Elizabeth Spriggs
ActingPersonal Info
gender
Female
birthday
September 18, 1929
died
July 2, 2008
place of birth
Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
also known as
Elizabeth Jean Williams · Elisabeth Spriggs · Elizabeth Jean Spriggs-Manson · Елізабет Спріггс
total credits
46 movies
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).
Known For
Filmography
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