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Elizabeth Spriggs Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1929-09-18

Birthplace:
Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK

Credits:
105 Total Roles

Elizabeth Spriggs

Acting

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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).

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2009 Is Anybody There? MOVIE Prudence
2007 James Ellis: An Actor's Life MOVIE Herself
2005 Jericho TV Ellen Jericho
2005 Love Soup TV Penny's Mother (voice)
2004 The Queen of Sheba's Pearls MOVIE Self
2003 The Royal TV Dolly Smith
2002 Nice Guy Eddie TV Vera McMullen
2002 Shackleton TV Janet Stancombe Wills
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone MOVIE The Fat Lady
2000 The Sleeper MOVIE Cath

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