Actor profile

Elizabeth Spriggs

18th September 1929 Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK Acting

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).

46 Movies 52 TV Shows 108 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Is Anybody There? poster

Is Anybody There? 17th April 2009 as Prudence

James Ellis: An Actor's Life poster

James Ellis: An Actor's Life 2nd July 2007 as Herself

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls poster

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls 25th December 2004

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone poster

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 16th November 2001 as The Fat Lady

The Sleeper poster

The Sleeper 26th December 2000 as Cath

For My Baby poster

For My Baby 19th October 2000 as Olga Jenikova

A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol 5th December 1999 as Mrs. Riggs

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

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service 26th October 1999 as Schultz

Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland 28th February 1999 as Duchess

The Barber of Siberia poster

The Barber of Siberia 11th November 1998 as Perepiolkina

Paradise Road poster

Paradise Road 11th February 1997 as Mrs. Roberts

The Secret Agent poster

The Secret Agent 8th November 1996 as Winnie's Mother

The Snow Queen's Revenge poster

The Snow Queen's Revenge 1st January 1996 as Brenda (voice)

Sense and Sensibility poster

Sense and Sensibility 13th December 1995 as Mrs. Jennings

A Pinch of Snuff poster

A Pinch of Snuff 9th April 1994 as Annabelle Andover

The Hour of the Pig poster

The Hour of the Pig 25th September 1993 as Madame Langlois

The Last Vampyre poster

The Last Vampyre 14th March 1993 as Eileen Mason

The Old Devils poster

The Old Devils 16th March 1992 as Dorothy Morgan

Impromptu poster

Impromptu 12th April 1991 as Baroness Laginsky

Survival of the Fittest poster

Survival of the Fittest 21st October 1990 as Eileen Blackett

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers poster

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers 26th October 1987 as Tabby

The Devil's Disciple poster

The Devil's Disciple 17th May 1987 as Mrs. Dudgeon

Parker poster

Parker 3rd May 1985 as Mrs. Epps

Sakharov poster

Sakharov 20th June 1984 as Nobel Presenter

The Cold Room poster

The Cold Room 24th March 1984 as Frau Hoffman

Those Glory Glory Days poster

Those Glory Glory Days 17th November 1983 as School Mistress

The Merry Wives of Windsor poster

The Merry Wives of Windsor 28th December 1982 as Mistress Quickly

Spider's Web poster

Spider's Web 26th December 1982 as Mildred Peake

Our Winnie poster

Our Winnie 12th November 1982 as Cora

Intensive Care poster

Intensive Care 9th November 1982 as Alice Duckworth

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer poster

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer 26th February 1982 as Mrs. Palmer

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman poster

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman 16th February 1982 as Miss Markland

Lady Chatterley's Lover poster

Lady Chatterley's Lover 29th June 1981 as Lady Eva

The Cause poster

The Cause 3rd February 1981 as Olive James

The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe poster

The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe 23rd January 1981 as Mrs Radcliffe

Fothergill poster

Fothergill 8th January 1981 as Middle Class Woman

Richard's Things poster

Richard's Things 26th December 1980 as Mrs. Sells

The Dybbuk poster

The Dybbuk 24th February 1980 as Frade

The Enigma poster

The Enigma 9th February 1980 as Miss Parsons

Julius Caesar poster

Julius Caesar 11th February 1979 as Calphurnia

Afternoon Off poster

Afternoon Off 3rd February 1979 as Miss Beckinsale

Able's Will poster

Able's Will 5th October 1977 as Sarah

Love Letters on Blue Paper poster

Love Letters on Blue Paper 2nd March 1976 as Sonia Marsden

Leeds United! poster

Leeds United! 31st October 1974 as Maggie

3 Into 2 Won't Go poster

3 Into 2 Won't Go 2nd July 1969 as Marcia

Work Is a 4-Letter Word poster

Work Is a 4-Letter Word 15th September 1968 as Mrs Murray

Jericho poster

Jericho 16th October 2005 as Ellen Jericho

Love Soup poster

Love Soup 27th September 2005 as Penny's Mother (voice)

The Royal poster

The Royal 19th January 2003 as Dolly Smith

Shackleton poster

Shackleton 2nd January 2002 as Janet Stancombe Wills

Wives and Daughters poster

Wives and Daughters 28th November 1999 as Mrs Goodenough

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Iris Rainbird

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Ursula Gooding

Martin Chuzzlewit poster

Martin Chuzzlewit 7th November 1994 as Mrs Gamp

Takin' Over the Asylum poster

Takin' Over the Asylum 27th September 1994 as Grandma

Middlemarch poster

Middlemarch 12th January 1994 as Mrs. Cadwallader

Anglo Saxon Attitudes poster

Anglo Saxon Attitudes 12th May 1992 as Inge Middleton

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Rene Kirby

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Mrs. Andrews

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles poster

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 4th March 1992 as Schultz

Performance poster

Performance 5th October 1991 as Mistress Quickly

Soldier Soldier poster

Soldier Soldier 10th June 1991 as Mrs. Henwood

Jeeves and Wooster poster

Jeeves and Wooster 22nd April 1990 as Aunt Agatha

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit poster

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 10th January 1990 as May

Screen One poster

Screen One 10th September 1989 as Eileen Blackett

Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt 10th June 1989 as Mrs. Trask

Young Charlie Chaplin poster

Young Charlie Chaplin 25th January 1989 as Madge Kendal

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot 8th January 1989 as Mrs. Leadbetter

Simon and the Witch poster

Simon and the Witch 16th November 1987 as The Witch

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries 2nd August 1987 as Eva Peterlee

Watching poster

Watching 5th July 1987 as Aunty Peggy

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Barbara Thomas

Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy 10th January 1986 as Daphne Shotley

Time for Murder poster

Time for Murder 9th November 1985 as Evelyn Smith

Theatre Night poster

Theatre Night 15th September 1985 as Mrs. Dudgeon

Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes 24th April 1984 as Mrs Mason

Objects of Affection poster

Objects of Affection 12th November 1982 as Cora

Shine on Harvey Moon poster

Shine on Harvey Moon 8th January 1982 as Nan

Bergerac poster

Bergerac 18th October 1981 as Mary Lou Costain

Cribb poster

Cribb 13th April 1980 as Mrs Gurney

Fox poster

Fox 10th March 1980 as Connie Fox

Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected 24th March 1979 as Aunt May

Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected 24th March 1979 as Martha

The BBC Television Shakespeare poster

The BBC Television Shakespeare 3rd December 1978 as Mistress Quickly

BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week 21st September 1977 as Sarah

Victorian Scandals poster

Victorian Scandals 3rd September 1976 as Hannah Cullwick

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Miss Parsons

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Middle-Class Woman

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Mrs. Radcliffe

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Sonia Marsden

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Olive James

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Alice Duckworth

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Maggie

The Expert poster

The Expert 5th July 1968 as Mrs. Kyneston

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Maud Lowder

Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625 3rd May 1964

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as Maddy

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as Tabby