Elizabeth Spriggs

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).

Elizabeth Spriggs's screen work to date leans strongly toward Drama and Comedy, a consistent thread across her credits so far.

Elizabeth Spriggs's most notable role to date came in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), where she played The Fat Lady. She also appeared in Sense and Sensibility (1995) as Mrs. Jennings. Most recently appeared in Doctor Who (1963) as Maddy.

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