Acting
Elizabeth Spriggs
Born September 18, 1929 Died July 2, 2008 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).
Filmography
6.3
Is Anybody There?
2009·Drama
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James Ellis: An Actor's Life
2007·Documentary
5.8
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
2004·Drama
7.9
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001·Adventure
6.5
The Sleeper
2000·Drama
3.8
For My Baby
2000·Drama
7.0
A Christmas Carol
1999·Drama
5.2
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
1999·Action
6.2
Alice in Wonderland
1999·Fantasy
7.0
The Barber of Siberia
1998·Comedy
6.3
Paradise Road
1997·War
5.6
The Secret Agent
1996·Drama
5.7
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996·Family
7.4
Sense and Sensibility
1995·Drama
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A Pinch of Snuff
1994·Mystery
6.2
The Hour of the Pig
1993·Drama
7.0
The Last Vampyre
1993·Thriller
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The Old Devils
1992
6.1
Impromptu
1991·Drama
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Survival of the Fittest
1990·Comedy
6.5
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
1987·Science Fiction
8.0
The Devil's Disciple
1987·Drama
6.3
Parker
1985·Drama
7.5
Sakharov
1984·Drama