Elizabeth Spriggs
Known for
Acting
Born
September 18, 1929
Birthplace
Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Died
July 2, 2008 (aged 78)
Biography
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).
Best known work
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
Sense and Sensibility
1995
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Doctor Who
1963
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Alice in Wonderland
1999
Midsomer Murders
1997
Sherlock Holmes
1984
A Christmas Carol
1999
The Barber of Siberia
1998Filmography
2009
Is Anybody There?as Prudence
2007
James Ellis: An Actor's Lifeas Herself
2005
2005
2004
2003
2002
2002
2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stoneas The Fat Lady
2000
The Sleeperas Cath
2000
For My Babyas Olga Jenikova
2000
1999
A Christmas Carolas Mrs. Riggs
1999
1999
1999
Alice in Wonderlandas Duchess
1998
The Barber of Siberiaas Perepiolkina
1997
1997
Paradise Roadas Mrs. Roberts
1996
The Secret Agentas Winnie's Mother
1996
The Snow Queen's Revengeas Brenda (voice)
1995
Sense and Sensibilityas Mrs. Jennings
1994
1994
1994
A Pinch of Snuffas Annabelle Andover