Elizabeth Spriggs
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).
Filmography
Is Anybody There?
as Prudence
Is Anybody There?
as Prudence
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
as Herself
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
as Herself
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
as The Fat Lady
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
as The Fat Lady
The Sleeper
as Cath
The Sleeper
as Cath
For My Baby
as Olga Jenikova
For My Baby
as Olga Jenikova
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Riggs
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Riggs
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
as Schultz
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
as Schultz
Alice in Wonderland
as Duchess
Alice in Wonderland
as Duchess
The Barber of Siberia
as Perepiolkina
The Barber of Siberia
as Perepiolkina
Paradise Road
as Mrs. Roberts
Paradise Road
as Mrs. Roberts
The Secret Agent
as Winnie's Mother
The Secret Agent
as Winnie's Mother
The Snow Queen's Revenge
as Brenda (voice)
The Snow Queen's Revenge
as Brenda (voice)
Sense and Sensibility
as Mrs. Jennings
Sense and Sensibility
as Mrs. Jennings
A Pinch of Snuff
as Annabelle Andover
A Pinch of Snuff
as Annabelle Andover
The Hour of the Pig
as Madame Langlois
The Hour of the Pig
as Madame Langlois
The Last Vampyre
as Eileen Mason
The Last Vampyre
as Eileen Mason
The Old Devils
as Dorothy Morgan
The Old Devils
as Dorothy Morgan
Impromptu
as Baroness Laginsky
Impromptu
as Baroness Laginsky
Survival of the Fittest
as Eileen Blackett
Survival of the Fittest
as Eileen Blackett
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
as Tabby
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
as Tabby
The Devil's Disciple
as Mrs. Dudgeon
The Devil's Disciple
as Mrs. Dudgeon
The Thirteenth Day of Christmas
as Evelyn Smith
The Thirteenth Day of Christmas
as Evelyn Smith
Parker
as Mrs. Epps
Parker
as Mrs. Epps
Sakharov
as Nobel Presenter
Sakharov
as Nobel Presenter
The Cold Room
as Frau Hoffman
The Cold Room
as Frau Hoffman
Those Glory Glory Days
as School Mistress
Those Glory Glory Days
as School Mistress
The Merry Wives of Windsor
as Mistress Quickly
The Merry Wives of Windsor
as Mistress Quickly
Spider's Web
as Mildred Peake
Spider's Web
as Mildred Peake
Our Winnie
as Cora
Our Winnie
as Cora
Intensive Care
as Alice Duckworth
Intensive Care
as Alice Duckworth
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer
as Mrs. Palmer
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer
as Mrs. Palmer
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
as Miss Markland
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
as Miss Markland
Lady Chatterley's Lover
as Lady Eva
Lady Chatterley's Lover
as Lady Eva
The Cause
as Olive James
The Cause
as Olive James
The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe
as Mrs Radcliffe
The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe
as Mrs Radcliffe
Fothergill
as Middle Class Woman
Fothergill
as Middle Class Woman
Richard's Things
as Mrs. Sells
Richard's Things
as Mrs. Sells
Fox
as Connie Fox
Fox
as Connie Fox
The Dybbuk
as Frade
The Dybbuk
as Frade
The Enigma
as Miss Parsons
The Enigma
as Miss Parsons
Julius Caesar
as Calphurnia
Julius Caesar
as Calphurnia
Afternoon Off
as Miss Beckinsale
Afternoon Off
as Miss Beckinsale
Able's Will
as Sarah
Able's Will
as Sarah
Love Letters on Blue Paper
as Sonia Marsden
Love Letters on Blue Paper
as Sonia Marsden
Leeds United!
as Maggie
Leeds United!
as Maggie
Rust
as Eleanor Hawkes
Rust
as Eleanor Hawkes
3 Into 2 Won't Go
as Marcia
3 Into 2 Won't Go
as Marcia
Work Is a 4-Letter Word
as Mrs Murray
Work Is a 4-Letter Word
as Mrs Murray
All's Well That Ends Well
as Widow
All's Well That Ends Well
as Widow