1929Born, Buxton
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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 StoneThe Fat Lady
Sense and SensibilityMrs. Jennings
Tales from the CryptMrs. Trask
Agatha Christie's PoirotMrs. Leadbetter
Alice in WonderlandDuchess2005JerichoEllen Jericho · 1 episodeShow
2005Love SoupPenny's Mother (voice) · 1 episodeShow
2003The RoyalDolly Smith · 2 episodesShow
2002Nice Guy EddieVera McMullen · 6 episodesShow
2002ShackletonJanet Stancombe Wills · 1 episodeShow
2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)1 episodeShow
1999Wives and DaughtersMrs Goodenough · 3 episodesShow
1994Martin ChuzzlewitMrs Gamp · 3 episodesShow
1994Takin' Over the AsylumGrandma · 6 episodesShow
1994MiddlemarchMrs. Cadwallader · 6 episodesShow
1992Anglo Saxon AttitudesInge Middleton · 3 episodesShow
1992HeartbeatRene Kirby, Mrs. Andrews · 1 episodeShow
1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesSchultz · 1 episodeShow
1991PerformanceMistress Quickly · 1 episodeShow
1991Soldier SoldierMrs. Henwood · 1 episodeShow
1990Jeeves and WoosterAunt Agatha · 2 episodesShow
1990Oranges Are Not the Only FruitMay · 3 episodesShow
1989Screen OneEileen Blackett · 1 episodeShow
1989Tales from the CryptMrs. Trask · 1 episodeShow
1989Young Charlie ChaplinMadge Kendal · 1 episodeShow
1987Simon and the WitchThe Witch · 25 episodesShow
1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesEva Peterlee · 1 episodeShow
1987WatchingAunty Peggy · 5 episodesShow
1986LovejoyDaphne Shotley · 1 episodeShow
1985Time for MurderEvelyn Smith · 1 episodeShow
1985Theatre NightMrs. Dudgeon · 1 episodeShow
1984Sherlock HolmesMrs Mason · 1 episodeShow
1982Objects of AffectionCora · 1 episodeShow
1982Shine on Harvey MoonNan · 41 episodesShow
1981BergeracMary Lou Costain · 1 episodeShow
1980We, the AccusedEleanor Presset · 2 episodesShow
1980CribbMrs Gurney · 1 episodeShow
1980FoxConnie Fox · 13 episodesShow
1979Tales of the UnexpectedAunt May, Martha · 1 episodeShow
1978The BBC Television ShakespeareMistress Quickly · 1 episodeShow
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