Elizabeth Spriggs
Born: 1929-09-18
Birthplace: Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
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).
Known For
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Sense and Sensibility
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Alice in Wonderland
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Christmas Carol
Paradise Road
The Barber of Siberia
The Secret Agent
Impromptu
Top Movie Credits
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Fat Lady
Sense and Sensibility
Mrs. Jennings
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Eva
Alice in Wonderland
Duchess
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Mistress Quickly
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Riggs
Paradise Road
Mrs. Roberts
The Barber of Siberia
Perepiolkina
The Secret Agent
Winnie's Mother
Impromptu
Baroness Laginsky