Known For
Acting
Known Credits
107
Gender
Female
Birthday
September 18, 1929 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
| 2009 | Is Anybody There?as Prudence | |
| 2007 | James Ellis: An Actor's Lifeas Herself | |
| 2005 | Jerichoas Ellen Jericho | |
| 2005 | Love Soupas Penny's Mother (voice) | |
| 2004 | The Queen of Sheba's Pearlsas | |
| 2003 | The Royalas Dolly Smith | |
| 2002 | Nice Guy Eddieas Vera McMullen | |
| 2002 | Shackletonas Janet Stancombe Wills | |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stoneas The Fat Lady | |
| 2000 | The Sleeperas Cath | |
| 2000 | For My Babyas Olga Jenikova | |
| 2000 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)as | |
| 1999 | A Christmas Carolas Mrs. Riggs | |
| 1999 | Wives and Daughtersas Mrs Goodenough | |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Serviceas Schultz | |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderlandas Duchess | |
| 1998 | The Barber of Siberiaas Perepiolkina | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murdersas Iris Rainbird | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murdersas Ursula Gooding | |
| 1997 | Paradise Roadas Mrs. Roberts | |
| 1996 | The Secret Agentas Winnie's Mother | |
| 1996 | The Snow Queen's Revengeas Brenda (voice) | |
| 1995 | Sense and Sensibilityas Mrs. Jennings | |
| 1994 | Martin Chuzzlewitas Mrs Gamp | |
| 1994 | Takin' Over the Asylumas Grandma | |
| 1994 | A Pinch of Snuffas Annabelle Andover | |
| 1994 | Middlemarchas Mrs. Cadwallader | |
| 1993 | The Hour of the Pigas Madame Langlois | |
| 1993 | The Last Vampyreas Eileen Mason | |
| 1992 | Anglo Saxon Attitudesas Inge Middleton | |
| 1992 | Heartbeatas Mrs. Andrews | |
| 1992 | Heartbeatas Rene Kirby | |
| 1992 | The Old Devilsas Dorothy Morgan | |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chroniclesas Schultz | |
| 1991 | Performanceas Mistress Quickly | |
| 1991 | Soldier Soldieras Mrs. Henwood | |
| 1991 | Impromptuas Baroness Laginsky | |
| 1990 | Survival of the Fittestas Eileen Blackett | |
| 1990 | Jeeves and Woosteras Aunt Agatha | |
| 1990 | Oranges Are Not the Only Fruitas May | |
| 1989 | Screen Oneas Eileen Blackett | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Cryptas Mrs. Trask | |
| 1989 | Young Charlie Chaplinas Madge Kendal | |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirotas Mrs. Leadbetter | |
| 1987 | Simon and the Witchas The Witch | |
| 1987 | Doctor Who: Paradise Towersas Tabby | |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteriesas Eva Peterlee | |
| 1987 | Watchingas Aunty Peggy | |
| 1987 | The Devil's Discipleas Mrs. Dudgeon | |
| 1986 | Casualtyas Barbara Thomas | |
| 1986 | Lovejoyas Daphne Shotley | |
| 1985 | The Thirteenth Day of Christmasas Evelyn Smith | |
| 1985 | Time for Murderas Evelyn Smith | |
| 1985 | Theatre Nightas Mrs. Dudgeon | |
| 1985 | Parkeras Mrs. Epps | |
| 1984 | Sakharovas Nobel Presenter | |
| 1984 | Sherlock Holmesas Mrs Mason | |
| 1984 | The Cold Roomas Frau Hoffman | |
| 1983 | Those Glory Glory Daysas School Mistress | |
| 1982 | The Merry Wives of Windsoras Mistress Quickly | |
| 1982 | Spider's Webas Mildred Peake | |
| 1982 | Our Winnieas Cora | |
| 1982 | Objects of Affectionas Cora | |
| 1982 | Intensive Careas Alice Duckworth | |
| 1982 | The Haunting of Cassie Palmeras Mrs. Palmer | |
| 1982 | An Unsuitable Job for a Womanas Miss Markland | |
| 1982 | Shine on Harvey Moonas Nan | |
| 1981 | Bergeracas Mary Lou Costain | |
| 1981 | Lady Chatterley's Loveras Lady Eva | |
| 1981 | The Causeas Olive James | |
| 1981 | The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffeas Mrs Radcliffe | |
| 1981 | Fothergillas Middle Class Woman | |
| 1980 | Richard's Thingsas Mrs. Sells | |
| 1980 | Cribbas Mrs Gurney | |
| 1980 | Foxas Connie Fox | |
| 1980 | Foxas Connie Fox | |
| 1980 | The Dybbukas Frade | |
| 1980 | The Enigmaas Miss Parsons | |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpectedas Aunt May | |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpectedas Martha | |
| 1979 | Julius Caesaras Calphurnia | |
| 1979 | Afternoon Offas Miss Beckinsale | |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeareas Mistress Quickly | |
| 1977 | Able's Willas Sarah | |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Weekas Sarah | |
| 1976 | Victorian Scandalsas Hannah Cullwick | |
| 1976 | Love Letters on Blue Paperas Sonia Marsden | |
| 1975 | Prometheus: The Life of Balzacas | |
| 1974 | Leeds United!as Maggie | |
| 1974 | Playhouseas Middle-Class Woman | |
| 1974 | Playhouseas Miss Parsons | |
| 1974 | Playhouseas Mrs. Radcliffe | |
| 1973 | Second City Firstsas Zena Pool | |
| 1973 | Rustas Eleanor Hawkes | |
| 1973 | Black and Blueas Eleanor Hawkes | |
| 1970 | Play for Todayas Alice Duckworth | |
| 1970 | Play for Todayas Maggie | |
| 1970 | Play for Todayas Olive James | |
| 1970 | Play for Todayas Sonia Marsden | |
| 1969 | 3 Into 2 Won't Goas Marcia | |
| 1968 | Work Is a 4-Letter Wordas Mrs Murray | |
| 1968 | The Expertas Mrs. Kyneston | |
| 1968 | All's Well That Ends Wellas Widow | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas Maud Lowder | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as | |
| 1963 | Doctor Whoas Maddy | |
| 1963 | Festivalas Lampito |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre...Writer |
