Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1929-09-18
Deathday: 2008-07-02 (78 years old)

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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).

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Filmography

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TV Shows 48

Movies 43

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Prudence
Is Anybody There?

Is Anybody There? (2009)

Movie
Herself
James Ellis: An Actor's Life

James Ellis: An Actor's Life (2007)

Movie
Ellen Jericho
Jericho

Jericho (2005)

TV
Penny's Mother (voice)
Love Soup

Love Soup (2005)

TV
Swiss Toni's Mother
Swiss Toni

Swiss Toni (2003)

TV
Dolly Smith
The Royal

The Royal (2003)

TV
Vera McMullen
Nice Guy Eddie

Nice Guy Eddie (2002)

TV
Janet Stancombe Wills
Shackleton

Shackleton (2002)

TV
6
The Fat Lady
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

Movie
7.15
Cath
The Sleeper

The Sleeper (2000)

Movie
Olga Jenikova
For My Baby

For My Baby (2000)

Movie
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000)

TV
Mrs Riggs
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol (1999)

Movie
Mrs. Goodenough
Wives and Daughters

Wives and Daughters (1999)

TV
6
Schultz
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service

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

Movie
Duchess
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (1999)

Movie
Perepiolkina
The Barber of Siberia

The Barber of Siberia (1998)

Movie
Mrs Mullen / Mrs. Mullen
Playing the Field

Playing the Field (1998)

TV
Iris Rainbird / Ursula Gooding
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders (1997)

TV
6
Mrs. Roberts
Paradise Road

Paradise Road (1997)

Movie
Winnie's Mother
The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent (1996)

Movie
6
Mrs. Jennings
Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Movie
9
Mrs. Gamp
Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit (1994)

TV
Grandma
Takin' Over the Asylum

Takin' Over the Asylum (1994)

TV
8
Mrs. Cadwallader
Middlemarch

Middlemarch (1994)

TV
6
Annabelle Andover
A Pinch of Snuff

A Pinch of Snuff (1994)

Movie
Harriet Mainwaring
Class Act

Class Act (1994)

TV
Madame Langlois
The Hour of the Pig

The Hour of the Pig (1993)

Movie
Eileen Mason
The Last Vampyre

The Last Vampyre (1993)

Movie
Inge Middleton
Anglo Saxon Attitudes

Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992)

TV
Rene Kirby / Mrs. Andrews
Heartbeat

Heartbeat (1992)

TV
9
Dorothy Morgan
The Old Devils

The Old Devils (1992)

Movie
Dorothy Morgan
The Old Devils

The Old Devils (1992)

TV
Schultz
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)

TV
5.44
Baroness Laginsky
Impromptu

Impromptu (1991)

Movie
Eileen Blackett
Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest (1990)

Movie
Aunt Agatha
Jeeves and Wooster

Jeeves and Wooster (1990)

TV
6
May
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1990)

TV
6
Mrs. Trask
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt (1989)

TV
6.4
Madge Kendal
Young Charlie Chaplin

Young Charlie Chaplin (1989)

TV
Mrs. Leadbetter
Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)

TV
6.24
Kind of Living

Kind of Living (1988)

TV
The Witch
Simon and the Witch

Simon and the Witch (1987)

TV
Tabby
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers (1987)

Movie
Eva Peterlee
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)

TV
6
Aunt Peggy
Watching

Watching (1987)

TV
Mrs. Dudgeon
The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple (1987)

Movie
Barbara Thomas
Casualty

Casualty (1986)

TV
Daphne Shotley
Lovejoy

Lovejoy (1986)

TV
5
Evelyn Smith
The Thirteenth Day of Christmas

The Thirteenth Day of Christmas (1985)

Movie
Evelyn Smith
Time for Murder

Time for Murder (1985)

TV
Mrs. Epps
Parker

Parker (1985)

Movie
Nobel Presenter
Sakharov

Sakharov (1984)

Movie
Mrs Mason
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes (1984)

TV
4.71
Frau Hoffman
The Cold Room

The Cold Room (1984)

Movie
Lady Muriel Royce
Strangers and Brothers

Strangers and Brothers (1984)

TV
School Mistress
Those Glory Glory Days

Those Glory Glory Days (1983)

Movie
Mistress Quickly
The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)

Movie
Mildred Peake
Spider's Web

Spider's Web (1982)

Movie
Cora
Objects of Affection

Objects of Affection (1982)

TV
Alice Duckworth
Intensive Care

Intensive Care (1982)

Movie
Mrs. Palmer
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer (1982)

TV
Mrs. Palmer
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer (1982)

Movie
Miss Markland
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982)

Movie
Nan
Shine on Harvey Moon

Shine on Harvey Moon (1982)

TV
Mary Lou Costain
Bergerac

Bergerac (1981)

TV
6
Lady Eva
Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)

Movie
Olive James
The Cause

The Cause (1981)

Movie
Mrs. Sells
Richard's Things

Richard's Things (1980)

Movie
Connie Fox
Fox

Fox (1980)

TV
Connie Fox
Fox

Fox (1980)

Movie
Frade
The Dybbuk

The Dybbuk (1980)

Movie
Maud Lowder
The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove (1979)

Movie
Martha / Aunt May
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

TV
Calphurnia
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (1979)

Movie
Miss Beckinsale
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off (1979)

Movie
BBC Television Shakespeare

BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)

TV
Victorian Scandals

Victorian Scandals (1976)

TV
Sonia Marsden
Love Letters on Blue Paper

Love Letters on Blue Paper (1976)

Movie
Lady Frances Davidson
The Glittering Prizes

The Glittering Prizes (1976)

TV
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac

Prometheus: The Life of Balzac (1975)

TV
Maggie
Leeds United!

Leeds United! (1974)

Movie
Black and Blue

Black and Blue (1973)

TV
Play for Today

Play for Today (1970)

TV
Marcia
3 Into 2 Won't Go

3 Into 2 Won't Go (1969)

Movie
Mrs Murray
Work Is a 4-Letter Word

Work Is a 4-Letter Word (1968)

Movie
Mrs. Kyneston
The Expert

The Expert (1968)

TV
Widow
All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well (1968)

Movie
Maud Lowder
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month (1965)

TV
Maddy
Doctor Who

Doctor Who (1963)

TV
5.28
Lampito
Festival

Festival (1963)

TV

Ratings

Average 5.83
Based on 1.31 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1963
1981
1987
1982
2009
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1929-09-18

Deathday
2008-07-02 (78 years old)

Birth Name
Elizabeth Jean Williams

Birth Place
Buxton, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Elizabeth Jean Williams, Elisabeth Spriggs, Elizabeth Jean Spriggs-Manson

Awards
Laurence Olivier Award


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