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).
Movies
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
Sense and Sensibility
1995
The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe
1981
Spider's Web
1982
Paradise Road
1997
The Dybbuk
1980
The Old Devils
1992
Impromptu
1991
A Christmas Carol
1999
Our Winnie
1982
Sakharov
1984
The Barber of Siberia
1998
Afternoon Off
1979
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1981
Alice in Wonderland
1999
Parker
1985
The Secret Agent
1996
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
1987
The Hour of the Pig
1993
The Cold Room
1984
TV Shows
Midsomer Murders
1997
Midsomer Murders
1997
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Doctor Who
1963
Casualty
1986
Heartbeat
1992
Heartbeat
1992
Sherlock Holmes
1984
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Playhouse
1974
Playhouse
1974
Playhouse
1974
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Bergerac
1981