Acting

Elizabeth Spriggs

Born 1929-09-18 · Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UKDied 2008-07-0243 series52 films

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).

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Acting

2005JerichoEllen Jericho1 ep.
2005Love SoupPenny's Mother (voice)1 ep.
2003The RoyalDolly Smith2 ep.
2002Nice Guy EddieVera McMullen6 ep.
2002ShackletonJanet Stancombe Wills1 ep.
2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)1 ep.
1999Wives and DaughtersMrs Goodenough3 ep.
1997Midsomer MurdersIris Rainbird2 ep.
1994Martin ChuzzlewitMrs Gamp3 ep.
1994Takin' Over the AsylumGrandma6 ep.
1994MiddlemarchMrs. Cadwallader6 ep.
1992Anglo Saxon AttitudesInge Middleton3 ep.
1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesSchultz1 ep.
1991PerformanceMistress Quickly1 ep.
1991Soldier SoldierMrs. Henwood1 ep.
1990Jeeves and WoosterAunt Agatha2 ep.
1990Oranges Are Not the Only FruitMay3 ep.
1989Screen OneEileen Blackett1 ep.
1989Tales from the CryptMrs. Trask1 ep.
1989Young Charlie ChaplinMadge Kendal1 ep.
1987Simon and the WitchThe Witch25 ep.
1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesEva Peterlee1 ep.
1987WatchingAunty Peggy5 ep.
1985Time for MurderEvelyn Smith1 ep.
1985Theatre NightMrs. Dudgeon1 ep.
1982Objects of AffectionCora1 ep.
1982Shine on Harvey MoonNan41 ep.
1981BergeracMary Lou Costain1 ep.
1980CribbMrs Gurney1 ep.
1980FoxConnie Fox13 ep.
1979Tales of the UnexpectedAunt May2 ep.
1978The BBC Television ShakespeareMistress Quickly1 ep.
1977BBC2 Play of the WeekSarah1 ep.
1976Victorian ScandalsHannah Cullwick1 ep.
1975Prometheus: The Life of Balzac6 ep.
1974Village HallMaggie Snape1 ep.
1974PlayhouseMiddle-Class Woman3 ep.
1973Second City FirstsZena Pool1 ep.
1973Black and BlueEleanor Hawkes1 ep.
1970Play for TodayOlive James4 ep.
1968The ExpertMrs. Kyneston1 ep.
1963FestivalLampito1 ep.

Behind the camera

1956Armchair TheatreWriter1 ep.

Guest appearances

2008Love SoupPenny's Mother (voice)1 ep.
2006Agatha Christie's PoirotMrs. Leadbetter1 ep.
1997Midsomer MurdersIris Rainbird, Ursula Gooding2 ep.
2005JerichoEllen Jericho1 ep.
1992HeartbeatMrs. Andrews, Rene Kirby2 ep.
2003The RoyalDolly Smith2 ep.
2002ShackletonJanet Stancombe Wills1 ep.
2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)1 ep.
1999Wives and DaughtersMrs Goodenough3 ep.
1998CasualtyBarbara Thomas1 ep.
1996Tales from the CryptMrs. Trask1 ep.
1995PerformanceMistress Quickly1 ep.
1994Martin ChuzzlewitMrs Gamp3 ep.
1993Jeeves and WoosterAunt Agatha2 ep.
1993LovejoyDaphne Shotley1 ep.
1993Sherlock HolmesMrs Mason1 ep.
1992The Ruth Rendell MysteriesEva Peterlee1 ep.
1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesSchultz1 ep.
1991Soldier SoldierMrs. Henwood1 ep.
1988WatchingAunty Peggy5 ep.
1990Screen OneEileen Blackett1 ep.
1989Young Charlie ChaplinMadge Kendal1 ep.
1987Doctor WhoTabby3 ep.
1987Theatre NightMrs. Dudgeon1 ep.
1985Time for MurderEvelyn Smith1 ep.
1985BergeracMary Lou Costain1 ep.
1982The BBC Television ShakespeareMistress Quickly1 ep.
1982Objects of AffectionCora1 ep.
1974Play for TodayAlice Duckworth, Maggie, Olive James, Sonia Marsden4 ep.
1980Tales of the UnexpectedAunt May, Martha2 ep.
1981CribbMrs Gurney1 ep.
1980PlayhouseMiddle-Class Woman, Miss Parsons, Mrs. Radcliffe3 ep.
1979BBC Play of the MonthMaud Lowder1 ep.
1977BBC2 Play of the WeekSarah1 ep.
1976The ExpertMrs. Kyneston1 ep.
1976Victorian ScandalsHannah Cullwick1 ep.
1975Village HallMaggie Snape1 ep.
1973Second City FirstsZena Pool1 ep.
1973Black and BlueEleanor Hawkes1 ep.
1968Theatre 6251 ep.
1964FestivalLampito1 ep.

Also known as: Elizabeth Jean Williams · Elisabeth Spriggs · Elizabeth Jean Spriggs-Manson · Елізабет Спріггс