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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
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
as The Fat Lady
Sense and Sensibility
as Mrs. Jennings
Lady Chatterley's Lover
as Lady Eva
Alice in Wonderland
as Duchess
The Barber of Siberia
as Perepiolkina
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs Riggs
Impromptu
as Baroness Laginsky
The Secret Agent
as Winnie's Mother
Paradise Road
as Mrs. Roberts
The Last Vampyre
as Eileen Mason
