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    Elizabeth Spriggs

    1929-09-18 (95 years old) in 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).

    Movies

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    Is Anybody There?
    62 %|Apr 17, 2009
    Drama
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    James Ellis: An Actor's Life
    0 %|Jul 2, 2007
    Documentary
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    The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
    55.709999999999994 %|Dec 25, 2004
    Drama
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    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
    79.08 %|Nov 16, 2001
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    The Sleeper
    40 %|Dec 26, 2000
    Drama, Crime
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    For My Baby
    20 %|Oct 19, 2000
    Drama
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    A Christmas Carol
    69.21000000000001 %|Dec 5, 1999
    Drama, Fantasy
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    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
    47 %|Oct 26, 1999
    Action, Adventure, Drama, TV Movie
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    Alice in Wonderland
    63 %|Feb 28, 1999
    Fantasy, Family
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    The Barber of Siberia
    71 %|Nov 11, 1998
    Comedy, Drama, Romance, History
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    Paradise Road
    64 %|Feb 11, 1997
    War, Drama, History
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    The Secret Agent
    53 %|Nov 8, 1996
    Drama, Thriller
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    Sense and Sensibility
    74.26 %|Dec 13, 1995
    Drama, Romance
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    A Pinch of Snuff
    0 %|Apr 9, 1994
    Mystery, Crime, Thriller, TV Movie
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    The Hour of the Pig
    62 %|Sep 25, 1993
    Drama, History, Thriller, Crime, Romance, Mystery
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    The Last Vampyre
    70 %|Mar 14, 1993
    Thriller, Crime, TV Movie, Horror
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    The Old Devils
    0 %|Mar 16, 1992
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    Impromptu
    60.18 %|Apr 12, 1991
    Drama, Comedy, Music, Romance
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    Survival of the Fittest
    0 %|Oct 21, 1990
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
    65 %|Oct 26, 1987
    Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama
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    The Devil's Disciple
    60 %|May 17, 1987
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Thirteenth Day of Christmas
    0 %|Dec 14, 1985
    Horror, TV Movie
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    Parker
    53 %|May 3, 1985
    Drama, Crime
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    Sakharov
    70 %|Jun 20, 1984
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Cold Room
    33 %|Mar 24, 1984
    Mystery, Drama, TV Movie
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    Those Glory Glory Days
    46 %|Nov 17, 1983
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Merry Wives of Windsor
    80 %|Dec 28, 1982
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Spider's Web
    74 %|Dec 26, 1982
    Mystery, Crime, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Our Winnie
    0 %|Nov 12, 1982
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    Intensive Care
    0 %|Nov 9, 1982
    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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    The Haunting of Cassie Palmer
    0 %|Feb 26, 1982
    Family, Science Fiction, Thriller
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    An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
    57 %|Feb 16, 1982
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    Lady Chatterley's Lover
    54.029999999999994 %|Jun 29, 1981
    Drama, Romance
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    The Cause
    0 %|Feb 3, 1981
    Drama, War, TV Movie
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    Fothergill
    0 %|Jan 8, 1981
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    Richard's Things
    50 %|Dec 26, 1980
    Drama
    actor
    Fox
    10 %|Mar 10, 1980
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
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    The Dybbuk
    0 %|Feb 24, 1980
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    The Enigma
    0 %|Feb 9, 1980
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    Julius Caesar
    85 %|Feb 11, 1979
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Afternoon Off
    0 %|Feb 3, 1979
    Drama, Romance, TV Movie
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    Able's Will
    0 %|Oct 5, 1977
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    Love Letters on Blue Paper
    0 %|Mar 2, 1976
    Romance, Drama, TV Movie
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    Leeds United!
    0 %|Oct 31, 1974
    Drama, TV Movie
    actor
    Rust
    0 %|Sep 4, 1973
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    3 Into 2 Won't Go
    50 %|Jul 2, 1969
    Drama
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    Work Is a 4-Letter Word
    30 %|Sep 15, 1968
    Comedy
    actor
    All's Well That Ends Well
    0 %|Mar 6, 1968
    Comedy, Drama

