Elizabeth Spriggs
Acting
Biography
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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Elizabeth Spriggs
Filmography
Acting (50)
2009
Is Anybody There?as Prudence
6.3
2007
James Ellis: An Actor's Lifeas Herself
5.8
2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stoneas The Fat Lady
7.9
2000
The Sleeperas Cath
6.5
2000
For My Babyas Olga Jenikova
3.8
1999
A Christmas Carolas Mrs. Riggs
7.0
1999
Alice in Wonderlandas Duchess
6.2
1998
The Barber of Siberiaas Perepiolkina
7.1
1997
Paradise Roadas Mrs. Roberts
6.3
1996
The Secret Agentas Winnie's Mother
5.6
1996
The Snow Queen's Revengeas Brenda (voice)
5.7
1995
Sense and Sensibilityas Mrs. Jennings
7.4
1994
A Pinch of Snuffas Annabelle Andover
1993
The Hour of the Pigas Madame Langlois
6.2
1993
The Last Vampyreas Eileen Mason
7.0
1992
The Old Devilsas Dorothy Morgan
1991
Impromptuas Baroness Laginsky
6.1
1990
Survival of the Fittestas Eileen Blackett
1987
Doctor Who: Paradise Towersas Tabby
6.5
1987
The Devil's Discipleas Mrs. Dudgeon
8.0
1985
The Thirteenth Day of Christmasas Evelyn Smith
9.0
1985
Parkeras Mrs. Epps
6.3
1984
Sakharovas Nobel Presenter
7.5
1984
The Cold Roomas Frau Hoffman
4.8
1983
Those Glory Glory Daysas School Mistress
5.3
1982
The Merry Wives of Windsoras Mistress Quickly
8.0
1982
Spider's Webas Mildred Peake
7.2
1982
Our Winnieas Cora
1982
Intensive Careas Alice Duckworth
9.0
1982
The Haunting of Cassie Palmeras Mrs. Palmer
10.0
1982
An Unsuitable Job for a Womanas Miss Markland
5.4
1981
Lady Chatterley's Loveras Lady Eva
5.4
1981
The Causeas Olive James
1981
The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffeas Mrs Radcliffe
1981
Fothergillas Middle Class Woman
1980
Richard's Thingsas Mrs. Sells
4.9
1980
Foxas Connie Fox
1.0
1980
The Dybbukas Frade
1980
The Enigmaas Miss Parsons
1979
Julius Caesaras Calphurnia
8.7
1979
Afternoon Offas Miss Beckinsale
1977
Able's Willas Sarah
1976
Love Letters on Blue Paperas Sonia Marsden
8.0
1974
Leeds United!as Maggie
10.0
1973
Rustas Eleanor Hawkes
1969
3 Into 2 Won't Goas Marcia
5.0
1968
Work Is a 4-Letter Wordas Mrs Murray
6.0
1968
All's Well That Ends Wellas Widow
10.0