Acting
Elizabeth Spriggs
Born Sep 18, 1929 · Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK · Died Jul 2, 2008
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).
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Acting
Is Anybody There?
2009
Drama
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
2007
Documentary
Jericho
2005
Drama · Crime
Love Soup
2005
Comedy · Drama
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
2004
Drama
The Royal
2003
Drama
Shackleton
2002
Drama · Action & Adventure
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
Adventure · Fantasy
The Sleeper
2000
Drama · Crime
For My Baby
2000
Drama
A Christmas Carol
1999
Drama · Fantasy
Wives and Daughters
1999
Drama
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
1999
Action · Adventure · War
Alice in Wonderland
1999
Fantasy · Family
The Barber of Siberia
1998
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Midsomer Murders
1997
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Paradise Road
1997
War · Drama · History
The Secret Agent
1996
Drama · Thriller
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996
Family · Animation
Sense and Sensibility
1995
Drama · Romance
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994
Drama
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994
Comedy · Drama
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
Mystery · Crime · Thriller
Middlemarch
1994
Drama · Comedy
The Hour of the Pig
1993
Drama · History · Thriller
The Last Vampyre
1993
Thriller · Crime · TV Movie
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
1992
Drama
Heartbeat
1992
Crime · Drama · Comedy
The Old Devils
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Performance
1991
Drama
Soldier Soldier
1991
Drama · War & Politics
Impromptu
1991
Drama · Comedy · Music
Survival of the Fittest
1990
Comedy · TV Movie
Jeeves and Wooster
1990
Comedy
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
1990
Drama
Screen One
1989
Drama
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Comedy · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Young Charlie Chaplin
1989
Drama · Documentary
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Simon and the Witch
1987
Kids
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
1987
Science Fiction · Adventure · Drama
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Drama · Mystery
Watching
1987
Comedy
The Devil's Disciple
1987
Drama · TV Movie
Casualty
1986
Drama · Soap
Lovejoy
1986
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Time for Murder
1985
Mystery · Crime
Theatre Night
1985
Drama
Parker
1985
Drama · Crime
Sakharov
1984
Drama · TV Movie
Sherlock Holmes
1984
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Cold Room
1984
Mystery · Drama · TV Movie
Those Glory Glory Days
1983
Drama · TV Movie
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1982
Comedy · TV Movie
Spider's Web
1982
Mystery · Crime · Thriller
Our Winnie
1982
Objects of Affection
1982
Drama
Intensive Care
1982
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer
1982
Family · Science Fiction · Thriller
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1982
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
Drama
Bergerac
1981
Drama
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1981
Drama · Romance
The Cause
1981
Drama · War · TV Movie
The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe
1981
Fothergill
1981
Richard's Things
1980
Drama
Cribb
1980
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Fox
1980
Drama
The Dybbuk
1980
The Enigma
1980
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Drama
Julius Caesar
1979
Drama · TV Movie · History
Afternoon Off
1979
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
Drama · Comedy
Able's Will
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Drama · Comedy
Victorian Scandals
1976
Love Letters on Blue Paper
1976
Romance · Drama · TV Movie
Leeds United!
1974
Drama · TV Movie
Village Hall
1974
Drama
Playhouse
1974
Drama
Play for Today
1970
Drama
3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969
Drama
Work Is a 4-Letter Word
1968
Comedy
The Expert
1968
Drama
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Drama
Theatre 625
1964
Drama
Doctor Who
1963
Drama · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Written
Armchair Theatre
1956
Drama