Elizabeth Spriggs
Sep 18, 1929 - Jul 02, 2008 (78 years old) in 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
Midsomer Murders
Iris Rainbird
Doctor Who
Maddy
Play for Today
Sonia Marsden
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mrs. Leadbetter
BBC Play of the Month
Maud Lowder
Heartbeat
Rene Kirby
Tales of the Unexpected
Aunt May
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Fat Lady
Tales from the Crypt
Mrs. Trask
Bergerac
Mary Lou Costain
Credits
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Is Anybody There? 2009Prudence★ 6.2 -
Herself★ NR -
Jericho 2005Ellen Jericho★ 6.5 -
Love Soup 2005Penny's Mother (voice)★ 8 -
★ 5.6 -
The Royal 2003Dolly Smith★ 7.6 -
Nice Guy Eddie 2002Vera McMullen★ NR -
Shackleton 2002Janet Stancombe Wills★ 7 -
The Fat Lady★ 7.9 -
The Sleeper 2000Cath★ 4 -
For My Baby 2000Olga Jenikova★ 2 -
★ 6.1 -
A Christmas Carol 1999Mrs Riggs★ 6.9 -
Wives and Daughters 1999Mrs. Goodenough★ 7.3 -
Schultz★ 4.8 -
Alice in Wonderland 1999Duchess★ 6.3 -
Perepiolkina★ 7.1 -
Midsomer Murders 1997Iris Rainbird★ 7.5 -
Paradise Road 1997Mrs. Roberts★ 6.4 -
The Secret Agent 1996Winnie's Mother★ 5.3 -
Brenda (voice)★ 5.5 -
Mrs. Jennings★ 7.4 -
Martin Chuzzlewit 1994Mrs. Gamp★ 7.5 -
Grandma★ 8.2 -
Middlemarch 1994Mrs. Cadwallader★ 7.8 -
A Pinch of Snuff 1994Annabelle Andover★ NR -
Class Act 1994Harriet Mainwaring★ NR -
The Hour of the Pig 1993Madame Langlois★ 6.3 -
The Last Vampyre 1993Eileen Mason★ 6.9 -
Inge Middleton★ 5 -
Heartbeat 1992Rene Kirby★ 7 -
The Old Devils 1992Dorothy Morgan★ NR -
Schultz★ 6.5 -
Soldier Soldier 1991Mrs. Henwood★ 6.4 -
Impromptu 1991Baroness Laginsky★ 6.1 -
Eileen Blackett★ NR -
Jeeves and Wooster 1990Aunt Agatha★ 8 -
May★ 6.7 -
Tales from the Crypt 1989Mrs. Trask★ 8 -
Madge Kendal★ NR -
Mrs. Leadbetter★ 8.1 -
Kind of Living 1988★ 5 -
Simon and the Witch 1987The Witch★ 5 -
Tabby★ 6.5 -
Eva Peterlee★ 6.2 -
Watching 1987Aunty Peggy★ 7.8 -
The Devil's Disciple 1987Mrs. Dudgeon★ 6 -
Casualty 1986Barbara Thomas★ 6 -
Lovejoy 1986Daphne Shotley★ 7.3 -
Evelyn Smith★ NR
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Time for Murder 1985Evelyn Smith★ 4 -
Parker 1985Mrs. Epps★ 5.3 -
Sakharov 1984Nobel Presenter★ 7 -
Sherlock Holmes 1984Mrs Mason★ 8.1 -
The Cold Room 1984Frau Hoffman★ 4.8 -
School Mistress★ 4.6 -
Mistress Quickly★ 8 -
Spider's Web 1982Mildred Peake★ 7.4 -
Our Winnie 1982Cora★ NR -
Objects of Affection 1982Cora★ 7 -
Intensive Care 1982Alice Duckworth★ NR -
Mrs. Palmer★ NR -
Miss Markland★ 5.7 -
Shine on Harvey Moon 1982Nan★ 7.6 -
Bergerac 1981Mary Lou Costain★ 6.6 -
Lady Eva★ 5.4 -
The Cause 1981Olive James★ NR -
Mrs Radcliffe★ NR -
Fothergill 1981Middle Class Woman★ NR -
Richard's Things 1980Mrs. Sells★ 5 -
Fox 1980Connie Fox★ 1
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The Dybbuk 1980Frade★ NR -
The Enigma 1980Miss Parsons★ NR -
Aunt May★ 6.7 -
Julius Caesar 1979Calphurnia★ 8.5 -
Afternoon Off 1979Miss Beckinsale★ NR -
Calphurnia★ 5.2 -
Able's Will 1977Sarah★ NR -
Victorian Scandals 1976★ NR
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Sonia Marsden★ NR -
Lady Frances Davidson★ 6 -
★ NR
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Leeds United! 1974Maggie★ NR -
Rust 1973Eleanor Hawkes★ NR
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Black and Blue 1973★ 6
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Play for Today 1970Sonia Marsden★ 6.3 -
3 Into 2 Won't Go 1969Marcia★ 5 -
Mrs Murray★ 3 -
The Expert 1968Mrs. Kyneston★ 9.5 -
Widow★ NR
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Maud Lowder★ 5 -
Doctor Who 1963Maddy★ 7.9 -
Festival 1963Lampito★ NR