
Elizabeth Spriggs
- Date of Birth: 1929-09-18
- Date of Death: 2008-07-02
- Place of Birth: 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 Beatric... 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).

Lovejoy
Comedy, Drama, Mystery • 1986 January

Wives and Daughters
Drama • 1999 November

Shackleton
Drama, Action & Adventure • 2002 January

The Barber of Siberia
Comedy, Drama, Romance, History • 1998 November

Objects of Affection
Drama • 1982 November

Heartbeat
Crime, Drama, Comedy • 1992 April

Sakharov
Drama, TV Movie • 1984 June

Heartbeat
Crime, Drama, Comedy • 1992 April

A Christmas Carol
Drama, Fantasy • 1999 December

The Last Vampyre
Thriller, Crime, TV Movie, Horror • 1993 March