Elizabeth Spriggs

Deceased · Born: Sep 18, 1929 · Died: Jul 2, 2008

Personal Details

Born Sep 18, 1929 Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK

Spouse

Murray Manson
( Dec 31, 1969 to Jul 2, 2008 )
Marshall Jones
( Dec 31, 1969 to Apr 29, 2024 )
Kenneth Spriggs
( Dec 31, 1969 to Apr 29, 2024 )

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).

Career

acting

2009

Is Anybody There?

Is Anybody There? as Prudence

2005

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders as Ursula Gooding

Heartbeat as Mrs. Andrews

2004

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls as Laura Pretty

2003

The Royal as Dolly Smith

2002

Shackleton as Janet Stancombe Wills

2000

The Sleeper as Cath

1999

Wives and Daughters

Wives and Daughters as Mrs. Goodenough

1997

Paradise Road as Mrs. Roberts

1996

The Snow Queen's Revenge

The Snow Queen's Revenge as Brenda

The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent as Winnie's Mother

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt as Mrs. Trask

1995

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility as Mrs. Jennings

1994

Middlemarch as Mrs. Cadwallader

Takin' Over the Asylum

Takin' Over the Asylum as Grandma

Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit as Mrs. Gamp

1993

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes as Eileen Mason

Jeeves and Wooster

Jeeves and Wooster as Aunt Agatha

1992

Anglo Saxon Attitudes

Anglo Saxon Attitudes as Inge Middleton

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as Mrs Mason

1990

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit as May

1988

Going Undercover

Going Undercover as Mrs. Van Der Reuter

Watching as Aunt Peggy

1985

Time for Murder

Time for Murder as Evelyn Smith

Bones as Mrs. Epps

Bergerac as Mary Lou Costain

1984

The Cold Room as Frau Hoffman

1983

Those Glory Glory Days

Those Glory Glory Days as School Mistress

1982

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman as Miss Markland

Spider's Web as Mildred Peake

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer as Mrs. Palmer

Shine on Harvey Moon

Shine on Harvey Moon

1981

Play for Today as Olive James

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lady Chatterley's Lover as Lady Eva

1980

Richard's Things

Richard's Things as Mrs. Sells

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected as Martha

1979

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month as Maud Lowder

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare as Calphurnia

1976

Play for Today as Sonia Marsden

1974

Play for Today as Maggie

1969

Three Into Two Won't Go

Three Into Two Won't Go as Marcia

1968

Work Is a Four Letter Word

Work Is a Four Letter Word as Mrs Murray