Elizabeth Spriggs
Known For
Acting
Born
1929-09-18 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Died
2008-07-02
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).
Most Known For
Midsomer Murders
as Iris Rainbird
Midsomer Murders
as Ursula Gooding
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Mrs. Leadbetter
Doctor Who
as Maddy
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
as The Fat Lady
Tales from the Crypt
as Mrs. Trask
Casualty
as Barbara Thomas
Play for Today
as Sonia Marsden
Play for Today
as Olive James
Play for Today
as Alice Duckworth
Play for Today
as Maggie
Heartbeat
as Rene Kirby
Heartbeat
as Mrs. Andrews
Sherlock Holmes
as Mrs Mason
BBC Play of the Month
as Maud Lowder
Tales of the Unexpected
as Aunt May
Tales of the Unexpected
as Martha
Bergerac
as Mary Lou Costain
Playhouse
as Miss Parsons
Playhouse
as Middle-Class Woman