Elizabeth Spriggs
Born September 18, 1929 (Age: 96)
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Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
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).
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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Filmography
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
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as The Fat Lady
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Age: 72
The Sleeper
2000
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as Cath
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Age: 71
For My Baby
2000
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as Olga Jenikova
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Age: 71
Paradise Road
1997
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as Mrs. Roberts
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Age: 67
Sense and Sensibility
1995
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as Mrs. Jennings
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Age: 66
The Hour of the Pig
1993
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as Madame Langlois
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Age: 64
Survival of the Fittest
1990
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as Eileen Blackett
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Age: 61
Our Winnie
1982
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as Cora
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Age: 53
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1981
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as Lady Eva
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Age: 51
Able's Will
1977
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as Sarah
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Age: 48