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

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

as The Fat Lady

Sense and Sensibility

as Mrs. Jennings

Tales from the Crypt

as Mrs. Trask

Doctor Who

as Maddy

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mrs. Leadbetter

Alice in Wonderland

as Duchess

Midsomer Murders

as Iris Rainbird

Midsomer Murders

as Ursula Gooding

Sherlock Holmes

as Mrs Mason

A Christmas Carol

as Mrs Riggs