Elizabeth Spriggs
Actor · Writer
Born Sep 18, 1929 · Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Active 1956–2008 · Awards: Laurence Olivier Awards
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.
Filmography
Is Anybody There? (2009) — PrudenceShackleton (2002) — Janet Stancombe WillsHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) — The Fat LadyA Christmas Carol (1999) — Mrs. RiggsAlice in Wonderland (1999) — DuchessWives and Daughters (1999) — Mrs GoodenoughThe Barber of Siberia (1998) — PerepiolkinaMidsomer Murders (1997) — Ursula Gooding · Iris RainbirdParadise Road (1997) — Mrs. RobertsSense and Sensibility (1995) — Mrs. JenningsTakin' Over the Asylum (1994) — GrandmaMiddlemarch (1994) — Mrs. CadwalladerThe Last Vampyre (1993) — Eileen MasonThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) — SchultzHeartbeat (1992) — Mrs. Andrews · Rene KirbyImpromptu (1991) — Baroness LaginskyJeeves and Wooster (1990) — Aunt AgathaTales from the Crypt (1989) — Mrs. TraskAgatha Christie's Poirot (1989) — Mrs. LeadbetterLovejoy (1986) — Daphne ShotleyCasualty (1986) — Barbara ThomasSherlock Holmes (1984) — Mrs MasonTales of the Unexpected (1979) — Martha · Aunt MayDoctor Who (1963) — Tabby · Maddy