Person
Elizabeth Spriggs
Acting · 1929-09-18 · † 2008-07-02 · 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 (17)
| Year | Film | As |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Is Anybody There? | Prudence |
| 2004 | The Queen of Sheba's Pearls | Laura Pretty |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | The Fat Lady |
| 1999 | A Christmas Carol | Mrs. Riggs |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland | Duchess |
| 1998 | The Barber of Siberia | Perepiolkina |
| 1997 | For My Baby | Olga Jenikova |
| 1997 | Paradise Road | Mrs. Roberts |
| 1996 | The Secret Agent | Winnie's Mother |
| 1996 | The Snow Queen's Revenge | Brenda |
| 1995 | Sense and Sensibility | Mrs. Jennings |
| 1985 | Going Undercover | Mrs. Van Der Reuter |
| 1982 | An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | Miss Markland |
| 1981 | Lady Chatterley's Lover | Lady Eva |
| 1980 | Richard's Things | Mrs. Sells |
| 1969 | Three Into Two Won't Go | Marcia |
| 1968 | Work Is a Four Letter Word | Mrs. Murray |