Elizabeth Spriggs
Born
September 18, 1929
Died
July 2, 2008 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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
Is Anybody There?
Prudence
2009
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
Herself
2007
Jericho
Ellen Jericho · (1 episode)
2005
Love Soup
Penny's Mother (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
2004
The Royal
Dolly Smith · (2 episodes)
2003
Nice Guy Eddie
Vera McMullen · (6 episodes)
2002
Shackleton
Janet Stancombe Wills · (1 episode)
2002
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Fat Lady
2001
The Sleeper
Cath
2000
For My Baby
Olga Jenikova
2000
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
(1 episode)
2000
A Christmas Carol
Mrs Riggs
1999
Wives and Daughters
Mrs. Goodenough · (6 episodes)
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Schultz
1999
Alice in Wonderland
Duchess
1999
The Barber of Siberia
Perepiolkina
1998
Midsomer Murders
Iris Rainbird · (1 episode)
1997
Midsomer Murders
Ursula Gooding · (1 episode)
1997
Paradise Road
Mrs. Roberts
1997
The Secret Agent
Winnie's Mother
1996
The Snow Queen's Revenge
Brenda (voice)
1996
Sense and Sensibility
Mrs. Jennings
1995
Martin Chuzzlewit
Mrs. Gamp · (6 episodes)
1994
Takin' Over the Asylum
Grandma · (6 episodes)
1994
Middlemarch
Mrs. Cadwallader · (6 episodes)
1994
A Pinch of Snuff
Annabelle Andover
1994
Class Act
Harriet Mainwaring · (1 episode)
1994
The Hour of the Pig
Madame Langlois
1993
The Last Vampyre
Eileen Mason
1993
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
Inge Middleton · (3 episodes)
1992
Heartbeat
Rene Kirby · (1 episode)
1992
Heartbeat
Mrs. Andrews · (1 episode)
1992
The Old Devils
Dorothy Morgan
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Schultz · (1 episode)
1992
Performance
Mistress Quickly · (1 episode)
1991
Soldier Soldier
Mrs. Henwood · (1 episode)
1991
Impromptu
Baroness Laginsky
1991
Survival of the Fittest
Eileen Blackett
1990
Jeeves and Wooster
Aunt Agatha · (2 episodes)
1990
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
May · (3 episodes)
1990
Tales from the Crypt
Mrs. Trask · (1 episode)
1989
Young Charlie Chaplin
Madge Kendal · (1 episode)
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mrs. Leadbetter · (1 episode)
1989
Kind of Living
(26 episodes)
1988
Simon and the Witch
The Witch · (25 episodes)
1987
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
Tabby
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Eva Peterlee · (1 episode)
1987
Watching
Aunty Peggy · (5 episodes)
1987
The Devil's Disciple
Mrs. Dudgeon
1987
Casualty
Barbara Thomas · (1 episode)
1986
Lovejoy
Daphne Shotley · (1 episode)
1986
The Thirteenth Day of Christmas
Evelyn Smith
1985
Time for Murder
Evelyn Smith · (1 episode)
1985
Parker
Mrs. Epps
1985
Sakharov
Nobel Presenter
1984
Sherlock Holmes
Mrs Mason · (1 episode)
1984
The Cold Room
Frau Hoffman
1984
Those Glory Glory Days
School Mistress
1983
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Mistress Quickly
1982
Spider's Web
Mildred Peake
1982
Our Winnie
Cora
1982
Objects of Affection
Cora · (1 episode)
1982
Intensive Care
Alice Duckworth
1982
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer
Mrs. Palmer
1982
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Miss Markland
1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
Nan · (41 episodes)
1982
Bergerac
Mary Lou Costain · (1 episode)
1981
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Eva
1981
The Cause
Olive James
1981
The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe
Mrs Radcliffe
1981
Fothergill
Middle Class Woman
1981
Richard's Things
Mrs. Sells
1980
Fox
Connie Fox
1980
Fox
Connie Fox · (13 episodes)
1980
The Dybbuk
Frade
1980
The Enigma
Miss Parsons
1980
Tales of the Unexpected
Aunt May · (1 episode)
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Martha · (1 episode)
1979
Julius Caesar
Calphurnia
1979
Afternoon Off
Miss Beckinsale
1979
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Calphurnia · (1 episode)
1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Mistress Quickly · (1 episode)
1978
Able's Will
Sarah
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
Sarah · (1 episode)
1977
Victorian Scandals
(1 episode)
1976
Love Letters on Blue Paper
Sonia Marsden
1976
The Glittering Prizes
Lady Frances Davidson · (1 episode)
1976
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
(6 episodes)
1975
Leeds United!
Maggie
1974
Playhouse
Miss Parsons · (1 episode)
1974
Playhouse
Middle-Class Woman · (1 episode)
1974
Playhouse
Mrs. Radcliffe · (1 episode)
1974
Rust
Eleanor Hawkes
1973
Black and Blue
(1 episode)
1973
Play for Today
Sonia Marsden · (1 episode)
1970
Play for Today
Olive James · (1 episode)
1970
Play for Today
Alice Duckworth · (1 episode)
1970
Play for Today
Maggie · (1 episode)
1970
3 Into 2 Won't Go
Marcia
1969
Work Is a 4-Letter Word
Mrs Murray
1968
The Expert
Mrs. Kyneston · (1 episode)
1968
All's Well That Ends Well
Widow
1968
BBC Play of the Month
Maud Lowder · (1 episode)
1965
Doctor Who
Maddy · (2 episodes)
1963
Festival
Lampito · (1 episode)
1963