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Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Acting · Born 1929-09-18 · 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

movie 7.9 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
movie 7.4 Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995
tv 8.0 Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
1989
tv 7.9 Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963
tv 8.2 Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
movie 6.2 Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
1999
tv 7.5 Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997
tv 8.2 Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
1984
movie 6.9 A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1999
movie 7.0 The Barber of Siberia
The Barber of Siberia
1998
tv 6.5 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
tv 8.1 Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves and Wooster
1990
movie 6.3 Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997
movie 5.4 Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1981
tv 6.2 Casualty
Casualty
1986
movie 6.3 Is Anybody There?
Is Anybody There?
2009
movie 6.1 Impromptu
Impromptu
1991
tv 7.4 Lovejoy
Lovejoy
1986