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Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Acting

Born: September 18, 1929Buxton, 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
Filmography
Is Anybody There?

Is Anybody There?

Prudence

2009
James Ellis: An Actor's Life

James Ellis: An Actor's Life

Herself

2007
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

2004
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

The Fat Lady

2001
The Sleeper

The Sleeper

Cath

2000
For My Baby

For My Baby

Olga Jenikova

2000
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Mrs. Riggs

1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service

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

Schultz

1999
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Duchess

1999
The Barber of Siberia

The Barber of Siberia

Perepiolkina

1998
Paradise Road

Paradise Road

Mrs. Roberts

1997
The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

Winnie's Mother

1996
The Snow Queen's Revenge

The Snow Queen's Revenge

Brenda (voice)

1996
Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

Mrs. Jennings

1995
A Pinch of Snuff

A Pinch of Snuff

Annabelle Andover

1994
The Hour of the Pig

The Hour of the Pig

Madame Langlois

1993
The Last Vampyre

The Last Vampyre

Eileen Mason

1993
The Old Devils

The Old Devils

Dorothy Morgan

1992
Impromptu

Impromptu

Baroness Laginsky

1991
Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest

Eileen Blackett

1990
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

Tabby

1987
The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple

Mrs. Dudgeon

1987

The Thirteenth Day of Christmas

Evelyn Smith

1985
Parker

Parker

Mrs. Epps

1985
Sakharov

Sakharov

Nobel Presenter

1984
The Cold Room

The Cold Room

Frau Hoffman

1984
Those Glory Glory Days

Those Glory Glory Days

School Mistress

1983
The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Mistress Quickly

1982
Spider's Web

Spider's Web

Mildred Peake

1982
Our Winnie

Our Winnie

Cora

1982
Intensive Care

Intensive Care

Alice Duckworth

1982
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer

Mrs. Palmer

1982
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

Miss Markland

1982
Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lady Eva

1981
The Cause

The Cause

Olive James

1981
The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe

The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe

Mrs Radcliffe

1981
Fothergill

Fothergill

Middle Class Woman

1981
Richard's Things

Richard's Things

Mrs. Sells

1980

Fox

Connie Fox

1980
The Dybbuk

The Dybbuk

Frade

1980
The Enigma

The Enigma

Miss Parsons

1980
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Calphurnia

1979
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

Miss Beckinsale

1979
Able's Will

Able's Will

Sarah

1977
Love Letters on Blue Paper

Love Letters on Blue Paper

Sonia Marsden

1976
Leeds United!

Leeds United!

Maggie

1974

Rust

Eleanor Hawkes

1973
3 Into 2 Won't Go

3 Into 2 Won't Go

Marcia

1969
Work Is a 4-Letter Word

Work Is a 4-Letter Word

Mrs Murray

1968

All's Well That Ends Well

Widow

1968