Elizabeth Spriggs
Acting
Born September 18, 1929 · Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Died July 2, 2008
Also known as Elizabeth Jean Williams · Elisabeth Spriggs · Elizabeth Jean Spriggs-Manson
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).
Awards & recognition
- Laurence Olivier Awards · 1978
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 1975 · nominated
Filmography31 titles
Young Charlie Chaplin
Martin Chuzzlewit
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Sherlock Holmes
Tales from the Crypt
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Middlemarch
Doctor Who
The Royal
Midsomer Murders
Sense and Sensibility
Lovejoy
Jericho
Heartbeat
A Christmas Carol
Soldier Soldier
Tales of the Unexpected
Bergerac
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Sleeper
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Paradise Road
Alice in Wonderland
Casualty
The Advocate
Impromptu
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Richard's Things
The Cold Room
For My Baby