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Elizabeth Spriggs
AKA: Elizabeth Jean Williams · Elisabeth Spriggs · Elizabeth Jean Spriggs-Manson · Елізабет Спріггс
Acting
Born: 1929
Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
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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).
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
Love Soup
Penny's Mother (voice)
2005 · GB
Shackleton
Janet Stancombe Wills
2002 · GB
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Role
2000 · GB
Midsomer Murders
Iris Rainbird
1997 · GB
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Schultz
1992 · US
Performance
Mistress Quickly
1991 · GB
Soldier Soldier
Mrs. Henwood
1991 · GB
Jeeves and Wooster
Aunt Agatha
1990 · GB
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Love Soup | 2005 | Penny's Mother (voice) |
| Shackleton | 2002 | Janet Stancombe Wills |
| Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | 2000 | Contributor |
| Midsomer Murders | 1997 | Iris Rainbird |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | 1992 | Schultz |
| Performance | 1991 | Mistress Quickly |
| Soldier Soldier | 1991 | Mrs. Henwood |
| Jeeves and Wooster | 1990 | Aunt Agatha |
| Screen One | 1989 | Eileen Blackett |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1989 | Mrs. Trask |
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | 1989 | Mrs. Leadbetter |
| The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | 1987 | Eva Peterlee |
| Casualty | 1986 | Barbara Thomas |
| Lovejoy | 1986 | Daphne Shotley |
| Bergerac | 1981 | Mary Lou Costain |
| Tales of the Unexpected | 1979 | Aunt May |
| The BBC Television Shakespeare | 1978 | Mistress Quickly |
| BBC2 Play of the Week | 1977 | Sarah |
| Playhouse | 1974 | Miss Parsons |
| The Expert | 1968 | Mrs. Kyneston |
| BBC Play of the Month | 1965 | Maud Lowder |
| Theatre 625 | 1964 | Contributor |
| Doctor Who | 1963 | Maddy |