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
A Christmas Carol
Alice in Wonderland
Lady Chatterley's Lover
The Barber of Siberia
The Secret Agent
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
Impromptu
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Top Movie Credits
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Fat Lady
Sense and Sensibility
Mrs. Jennings
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Riggs
Alice in Wonderland
Duchess
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Eva
The Barber of Siberia
Perepiolkina
The Secret Agent
Winnie's Mother
Impromptu
Baroness Laginsky