Elizabeth Spriggs

Acting

Born: 1929-09-18
Died: 2008-07-02
From: Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Gender: Female
Popularity: 1.3

Also Known As

Elizabeth Jean WilliamsElisabeth SpriggsElizabeth Jean Spriggs-MansonЕлізабет Спріггс

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).

Awards & Nominations1 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Laurence Olivier Awards

1978
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

1975

Acting89 titles

Writing1 title