Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

ActorWriter Sep 18 (died age 78) Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK 1956–2009 (53 year career)
6.4 avg rating

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 film…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (100)

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Movies (50)

Is Anybody There?

Is Anybody There?

2009

as Prudence

6.3
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
5.6
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

as The Fat Lady

7.9
For My Baby

For My Baby

2000

as Olga Jenikova

1.7
The Sleeper

The Sleeper

2000

as Cath

4.0
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1999

as Mrs. Riggs

7.0
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1999

as Duchess

6.2
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

5.1
The Barber of Siberia

The Barber of Siberia

1998

as Perepiolkina

7.0
Paradise Road

Paradise Road

1997

as Mrs. Roberts

6.4
The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

1996

as Winnie's Mother

5.5
The Snow Queen's Revenge

The Snow Queen's Revenge

1996

as Brenda (voice)

5.5
Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

1995

as Mrs. Jennings

7.4
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

6.1
The Last Vampyre

The Last Vampyre

1993

as Eileen Mason

6.8
The Old Devils

The Old Devils

1992

as Dorothy Morgan

Impromptu

Impromptu

1991

as Baroness Laginsky

6.0
Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest

1990

as Eileen Blackett

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

1987

as Tabby

6.5
The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple

1987

as Mrs. Dudgeon

6.0
Parker

Parker

1985

as Mrs. Epps

5.3
The Thirteenth Day of Christmas

The Thirteenth Day of Christmas

1985

as Evelyn Smith

Sakharov

Sakharov

1984

as Nobel Presenter

7.0
The Cold Room

The Cold Room

1984

as Frau Hoffman

4.0
Those Glory Glory Days

Those Glory Glory Days

1983

as School Mistress

4.8
Spider's Web

Spider's Web

1982

as Mildred Peake

7.3
Our Winnie

Our Winnie

1982

as Cora

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

as Mistress Quickly

8.0
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

5.2
Intensive Care

Intensive Care

1982

as Alice Duckworth

The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe

The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe

1981

as Mrs Radcliffe

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lady Chatterley's Lover

1981

as Lady Eva

5.4
The Cause

The Cause

1981

as Olive James

Fothergill

Fothergill

1981

as Middle Class Woman

The Dybbuk

The Dybbuk

1980

as Frade

Fox

Fox

1980

as Connie Fox

1.0
Richard's Things

Richard's Things

1980

as Mrs. Sells

4.6
The Enigma

The Enigma

1980

as Miss Parsons

Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

1979

as Miss Beckinsale

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1979

as Calphurnia

8.5
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

Rust

Rust

1973

as Eleanor Hawkes

3 Into 2 Won't Go

3 Into 2 Won't Go

1969

as Marcia

4.6
Work Is a 4-Letter Word

Work Is a 4-Letter Word

1968

as Mrs Murray

3.0
All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

1968

as Widow

Television (50)

Love Soup

Love Soup

2005

as Penny's Mother (voice)

8.3
Jericho

Jericho

2005

as Ellen Jericho

6.8
The Royal

The Royal

2003

as Dolly Smith

7.6
Shackleton

Shackleton

2002

as Janet Stancombe Wills

7.1
Nice Guy Eddie

Nice Guy Eddie

2002

as Vera McMullen

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000
6.5
Wives and Daughters

Wives and Daughters

1999

as Mrs. Goodenough

7.3
Wives and Daughters

Wives and Daughters

1999

as Mrs Goodenough

7.3
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997

as Iris Rainbird

7.5
Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit

1994

as Mrs. Gamp

8.5
Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit

1994

as Mrs Gamp

8.5
Middlemarch

Middlemarch

1994

as Mrs. Cadwallader

7.8
Takin' Over the Asylum

Takin' Over the Asylum

1994

as Grandma

8.3
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992

as Rene Kirby

7.1
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1992

as Schultz

6.5
Anglo Saxon Attitudes

Anglo Saxon Attitudes

1992

as Inge Middleton

4.0
Soldier Soldier

Soldier Soldier

1991

as Mrs. Henwood

6.6
Performance

Performance

1991

as Mistress Quickly

6.0
Jeeves and Wooster

Jeeves and Wooster

1990

as Aunt Agatha

8.1
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

1990

as May

6.5
Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

as Mrs. Leadbetter

8.2
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989

as Mrs. Trask

8.0
Young Charlie Chaplin

Young Charlie Chaplin

1989
Young Charlie Chaplin

Young Charlie Chaplin

1989

as Madge Kendal

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987

as Eva Peterlee

6.3
Watching

Watching

1987

as Aunty Peggy

7.8
Simon and the Witch

Simon and the Witch

1987

as The Witch

5.0
Casualty

Casualty

1986

as Barbara Thomas

6.2
Lovejoy

Lovejoy

1986

as Daphne Shotley

7.3
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

1985

as Mrs. Dudgeon

Time for Murder

Time for Murder

1985

as Evelyn Smith

4.0
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1984

as Mrs Mason

8.1
Shine on Harvey Moon

Shine on Harvey Moon

1982

as Nan

7.6
Objects of Affection

Objects of Affection

1982

as Cora

7.0
Bergerac

Bergerac

1981

as Mary Lou Costain

6.7
Cribb

Cribb

1980

as Mrs Gurney

7.5
Fox

Fox

1980

as Connie Fox

5.7
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

as Martha

6.7
BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977

as Sarah

7.0
Victorian Scandals

Victorian Scandals

1976
The Glittering Prizes

The Glittering Prizes

1976

as Lady Frances Davidson

6.0
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac

Prometheus: The Life of Balzac

1975
Playhouse

Playhouse

1974

as Miss Parsons

7.0
Black and Blue

Black and Blue

1973

as Eleanor Hawkes

6.0
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

as Maggie

6.3
The Expert

The Expert

1968

as Mrs. Kyneston

10.0
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Maud Lowder

5.0
Theatre 625

Theatre 625

1964
7.2
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

as Maddy

7.9
Festival

Festival

1963

as Lampito

8.0

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