Elizabeth Spriggs
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
- Midsomer Murders (1997)
- Midsomer Murders (1997)
- Doctor Who (1963)
- Doctor Who (1963)
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
- Casualty (1986)
- Play for Today (1970)
- Play for Today (1970)
- Play for Today (1970)
- Play for Today (1970)
- Heartbeat (1992)
- Heartbeat (1992)
- BBC Play of the Month (1965)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
- Sherlock Holmes (1984)
- Theatre 625 (1964)
- Tales from the Crypt (1989)
- Playhouse (1974)