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Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 18, 1929
Died Jul 02, 2008 (78)
Birthplace Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Weske ... r'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

Filmography

Is Anybody There?

Is Anybody There?

2009

as Prudence

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

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1999

as Duchess

Paradise Road

Paradise Road

1997

as Mrs. Roberts

The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

1996

as Winnie's Mother

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

1995

as Mrs. Jennings

The Last Vampyre

The Last Vampyre

1993

as Eileen Mason

The Hour of the Pig

The Hour of the Pig

1993

as Madame Langlois

Impromptu

Impromptu

1991

as Baroness Laginsky

Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest

1990

as Eileen Blackett

The Thirteenth Day of Christmas

The Thirteenth Day of Christmas

1985

as Evelyn Smith

Parker

Parker

1985

as Mrs. Epps

The Cold Room

The Cold Room

1984

as Frau Hoffman

Sakharov

Sakharov

1984

as Nobel Presenter

Those Glory Glory Days

Those Glory Glory Days

1983

as School Mistress

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer

1982

as Mrs. Palmer

Spider's Web

Spider's Web

1982

as Mildred Peake

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

1982

as Miss Markland

Intensive Care

Intensive Care

1982

as Alice Duckworth

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

as Mistress Quickly

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lady Chatterley's Lover

1981

as Lady Eva

The Cause

The Cause

1981

as Olive James

Fox

Fox

1980

as Connie Fox

Richard's Things

Richard's Things

1980

as Mrs. Sells

The Dybbuk

The Dybbuk

1980

as Frade

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1979

as Calphurnia

Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

1979

as Miss Beckinsale

Love Letters on Blue Paper

Love Letters on Blue Paper

1976

as Sonia Marsden

Leeds United!

Leeds United!

1974

as Maggie

Rust

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

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Watching

as Aunt Peggy

Episodes: 28

First Aired: Jul 05, 1987

Simon and the Witch

as The Witch

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Nov 16, 1987

Fox

as Connie Fox

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 10, 1980

Takin' Over the Asylum

as Grandma

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 27, 1994

Nice Guy Eddie

as Vera McMullen

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 16, 2002

Martin Chuzzlewit

as Mrs. Gamp

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 07, 1994

Middlemarch

as Mrs. Cadwallader

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 10, 1994

Wives and Daughters

as Mrs. Goodenough

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 28, 1999

Doctor Who

as Maddy

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

Anglo Saxon Attitudes

as Inge Middleton

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 12, 1992

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

as May

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 10, 1990

Jeeves and Wooster

as Aunt Agatha

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 22, 1990

The Royal

as Dolly Smith

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 19, 2003

Shackleton

as Janet Stancombe Wills

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 02, 2002

Bergerac

as Mary Lou Costain

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 1981

Tales from the Crypt

as Mrs. Trask

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Tales of the Unexpected

as Aunt May

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

as Schultz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 1992

Heartbeat

as Rene Kirby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

Sherlock Holmes

as Mrs Mason

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 24, 1984

Lovejoy

as Daphne Shotley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1986

Jericho

as Ellen Jericho

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 2005

The Expert

as Mrs. Kyneston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 05, 1968

Play for Today

as Sonia Marsden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Festival

as Lampito

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 1963

BBC Play of the Month

as Maud Lowder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

The Glittering Prizes

as Lady Frances Davidson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 1976

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mrs. Leadbetter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

Young Charlie Chaplin

as Madge Kendal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1989

Class Act

as Harriet Mainwaring

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 07, 1994

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Eva Peterlee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 1987

Love Soup

as Penny's Mother (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 2005

Casualty

as Barbara Thomas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Midsomer Murders

as Iris Rainbird

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Time for Murder

as Evelyn Smith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1985

Heartbeat

as Mrs. Andrews

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

Soldier Soldier

as Mrs. Henwood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1991

Midsomer Murders

as Ursula Gooding

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Objects of Affection

as Cora

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 1982

Play for Today

as Olive James

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Play for Today

as Alice Duckworth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Play for Today

as Maggie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Tales of the Unexpected

as Martha

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

Shine on Harvey Moon

Episodes: 41

First Aired: Jan 08, 1982

Kind of Living

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Feb 19, 1988

Prometheus: The Life of Balzac

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 20, 1975

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 03, 1978

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 2000

Black and Blue

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1973

Victorian Scandals

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 1976

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