Elizabeth Spriggs
Born
1929-09-18
Place of birth
Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Died
2008-07-02
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 P...
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Fat Lady
Sense and Sensibility
Mrs. Jennings
Tales from the Crypt
Mrs. Trask
Doctor Who
Maddy
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mrs. Leadbetter
Alice in Wonderland
Duchess
Midsomer Murders
Iris Rainbird
Midsomer Murders
Ursula Gooding
Sherlock Holmes
Mrs Mason
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Riggs
The Barber of Siberia
Perepiolkina
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Schultz
Jeeves and Wooster
Aunt Agatha
Paradise Road
Mrs. Roberts
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Eva