As Actor
Is Anybody There?
2009
6.3
Elizabeth Spriggs
Acting
Born
September 18, 1929
Place of Birth
Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Deceased
July 2, 2008
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).
The Filmography
As Actor
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
2004
5.6
As Actor
The Sleeper
2000
4.0
As Actor
For My Baby
2000
1.5
As Actor
Paradise Road
1997
6.4
As Actor
The Secret Agent
1996
5.5
As Actor
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996
5.5
As Actor
Sense and Sensibility
1995
7.4
As Actor
The Last Vampyre
1993
6.8
As Actor
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
1987
6.5
As Actor
The Devil's Disciple
1987
6.0
As Actor
Parker
1985
5.3
As Actor
The Cold Room
1984
4.8
As Actor
Those Glory Glory Days
1983
4.6
As Actor
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1982
8.0
As Actor
Spider's Web
1982
7.3
As Actor
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1981
5.4
As Actor
Julius Caesar
1979
8.5