    Series

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    Jericho
    63 %|Oct 16, 2005
    Drama, Crime
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    Love Soup
    77.5 %|Sep 27, 2005
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Royal
    76 %|Jan 19, 2003
    Drama
    actor
    Nice Guy Eddie
    0 %|Jun 16, 2002
    Drama
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    Shackleton
    69.09 %|Jan 2, 2002
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
    60 %|Mar 18, 2000
    Comedy, Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Wives and Daughters
    73 %|Nov 28, 1999
    Drama
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    Midsomer Murders
    75 %|Mar 23, 1997
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Midsomer Murders
    75 %|Mar 23, 1997
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Martin Chuzzlewit
    75 %|Nov 7, 1994
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    Takin' Over the Asylum
    82 %|Sep 27, 1994
    Comedy, Drama
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    Middlemarch
    78.46000000000001 %|Apr 10, 1994
    Drama, Comedy
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    Class Act
    0 %|Apr 7, 1994
    Comedy, Drama
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    Anglo Saxon Attitudes
    50 %|May 12, 1992
    Drama
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    Heartbeat
    70 %|Apr 10, 1992
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
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    Heartbeat
    70 %|Apr 10, 1992
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
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    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
    65 %|Mar 4, 1992
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Soldier Soldier
    64 %|Jun 10, 1991
    Drama, War & Politics
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    Jeeves and Wooster
    80.13999999999999 %|Apr 22, 1990
    Comedy
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    Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
    66.5 %|Jan 10, 1990
    Drama
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    Tales from the Crypt
    80 %|Jun 10, 1989
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Young Charlie Chaplin
    0 %|Jan 25, 1989
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    Agatha Christie's Poirot
    81 %|Jan 8, 1989
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Kind of Living
    50 %|Feb 19, 1988
    Comedy
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    Simon and the Witch
    50 %|Nov 16, 1987
    Kids
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    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
    62 %|Aug 2, 1987
    Drama, Mystery
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    Watching
    78 %|Jul 5, 1987
    Comedy
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    Casualty
    60 %|Sep 6, 1986
    Drama
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    Lovejoy
    73 %|Jan 10, 1986
    Comedy, Drama, Mystery
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    Time for Murder
    40 %|Nov 9, 1985
    Mystery, Crime
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    Sherlock Holmes
    81 %|Apr 24, 1984
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Objects of Affection
    70 %|Nov 12, 1982
    Drama
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    Shine on Harvey Moon
    78 %|Jan 8, 1982
    Drama
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    Bergerac
    64 %|Oct 18, 1981
    Drama
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    Fox
    57 %|Mar 10, 1980
    Drama
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    Tales of the Unexpected
    67 %|Mar 24, 1979
    Drama
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    Tales of the Unexpected
    67 %|Mar 24, 1979
    Drama
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    BBC Television Shakespeare
    52 %|Dec 3, 1978
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Victorian Scandals
    0 %|Sep 3, 1976
    poster
    The Glittering Prizes
    60 %|Jan 21, 1976
    Drama
    actor
    Black and Blue
    60 %|Aug 14, 1973
    Drama, Comedy
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    Play for Today
    61 %|Oct 15, 1970
    Drama
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    Play for Today
    61 %|Oct 15, 1970
    Drama
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    Play for Today
    61 %|Oct 15, 1970
    Drama
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    Play for Today
    61 %|Oct 15, 1970
    Drama
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    The Expert
    95 %|Jul 5, 1968
    Drama
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    BBC Play of the Month
    50 %|Oct 19, 1965
    Drama
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    Doctor Who
    79 %|Nov 23, 1963
    Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    actor
    Festival
    0 %|Oct 9, 1963
    Drama