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).
Filmography
Is Anybody There?
Apr 17, 2009
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
Jul 2, 2007
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
Dec 25, 2004
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Nov 16, 2001
The Sleeper
Dec 26, 2000
For My Baby
Oct 19, 2000
A Christmas Carol
Dec 5, 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Oct 26, 1999
Alice in Wonderland
Feb 28, 1999
The Barber of Siberia
Nov 11, 1998
Paradise Road
Feb 11, 1997
The Secret Agent
Nov 8, 1996
The Snow Queen's Revenge
Jan 1, 1996
Sense and Sensibility
Dec 13, 1995
A Pinch of Snuff
Apr 9, 1994
The Hour of the Pig
Sep 25, 1993
The Last Vampyre
Mar 14, 1993
The Old Devils
Mar 16, 1992
Impromptu
Apr 12, 1991
Survival of the Fittest
Oct 21, 1990
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
Oct 26, 1987
The Devil's Disciple
May 17, 1987
Parker
May 3, 1985
Sakharov
Jun 20, 1984
The Cold Room
Mar 24, 1984
Those Glory Glory Days
Nov 17, 1983
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Dec 28, 1982
Spider's Web
Dec 26, 1982
Our Winnie
Nov 12, 1982
Intensive Care
Nov 9, 1982