Elizabeth Spriggs
Acting
- Born
- September 18, 1929
- Died
- July 2, 2008
- Place of Birth
- Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
- Known For
- Женский
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).
Filmography
Midsomer Murders
as Iris Rainbird, as Ursula Gooding
1997
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Mrs. Leadbetter
1989
Doctor Who
as Maddy
1963
Heartbeat
as Rene Kirby, as Mrs. Andrews
1992
Sherlock Holmes
as Mrs Mason
1984
Tales of the Unexpected
as Aunt May, as Martha
1979
Tales from the Crypt
as Mrs. Trask
1989
Bergerac
as Mary Lou Costain
1981
Jeeves and Wooster
as Aunt Agatha
1990
Lovejoy
as Daphne Shotley
1986
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Schultz
1992
Wives and Daughters
as Mrs Goodenough
1999
Shackleton
as Janet Stancombe Wills
2002
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
as May
1990