Elizabeth Spriggs
Known for
Elizabeth Spriggs has grown into a veteran British actress who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' remains the reference point, thanks largely to The Fat Lady. Another entry worth naming is 'Sense and Sensibility'. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project.
Elizabeth Spriggs
27 Movies
41 Series
Elizabeth Spriggs has grown into a veteran British actress who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' remains the reference point, thanks largely to The Fat Lady. Another entry worth naming is 'Sense and Sensibility'. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project.
Movies
Plays The Fat Lady
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
Plays Mrs. Jennings
Sense and Sensibility
1995
Plays Lady Eva
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1981
Plays Duchess
Alice in Wonderland
1999
Plays Mrs. Riggs
A Christmas Carol
1999
Plays Baroness Laginsky
Impromptu
1991
Plays Mrs. Roberts
Paradise Road
1997
Plays Perepiolkina
The Barber of Siberia
1998
Plays Winnie's Mother
The Secret Agent
1996
Plays Mrs. Sells
Richard's Things
1980
Plays Prudence
Is Anybody There?
2009
Plays Madame Langlois
The Hour of the Pig
1993
Plays Miss Markland
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1982
Plays Brenda (voice)
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996
Plays Mrs. Epps
Parker
1985
Plays Olga Jenikova
For My Baby
2000
Plays Marcia
3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969
TV Shows
Plays Nan
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
Plays The Witch
Simon and the Witch
1987
Plays Connie Fox
Fox
1980
Plays Grandma
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994
Plays Mrs. Cadwallader
Middlemarch
1994
Plays Aunty Peggy
Watching
1987
Plays Tabby
Doctor Who
1963
Plays Inge Middleton
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
1992
Plays May
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
1990
Plays Mrs Gamp
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994
Plays Mrs Goodenough
Wives and Daughters
1999
Plays Aunt Agatha
Jeeves and Wooster
1990
Plays Dolly Smith
The Royal
2003
Plays Mary Lou Costain
Bergerac
1981
Plays Mrs. Trask
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Plays Aunt May
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Plays Schultz
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
Plays Rene Kirby
Heartbeat
1992
Plays Mrs Mason
Sherlock Holmes
1984
Plays Daphne Shotley
Lovejoy
1986
Plays Ellen Jericho
Jericho
2005
Plays Mrs. Kyneston
The Expert
1968
Plays Sonia Marsden
Play for Today
1970
Plays Mrs. Leadbetter
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Plays Madge Kendal
Young Charlie Chaplin
1989
Plays Eva Peterlee
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Plays Penny's Mother (voice)
Love Soup
2005
Plays Iris Rainbird
Midsomer Murders
1997
Plays Mrs. Henwood
Soldier Soldier
1991
Plays Cora
Objects of Affection
1982
Latest Trailers
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Is Anybody There?
Full Filmography
Is Anybody There?
Prudence
2009
Film
Jericho
Ellen Jericho · 1 episode
2005
TV
Love Soup
Penny's Mother (voice) · 1 episode
2005–
TV
The Royal
Dolly Smith · 2 episodes
2003–
TV
Shackleton
Janet Stancombe Wills · 1 episode
2002–
TV
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Fat Lady
2001
Film
The Sleeper
Cath
2000
Film
For My Baby
Olga Jenikova
2000
Film
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Riggs
1999
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Elizabeth Spriggs still alive?
Elizabeth Spriggs passed away on July 2, 2008 at age 78.
What are the most famous roles of Elizabeth Spriggs?
Elizabeth Spriggs is best known for roles in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Sense and Sensibility, Alice in Wonderland.
How many movies has Elizabeth Spriggs been in?
Over a 40-year career (since 1968), Elizabeth Spriggs has appeared in 27 movies and 40 TV shows.
What was Elizabeth Spriggs's first movie?
The career of Elizabeth Spriggs began with All's Well That Ends Well (1968).
What is Elizabeth Spriggs's most recent movie or series?
Elizabeth Spriggs's most recent release is Is Anybody There?, which premiered on April 17, 2009.
What TV shows has Elizabeth Spriggs appeared in?
On television, Elizabeth Spriggs has appeared in Tales from the Crypt, Doctor Who, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Midsomer Murders.
Elizabeth Spriggs
1929-09-18 · Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
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).