Elizabeth Spriggs

Acting

Elizabeth Spriggs

Born September 18, 1929Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK98 credits

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?
6.3

Is Anybody There?

Movie

2009

James Ellis: An Actor's Life

James Ellis: An Actor's Life

Movie

2007

Taken at the Flood

Taken at the Flood

Movie

2006

Jericho
6.8

Jericho

TV

2005

Love Soup
8.3

Love Soup

TV

2005

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
5.6

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

Movie

2004

Filmography

Is Anybody There?
2009Is Anybody There?as PrudenceMovie
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
2007James Ellis: An Actor's Lifeas HerselfMovie
Taken at the Flood
2006Taken at the Floodas Mrs. LeadbetterMovie
Jericho
2005Jerichoas Ellen JerichoTV
Love Soup
2005Love Soupas Penny's Mother (voice)TV
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
2004The Queen of Sheba's PearlsMovie
The Royal
2003The Royalas Dolly SmithTV
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2002Nice Guy Eddieas Vera McMullenTV
Shackleton
2002Shackletonas Janet Stancombe WillsTV
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stoneas The Fat LadyMovie
The Sleeper
2000The Sleeperas CathMovie
For My Baby
2000For My Babyas Olga JenikovaMovie
R
2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)TV
A Christmas Carol
1999A Christmas Carolas Mrs. RiggsMovie
Wives and Daughters
1999Wives and Daughtersas Mrs GoodenoughTV
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Serviceas SchultzMovie
Alice in Wonderland
1999Alice in Wonderlandas DuchessMovie
The Barber of Siberia
1998The Barber of Siberiaas PerepiolkinaMovie
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Iris RainbirdTV
Paradise Road
1997Paradise Roadas Mrs. RobertsMovie
The Secret Agent
1996The Secret Agentas Winnie's MotherMovie
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996The Snow Queen's Revengeas Brenda (voice)Movie
Sense and Sensibility
1995Sense and Sensibilityas Mrs. JenningsMovie
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994Martin Chuzzlewitas Mrs GampTV
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994Takin' Over the Asylumas GrandmaTV
A Pinch of Snuff
1994A Pinch of Snuffas Annabelle AndoverMovie
Middlemarch
1994Middlemarchas Mrs. CadwalladerTV
The Hour of the Pig
1993The Hour of the Pigas Madame LangloisMovie
The Last Vampyre
1993The Last Vampyreas Eileen MasonMovie
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
1992Anglo Saxon Attitudesas Inge MiddletonTV
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeatas Rene KirbyTV
The Old Devils
1992The Old Devilsas Dorothy MorganMovie
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992The Young Indiana Jones Chroniclesas SchultzTV
Performance
1991Performanceas Mistress QuicklyTV
Soldier Soldier
1991Soldier Soldieras Mrs. HenwoodTV
Impromptu
1991Impromptuas Baroness LaginskyMovie
Survival of the Fittest
1990Survival of the Fittestas Eileen BlackettMovie
Jeeves and Wooster
1990Jeeves and Woosteras Aunt AgathaTV
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
1990Oranges Are Not the Only Fruitas MayTV
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Mrs. TraskTV
Young Charlie Chaplin
1989Young Charlie Chaplinas Madge KendalTV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989Agatha Christie's Poirotas Mrs. LeadbetterTV
Simon and the Witch
1987Simon and the Witchas The WitchTV
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
1987Doctor Who: Paradise Towersas TabbyMovie
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987The Ruth Rendell Mysteriesas Eva PeterleeTV
Watching
1987Watchingas Aunty PeggyTV
The Devil's Disciple
1987The Devil's Discipleas Mrs. DudgeonMovie
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Barbara ThomasTV
Lovejoy
1986Lovejoyas Daphne ShotleyTV
T
1985The Thirteenth Day of Christmasas Evelyn SmithMovie
Time for Murder
1985Time for Murderas Evelyn SmithTV
Theatre Night
1985Theatre Nightas Mrs. DudgeonTV
Parker
1985Parkeras Mrs. EppsMovie
Sakharov
1984Sakharovas Nobel PresenterMovie
Sherlock Holmes
1984Sherlock Holmesas Mrs MasonTV
The Cold Room
1984The Cold Roomas Frau HoffmanMovie
Those Glory Glory Days
1983Those Glory Glory Daysas School MistressMovie
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1982The Merry Wives of Windsoras Mistress QuicklyMovie
Spider's Web
1982Spider's Webas Mildred PeakeMovie
Our Winnie
1982Our Winnieas CoraMovie
Objects of Affection
1982Objects of Affectionas CoraTV
Intensive Care
1982Intensive Careas Alice DuckworthMovie
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer
1982The Haunting of Cassie Palmeras Mrs. PalmerMovie
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1982An Unsuitable Job for a Womanas Miss MarklandMovie
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982Shine on Harvey Moonas NanTV
Bergerac
1981Bergeracas Mary Lou CostainTV
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1981Lady Chatterley's Loveras Lady EvaMovie
The Cause
1981The Causeas Olive JamesMovie
The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe
1981The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffeas Mrs RadcliffeMovie
Fothergill
1981Fothergillas Middle Class WomanMovie
Richard's Things
1980Richard's Thingsas Mrs. SellsMovie
Cribb
1980Cribbas Mrs GurneyTV
F
1980Foxas Connie FoxMovie
Fox
1980Foxas Connie FoxTV
The Dybbuk
1980The Dybbukas FradeMovie
The Enigma
1980The Enigmaas Miss ParsonsMovie
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Aunt MayTV
Julius Caesar
1979Julius Caesaras CalphurniaMovie
Afternoon Off
1979Afternoon Offas Miss BeckinsaleMovie
Able's Will
1977Able's Willas SarahMovie
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977BBC2 Play of the Weekas SarahTV
Victorian Scandals
1976Victorian Scandalsas Hannah CullwickTV
Love Letters on Blue Paper
1976Love Letters on Blue Paperas Sonia MarsdenMovie
P
1975Prometheus: The Life of BalzacTV
Leeds United!
1974Leeds United!as MaggieMovie
Playhouse
1974Playhouseas Miss ParsonsTV
R
1973Rustas Eleanor HawkesMovie
B
1973Black and Blueas Eleanor HawkesTV
Play for Today
1970Play for Todayas Sonia MarsdenTV
3 Into 2 Won't Go
19693 Into 2 Won't Goas MarciaMovie
Work Is a 4-Letter Word
1968Work Is a 4-Letter Wordas Mrs MurrayMovie
The Expert
1968The Expertas Mrs. KynestonTV
A
1968All's Well That Ends Wellas WidowMovie
BBC Play of the Month
1965BBC Play of the Monthas Maud LowderTV
Theatre 625
1964Theatre 625TV
Doctor Who
1963Doctor Whoas MaddyTV
F
1963Festivalas LampitoTV
Armchair Theatre
1956Armchair TheatreWriterTV