Elizabeth Spriggs

Acting·Sep 18, 1929·Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK

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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).

Film	Credit
Is Anybody There?2009 · Prudence	Prudence
James Ellis: An Actor's Life2007 · Herself	Herself
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls2004 · Actor	Actor
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone2001 · The Fat Lady	The Fat Lady
The Sleeper2000 · Cath	Cath
For My Baby2000 · Olga Jenikova	Olga Jenikova
A Christmas Carol1999 · Mrs. Riggs	Mrs. Riggs
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service1999 · Schultz	Schultz
Alice in Wonderland1999 · Duchess	Duchess
The Barber of Siberia1998 · Perepiolkina	Perepiolkina
Paradise Road1997 · Mrs. Roberts	Mrs. Roberts
The Secret Agent1996 · Winnie's Mother	Winnie's Mother
The Snow Queen's Revenge1996 · Brenda (voice)	Brenda (voice)
Sense and Sensibility1995 · Mrs. Jennings	Mrs. Jennings
A Pinch of Snuff1994 · Annabelle Andover	Annabelle Andover
The Hour of the Pig1993 · Madame Langlois	Madame Langlois
The Last Vampyre1993 · Eileen Mason	Eileen Mason
The Old Devils1992 · Dorothy Morgan	Dorothy Morgan
Impromptu1991 · Baroness Laginsky	Baroness Laginsky
Survival of the Fittest1990 · Eileen Blackett	Eileen Blackett
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers1987 · Tabby	Tabby
The Devil's Disciple1987 · Mrs. Dudgeon	Mrs. Dudgeon
TThe Thirteenth Day of Christmas1985 · Evelyn Smith	Evelyn Smith
Parker1985 · Mrs. Epps	Mrs. Epps
Sakharov1984 · Nobel Presenter	Nobel Presenter
The Cold Room1984 · Frau Hoffman	Frau Hoffman
Those Glory Glory Days1983 · School Mistress	School Mistress
The Merry Wives of Windsor1982 · Mistress Quickly	Mistress Quickly
Spider's Web1982 · Mildred Peake	Mildred Peake
Our Winnie1982 · Cora	Cora
Intensive Care1982 · Alice Duckworth	Alice Duckworth
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer1982 · Mrs. Palmer	Mrs. Palmer
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman1982 · Miss Markland	Miss Markland
Lady Chatterley's Lover1981 · Lady Eva	Lady Eva
The Cause1981 · Olive James	Olive James
The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe1981 · Mrs Radcliffe	Mrs Radcliffe
Fothergill1981 · Middle Class Woman	Middle Class Woman
Richard's Things1980 · Mrs. Sells	Mrs. Sells
FFox1980 · Connie Fox	Connie Fox
The Dybbuk1980 · Frade	Frade
The Enigma1980 · Miss Parsons	Miss Parsons
Julius Caesar1979 · Calphurnia	Calphurnia
Afternoon Off1979 · Miss Beckinsale	Miss Beckinsale
Able's Will1977 · Sarah	Sarah
Love Letters on Blue Paper1976 · Sonia Marsden	Sonia Marsden
Leeds United!1974 · Maggie	Maggie
RRust1973 · Eleanor Hawkes	Eleanor Hawkes
3 Into 2 Won't Go1969 · Marcia	Marcia