Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

🎂 18th September 1929 (96 yrs) 📍 Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK

Known For

The Dybbuk

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).

Elizabeth Spriggs

Movies Featuring Elizabeth Spriggs

Is Anybody There?

Is Anybody There? (2009)

as Prudence
James Ellis: An Actor's Life

James Ellis: An Actor's Life (2007)

as Herself
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

as The Fat Lady
The Sleeper

The Sleeper (2000)

as Cath
For My Baby

For My Baby (2000)

as Olga Jenikova
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol (1999)

as Mrs. Riggs
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (1999)

as Schultz
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (1999)

as Duchess
The Barber of Siberia

The Barber of Siberia (1998)

as Perepiolkina
Paradise Road

Paradise Road (1997)

as Mrs. Roberts
The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent (1996)

as Winnie's Mother
The Snow Queen's Revenge

The Snow Queen's Revenge (1996)

as Brenda (voice)
Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

as Mrs. Jennings
A Pinch of Snuff

A Pinch of Snuff (1994)

as Annabelle Andover
The Hour of the Pig

The Hour of the Pig (1993)

as Madame Langlois
The Last Vampyre

The Last Vampyre (1993)

as Eileen Mason
The Old Devils

The Old Devils (1992)

as Dorothy Morgan
Impromptu

Impromptu (1991)

as Baroness Laginsky
Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest (1990)

as Eileen Blackett
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers (1987)

as Tabby
The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple (1987)

as Mrs. Dudgeon
No Image

The Thirteenth Day of Christmas (1985)

as Evelyn Smith
Parker

Parker (1985)

as Mrs. Epps
Sakharov

Sakharov (1984)

as Nobel Presenter
The Cold Room

The Cold Room (1984)

as Frau Hoffman
Those Glory Glory Days

Those Glory Glory Days (1983)

as School Mistress
The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)

as Mistress Quickly
Spider's Web

Spider's Web (1982)

as Mildred Peake
Our Winnie

Our Winnie (1982)

as Cora
Intensive Care

Intensive Care (1982)

as Alice Duckworth
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer (1982)

as Mrs. Palmer
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982)

as Miss Markland
Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)

as Lady Eva
The Cause

The Cause (1981)

as Olive James
The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe

The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe (1981)

as Mrs Radcliffe
Fothergill

Fothergill (1981)

as Middle Class Woman
Richard's Things

Richard's Things (1980)

as Mrs. Sells
No Image

Fox (1980)

as Connie Fox
The Dybbuk

The Dybbuk (1980)

as Frade
The Enigma

The Enigma (1980)

as Miss Parsons
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (1979)

as Calphurnia
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off (1979)

as Miss Beckinsale
Able's Will

Able's Will (1977)

as Sarah
Love Letters on Blue Paper

Love Letters on Blue Paper (1976)

as Sonia Marsden
Leeds United!

Leeds United! (1974)

as Maggie
No Image

Rust (1973)

as Eleanor Hawkes
3 Into 2 Won't Go

3 Into 2 Won't Go (1969)

as Marcia
Work Is a 4-Letter Word

Work Is a 4-Letter Word (1968)

as Mrs Murray
No Image

All's Well That Ends Well (1968)

as Widow