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Elizabeth Spriggs
Acting

Elizabeth Spriggs

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

18 Sep 1929

Age

97 Years

Born In

Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK

Total Projects

105

Years Active

46 Yrs

Avg Rating

7.1 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

Is Anybody There?

movie

Is Anybody There?

2009

Is Anybody There?

as Prudence

James Ellis: An Actor's Life

movie

James Ellis: An Actor's Life

2007

James Ellis: An Actor's Life

as Herself

Jericho

tv

Jericho

2005

Jericho

as Ellen Jericho

Love Soup

tv

Love Soup

2005

Love Soup

as Penny's Mother (voice)

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

movie

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

2004

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

The Royal

tv

The Royal

2003

The Royal

as Dolly Smith

CineRaya

tv

Nice Guy Eddie

2002

Nice Guy Eddie

as Vera McMullen

Shackleton

tv

Shackleton

2002

Shackleton

as Janet Stancombe Wills

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

movie

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

as The Fat Lady

The Sleeper

movie

The Sleeper

2000

The Sleeper

as Cath

For My Baby

movie

For My Baby

2000

For My Baby

as Olga Jenikova

CineRaya

tv

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

A Christmas Carol

movie

A Christmas Carol

1999

A Christmas Carol

as Mrs. Riggs

Wives and Daughters

tv

Wives and Daughters

1999

Wives and Daughters

as Mrs Goodenough

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service

movie

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service

1999

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service

as Schultz

Alice in Wonderland

movie

Alice in Wonderland

1999

Alice in Wonderland

as Duchess

The Barber of Siberia

movie

The Barber of Siberia

1998

The Barber of Siberia

as Perepiolkina

Midsomer Murders

tv

Midsomer Murders

1997

Midsomer Murders

as Iris Rainbird

Midsomer Murders

tv

Midsomer Murders

1997

Midsomer Murders

as Ursula Gooding

Paradise Road

movie

Paradise Road

1997

Paradise Road

as Mrs. Roberts

The Secret Agent

movie

The Secret Agent

1996

The Secret Agent

as Winnie's Mother

The Snow Queen's Revenge

movie

The Snow Queen's Revenge

1996

The Snow Queen's Revenge

as Brenda (voice)

