Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 18, 1929
Place of Birth
Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- Elizabeth Jean Williams
- Elisabeth Spriggs
- Elizabeth Jean Spriggs-Manson
- Елізабет Спріггс
Elizabeth Spriggs
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).
Known For - Movies
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
as The Fat Lady
Sense and Sensibility
as Mrs. Jennings
Alice in Wonderland
as Duchess
The Barber of Siberia
as Perepiolkina
Is Anybody There?
as Prudence
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Riggs
Impromptu
as Baroness Laginsky
Lady Chatterley's Lover
as Lady Eva
The Hour of the Pig
as Madame Langlois
The Secret Agent
as Winnie's Mother
Known For - TV Shows
Midsomer Murders
as Iris Rainbird
Midsomer Murders
as Ursula Gooding
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Mrs. Leadbetter
Casualty
as Barbara Thomas
Doctor Who
as Maddy
Heartbeat
as Rene Kirby
Heartbeat
as Mrs. Andrews
Play for Today
as Sonia Marsden
Play for Today
as Olive James
Play for Today
as Alice Duckworth