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Elizabeth Spriggs(1929-2008)

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Elizabeth Spriggs in Martin Chuzzlewit (1994)
A drama set in a seaside English town circa 1987, which charts the unlikely friendship that develops between an acerbic old performer and the death-obsessed young son of the homeÂ’s overwhelmed owners.
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Elizabeth Spriggs was born on 18 September 1929 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Sense and Sensibility (1995), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and Paradise Road (1997). She was married to Murray Manson, Marshall Jones and Kenneth Spriggs. She died on 2 July 2008 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
BornSeptember 18, 1929
DiedJuly 2, 2008(78)
BornSeptember 18, 1929
DiedJuly 2, 2008(78)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Sense and Sensibility
7.7
  • Mrs. Jennings
  • 1995
Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Harris, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
7.7
  • Fat Lady
  • 2001
Glenn Close in Paradise Road (1997)
Paradise Road
6.8
  • Mrs. Roberts
  • 1997
Melanie Hill in Playing the Field (1998)
Playing the Field
7.3
TV Series
  • Mrs Mullen
  • Mrs. Mullen

Credits

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Actress

  • Is Anybody There? (2008)
    Is Anybody There?
    6.6
    • Prudence
    • 2008
  • Tamsin Greig in Love Soup (2005)
    Love Soup
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Penny's Mother (voice)
    • 2008
  • David Suchet in Poirot (1989)
    Poirot
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs Leadbetter
    • 2006
  • Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Ursula Gooding
    • Iris Rainbird
    • 1997–2006
  • Jericho (2005)
    Jericho
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Ellen Jericho
    • 2005
  • Nick Berry in Heartbeat (1992)
    Heartbeat
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Andrews
    • Rene Kirby
    • 1992–2005
  • Where the Heart Is (1997)
    Where the Heart Is
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Maureen
    • 2005
  • The Royal (2003)
    The Royal
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Dolly Smith
    • 2003–2004
  • The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004)
    The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
    5.4
    • Laura Pretty
    • 2004
  • Swiss Toni (2003)
    Swiss Toni
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Swiss Toni's Mother
    • 2003–2004
  • Wren: The Man Who Built Britain
    TV Movie
    • Queen Anne
    • 2004
  • Mark Benton and Ricky Tomlinson in Nice Guy Eddie (2002)
    Nice Guy Eddie
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Vera McMullen
    • 2002
  • Melanie Hill in Playing the Field (1998)
    Playing the Field
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs Mullen
    • Mrs. Mullen
    • 1998–2002
  • Shackleton (2002)
    Shackleton
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Janet Stancombe Wills
    • 2002
  • Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Harris, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    7.7
    • Fat Lady
    • 2001

Writer

  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    6.1
    TV Series
    • translation
    • 1966
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.5
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1966
  • Theatre 625 (1964)
    Theatre 625
    7.2
    TV Series
    • translation
    • 1965
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    7.7
    TV Series
    • translator
    • 1957
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1956

Soundtrack

  • Melanie Hill in Playing the Field (1998)
    Playing the Field
    7.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" (uncredited)
    • 2002

Videos2

Is Anybody There?
Trailer 2:12
Is Anybody There?
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Trailer 1:31
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Trailer 1:31
Lady Chatterley's Lover

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Elisabeth Spriggs
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • September 18, 1929
    • Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 2, 2008
    • Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK(complications following surgery)
  • Spouses
      Murray Manson1977 - July 2, 2008 (her death)
  • Other works
    Her theatre credits include: Gertrude in "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare , directed by Peter Hall (Aldwych Theatre, London, 1965)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Though not as high profile a change as replacing Richard Harris with Michael Gambon, she too was replaced in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), by Dawn French.

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