Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

9/18/1929 – 7/2/2008Buxton, 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).

Filmography (99 titles)

Is Anybody There?6.3Movie

Is Anybody There?

Prudence · 2009

James Ellis: An Actor's LifeMovie

James Ellis: An Actor's Life

Herself · 2007

Jericho7.3Show

Jericho

Ellen Jericho · 2005

Love Soup8.6Show

Love Soup

Penny's Mother (voice) · 2005

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls5.8Movie

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

2004

The Royal7.8Show

The Royal

Dolly Smith · 2003

10.0Show

Nice Guy Eddie

Vera McMullen · 2002

Shackleton7.2Show

Shackleton

Janet Stancombe Wills · 2002

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone7.9Movie

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

The Fat Lady · 2001

The Sleeper6.5Movie

The Sleeper

Cath · 2000

For My Baby3.8Movie

For My Baby

Olga Jenikova · 2000

6.8Show

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000

A Christmas Carol7.0Movie

A Christmas Carol

Mrs. Riggs · 1999

Wives and Daughters7.3Show

Wives and Daughters

Mrs Goodenough · 1999

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service5.2Movie

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service

Schultz · 1999

Alice in Wonderland6.2Movie

Alice in Wonderland

Duchess · 1999

The Barber of Siberia7.0Movie

The Barber of Siberia

Perepiolkina · 1998

Midsomer Murders7.5Show

Midsomer Murders

Iris Rainbird · 1997

Paradise Road6.3Movie

Paradise Road

Mrs. Roberts · 1997

The Secret Agent5.6Movie

The Secret Agent

Winnie's Mother · 1996

The Snow Queen's Revenge5.7Movie

The Snow Queen's Revenge

Brenda (voice) · 1996

Sense and Sensibility7.4Movie

Sense and Sensibility

Mrs. Jennings · 1995

Martin Chuzzlewit8.4Show

Martin Chuzzlewit

Mrs Gamp · 1994

Takin' Over the Asylum8.4Show

Takin' Over the Asylum

Grandma · 1994

A Pinch of SnuffMovie

A Pinch of Snuff

Annabelle Andover · 1994

Middlemarch7.9Show

Middlemarch

Mrs. Cadwallader · 1994

The Hour of the Pig6.2Movie

The Hour of the Pig

Madame Langlois · 1993

The Last Vampyre7.0Movie

The Last Vampyre

Eileen Mason · 1993

Anglo Saxon Attitudes5.0Show

Anglo Saxon Attitudes

Inge Middleton · 1992

Heartbeat7.2Show

Heartbeat

Rene Kirby · 1992