Elizabeth Spriggs
Filmography

Elizabeth Spriggs

ActorBorn Sep 18, 1929Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK90 titles

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).

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Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997 · 7.5
Iris Rainbird, Ursula Gooding
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970 · 6.6
Sonia Marsden, Olive James
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · 8.2
Mrs. Leadbetter
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963 · 7.9
Maddy, Tabby
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · 7.9
The Fat Lady
Casualty
Casualty
1986 · 6.2
Barbara Thomas
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1992 · 7.2
Rene Kirby, Mrs. Andrews
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
1984 · 8.2
Mrs Mason
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · 6.8
Aunt May, Martha
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · 5.3
Maud Lowder