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Elizabeth Spriggs

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1929-09-18

Day of Death

2008-07-02

Place of Birth

Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK

Elizabeth Spriggs

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).

Filmography (50)

⭐ 6.3 Role: Prudence

Is Anybody There?

2009
⭐ 0 Role: Herself

James Ellis: An Actor's Life

2007
⭐ 5.9 Role: Unknown

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

2004
⭐ 7.9 Role: The Fat Lady

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001
⭐ 6.5 Role: Cath

The Sleeper

2000
⭐ 3.8 Role: Olga Jenikova

For My Baby

2000
⭐ 7.0 Role: Mrs. Riggs

A Christmas Carol

1999
⭐ 5.2 Role: Schultz

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service

1999
⭐ 6.2 Role: Duchess

Alice in Wonderland

1999
⭐ 7.0 Role: Perepiolkina

The Barber of Siberia

1998
⭐ 6.3 Role: Mrs. Roberts

Paradise Road

1997
⭐ 5.6 Role: Winnie's Mother

The Secret Agent

1996
⭐ 5.7 Role: Brenda (voice)

The Snow Queen's Revenge

1996
⭐ 7.4 Role: Mrs. Jennings

Sense and Sensibility

1995
⭐ 0 Role: Annabelle Andover

A Pinch of Snuff

1994