Sense and Sensibility

movie

Sense and Sensibility

1995

Sense and Sensibility

as Mrs. Jennings

Martin Chuzzlewit

tv

Martin Chuzzlewit

1994

Martin Chuzzlewit

as Mrs Gamp

Takin' Over the Asylum

tv

Takin' Over the Asylum

1994

Takin' Over the Asylum

as Grandma

A Pinch of Snuff

movie

A Pinch of Snuff

1994

A Pinch of Snuff

as Annabelle Andover

Middlemarch

tv

Middlemarch

1994

Middlemarch

as Mrs. Cadwallader

The Hour of the Pig

movie

The Hour of the Pig

1993

The Hour of the Pig

as Madame Langlois

The Last Vampyre

movie

The Last Vampyre

1993

The Last Vampyre

as Eileen Mason

Anglo Saxon Attitudes

tv

Anglo Saxon Attitudes

1992

Anglo Saxon Attitudes

as Inge Middleton

Heartbeat

tv

Heartbeat

1992

Heartbeat

as Rene Kirby

Heartbeat

tv

Heartbeat

1992

Heartbeat

as Mrs. Andrews

The Old Devils

movie

The Old Devils

1992

The Old Devils

as Dorothy Morgan

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

tv

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1992

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

as Schultz

Performance

tv

Performance

1991

Performance

as Mistress Quickly

Soldier Soldier

tv

Soldier Soldier

1991

Soldier Soldier

as Mrs. Henwood

Impromptu

movie

Impromptu

1991

Impromptu

as Baroness Laginsky

Survival of the Fittest

movie

Survival of the Fittest

1990

Survival of the Fittest

as Eileen Blackett

Jeeves and Wooster

tv

Jeeves and Wooster

1990

Jeeves and Wooster

as Aunt Agatha

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

tv

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

1990

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

as May

Tales from the Crypt

tv

Tales from the Crypt

1989

Tales from the Crypt

as Mrs. Trask

Young Charlie Chaplin

tv

Young Charlie Chaplin

1989

Young Charlie Chaplin

as Madge Kendal

Young Charlie Chaplin

tv

Young Charlie Chaplin

1989

Young Charlie Chaplin

Agatha Christie's Poirot

tv

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mrs. Leadbetter

Simon and the Witch

tv

Simon and the Witch

1987

Simon and the Witch

as The Witch

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

movie

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

1987

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

as Tabby

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

tv

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Eva Peterlee

Watching

tv

Watching

1987

Watching

as Aunty Peggy

The Devil's Disciple

movie

The Devil's Disciple

1987

The Devil's Disciple

as Mrs. Dudgeon

Casualty

tv

Casualty

1986

Casualty

as Barbara Thomas

Lovejoy

tv

Lovejoy

1986

Lovejoy

as Daphne Shotley

CineRaya

movie

The Thirteenth Day of Christmas

1985

The Thirteenth Day of Christmas

as Evelyn Smith

Time for Murder

tv

Time for Murder

1985

Time for Murder

as Evelyn Smith

Theatre Night

tv

Theatre Night

1985

Theatre Night

as Mrs. Dudgeon

Parker

movie

Parker

1985

Parker

as Mrs. Epps

Sakharov

movie

Sakharov

1984

Sakharov

as Nobel Presenter

Sherlock Holmes

tv

Sherlock Holmes

1984

Sherlock Holmes

as Mrs Mason

The Cold Room

movie

The Cold Room

1984

The Cold Room

as Frau Hoffman

Those Glory Glory Days

movie

Those Glory Glory Days

1983

Those Glory Glory Days

as School Mistress

The Merry Wives of Windsor

movie

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

The Merry Wives of Windsor

as Mistress Quickly

Spider's Web

movie

Spider's Web

1982

Spider's Web

as Mildred Peake

Our Winnie

movie

Our Winnie

1982

Our Winnie

as Cora

Objects of Affection

tv

Objects of Affection

1982

Objects of Affection

as Cora

Intensive Care

movie

Intensive Care

1982

Intensive Care

as Alice Duckworth

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer

movie

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer

1982

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer

as Mrs. Palmer

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

movie

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

1982

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

as Miss Markland

Shine on Harvey Moon

tv

Shine on Harvey Moon

1982

Shine on Harvey Moon

as Nan

Bergerac

tv

Bergerac

1981

Bergerac

as Mary Lou Costain

Lady Chatterley's Lover

movie

Lady Chatterley's Lover

1981

Lady Chatterley's Lover

as Lady Eva

The Cause

movie

The Cause

1981

The Cause

as Olive James

The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe

movie

The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe

1981

The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe

as Mrs Radcliffe

Fothergill

movie

Fothergill

1981

Fothergill

as Middle Class Woman

Richard's Things

movie

Richard's Things

1980

Richard's Things

as Mrs. Sells

Cribb

tv

Cribb

1980

Cribb

as Mrs Gurney

CineRaya

movie

Fox

1980

Fox

as Connie Fox

Fox

tv

Fox

1980

Fox

as Connie Fox

The Dybbuk

movie

The Dybbuk

1980

The Dybbuk

as Frade

The Enigma

movie

The Enigma

1980

The Enigma

as Miss Parsons

Tales of the Unexpected

tv

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

Tales of the Unexpected

as Aunt May

Tales of the Unexpected

tv

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

Tales of the Unexpected

as Martha

Julius Caesar

movie

Julius Caesar

1979

Julius Caesar

as Calphurnia

Afternoon Off

movie

Afternoon Off

1979

Afternoon Off

as Miss Beckinsale

Able's Will

movie

Able's Will

1977

Able's Will

as Sarah

BBC2 Play of the Week

tv

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Sarah

Victorian Scandals

tv

Victorian Scandals

1976

Victorian Scandals

as Hannah Cullwick

Love Letters on Blue Paper

movie

Love Letters on Blue Paper

1976

Love Letters on Blue Paper

as Sonia Marsden

CineRaya

tv

Prometheus: The Life of Balzac

1975

Prometheus: The Life of Balzac

Leeds United!

movie

Leeds United!

1974

Leeds United!

as Maggie

Playhouse

tv

Playhouse

1974

Playhouse

as Miss Parsons

Playhouse

tv

Playhouse

1974

Playhouse

as Middle-Class Woman

Playhouse

tv

Playhouse

1974

Playhouse

as Mrs. Radcliffe

CineRaya

movie

Rust

1973

Rust

as Eleanor Hawkes

CineRaya

tv

Black and Blue

1973

Black and Blue

as Eleanor Hawkes

Play for Today

tv

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

as Sonia Marsden

Play for Today

tv

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

as Olive James

Play for Today

tv

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

as Maggie

Play for Today

tv

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

as Alice Duckworth

3 Into 2 Won't Go

movie

3 Into 2 Won't Go

1969

3 Into 2 Won't Go

as Marcia

Work Is a 4-Letter Word

movie

Work Is a 4-Letter Word

1968

Work Is a 4-Letter Word

as Mrs Murray

The Expert

tv

The Expert

1968

The Expert

as Mrs. Kyneston

CineRaya

movie

All's Well That Ends Well

1968

All's Well That Ends Well

as Widow

BBC Play of the Month

tv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

as Maud Lowder

Theatre 625

tv

Theatre 625

1964

Theatre 625

Doctor Who

tv

Doctor Who

1963

Doctor Who

as Maddy

CineRaya

tv

Festival

1963

Festival

as Lampito

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