Elizabeth Spriggs
Acting · Born Sep 18, 1929 · Died Jul 2, 2008 (78) · Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
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).
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
20017.9
Sense and Sensibility
19957.4
Tales from the Crypt
19898.0
Doctor Who
19637.9
Agatha Christie's Poirot
19898.2
Alice in Wonderland
19996.2
Midsomer Murders
19977.5
Sherlock Holmes
19848.2
A Christmas Carol
19997.0
The Barber of Siberia
19987.1
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
19926.5
Jeeves and Wooster
19908.1
Lady Chatterley's Lover
19815.4
Paradise Road
19976.3
Casualty
19866.2
Is Anybody There?
20096.3
Impromptu
19916.1
Lovejoy
19867.4
Tales of the Unexpected
19796.8
