Acting, 1929
Elizabeth Spriggs
Born Sep 18, 1929, Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK, Died Jul 2, 2008 (78)
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
31 titles- 2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneThe Fat LadyIMDb 7.9Movie - 1999
Wives and DaughtersMrs GoodenoughIMDb 7.3Show - 1997
Midsomer MurdersUrsula GoodingIMDb 7.5Show - 1995
Sense and SensibilityMrs. JenningsIMDb 7.4Movie - 1992
HeartbeatMrs. AndrewsIMDb 7.1Show - 1992
The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesSchultzIMDb 6.5Show - 1991
PerformanceMistress QuicklyIMDb 6.3Show - 1991
Soldier SoldierMrs. HenwoodIMDb 6.9Show - 1990
Jeeves and WoosterAunt AgathaIMDb 8.1Show - 1989
Agatha Christie's PoirotMrs. LeadbetterIMDb 8.2Show - 1989
Tales from the CryptMrs. TraskIMDb 8.0Show - 1989
Screen OneEileen BlackettIMDb 7.2Show - 1987
The Ruth Rendell MysteriesEva PeterleeIMDb 6.6Show - 1987
WatchingAunty PeggyIMDb 8.2Show - 1986
CasualtyBarbara ThomasIMDb 6.2Show - 1986
LovejoyDaphne ShotleyIMDb 7.4Show - 1984
Sherlock HolmesMrs MasonIMDb 8.2Show - 1982
Shine on Harvey MoonNanIMDb 7.7Show - 1981
BergeracMary Lou CostainIMDb 7.0Show - 1979
Tales of the UnexpectedAunt MayIMDb 6.8Show - 1978
The BBC Television ShakespeareMistress QuicklyIMDb 6.0Show - 1977
BBC2 Play of the WeekSarahIMDb 7.0Show - 1974
PlayhouseMrs. RadcliffeIMDb 7.0Show - 1974
Village HallMaggie SnapeIMDb 8.0Show - 1973Second City FirstsZena PoolShow
- 1970
Play for TodayAlice DuckworthIMDb 6.6Show - 1968
The ExpertMrs. KynestonIMDb 9.0Show - 1965
BBC Play of the MonthMaud LowderIMDb 5.2Show - 1964
Theatre 625IMDb 7.2Show - 1963
Doctor WhoTabbyIMDb 7.9Show - 1963FestivalLampitoIMDb 8.0Show