Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Acting
Born 1929-09-18 Died 2008-07-02 Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK 100 credits Laurence Olivier Awards 1

Awards

Nominated for 1 Tony Award

Tony Awards 1 nominated

  • 1975 Best Featured Actress in a Play Nominated

Laurence Olivier Awards 1 won

  • 1978 Laurence Olivier Awards Won

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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 — top 60 of 100
Acting 58 credits
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997 · 79% · Iris Rainbird, Ursula Gooding
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · 76% · Mrs. Leadbetter
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963 · 81% · Maddy, Tabby
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970 · Sonia Marsden, Olive James, Alice Duckworth
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · 76% · The Fat Lady
Casualty
Casualty
1986 · 64% · Barbara Thomas
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
1984 · 84% · Mrs Mason
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1992 · Rene Kirby, Mrs. Andrews
Bergerac
Bergerac
1981 · Mary Lou Costain
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Maud Lowder
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · 80% · Mrs. Trask
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974 · Miss Parsons, Middle-Class Woman, Mrs. Radcliffe
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · ★ 6.8 · Aunt May, Martha
Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves and Wooster
1990 · ★ 8.1 · Aunt Agatha
Performance
Performance
1991 · Mistress Quickly
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987 · Eva Peterlee
Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier
1991 · Mrs. Henwood
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · 77% · Mrs. Jennings
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992 · ★ 6.5 · Schultz
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
1986 · 74% · Daphne Shotley
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Sarah
Screen One
Screen One
1989 · Eileen Blackett
The Expert
The Expert
1968 · Mrs. Kyneston
Festival
Festival
1963 · Lampito
Watching
Watching
1987 · Aunty Peggy
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 · Mistress Quickly
Second City Firsts
Second City Firsts
1973 · Zena Pool
Wives and Daughters
Wives and Daughters
1999 · 76% · Mrs Goodenough
Shine on Harvey Moon
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982 · Nan
Middlemarch
Middlemarch
1994 · 72% · Mrs. Cadwallader
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1981 · ★ 5.4 · Lady Eva
Shackleton
Shackleton
2002 · Janet Stancombe Wills
Martin Chuzzlewit
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994 · Mrs Gamp
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
1999 · 62% · Duchess
Cribb
Cribb
1980 · Mrs Gurney
Love Soup
Love Soup
2005 · Penny's Mother (voice)
Takin' Over the Asylum
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994 · Grandma
Jericho
Jericho
2005 · Ellen Jericho
Time for Murder
Time for Murder
1985 · Evelyn Smith
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
1990 · May
Black and Blue
Black and Blue
1973 · Eleanor Hawkes
Fox
Fox
1980 · Connie Fox
Victorian Scandals
Victorian Scandals
1976 · Hannah Cullwick
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1999 · 71% · Mrs. Riggs
The Barber of Siberia
The Barber of Siberia
1998 · ★ 7.0 · Perepiolkina
Impromptu
Impromptu
1991 · ★ 6.1 · Baroness Laginsky
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
1992 · Inge Middleton
Theatre Night
Theatre Night
1985 · Mrs. Dudgeon
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997 · ★ 6.4 · Mrs. Roberts
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent
1996 · Winnie's Mother
Simon and the Witch
Simon and the Witch
1987 · The Witch
Objects of Affection
Objects of Affection
1982 · Cora
Young Charlie Chaplin
Young Charlie Chaplin
1989 · Madge Kendal
Richard's Things
Richard's Things
1980 · Mrs. Sells
Fox
Fox
1980 · Connie Fox
Is Anybody There?
Is Anybody There?
2009 · 59% · Prudence
The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig
1993 · Madame Langlois
The Last Vampyre
The Last Vampyre
1993 · Eileen Mason
Other credits 2 credits
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
1964
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
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