
- 1970 ·Play for Todayas Olive James
- 1970 ·Play for Todayas Alice Duckworth
- 1970 ·Play for Todayas Maggie
- 1969 ·3 Into 2 Won't Goas Marcia
- 1968 ·Work Is a 4-Letter Wordas Mrs Murray
- 1968 ·The Expertas Mrs. Kyneston
- 1968 ·All's Well That Ends Wellas Widow
- 1965 ·BBC Play of the Monthas Maud Lowder
- 1963 ·Doctor Whoas Maddy
- 1963 ·Festivalas Lampito