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Elizabeth Spriggs

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Also known as Elizabeth Jean Williams

British actress (1929–2008)

Person · Open Library

Born
1887
Works
1

Top works

  • Legacy of love

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Film & TV

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…

Known for

  • Is Anybody There? — Prudence2009
  • James Ellis: An Actor's Life — Herself2007
  • Jericho — Ellen Jericho2005
  • Love Soup — Penny's Mother (voice)2005
  • The Queen of Sheba's Pearls2004
  • The Royal — Dolly Smith2003
  • Nice Guy Eddie — Vera McMullen2002
  • Shackleton — Janet Stancombe Wills2002
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone — The Fat Lady2001
  • For My Baby — Olga Jenikova2000

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1929-09-18
Active to
2008-07-02

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
1

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Elizabeth
Family name
Williams
Gender
female
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Buxton
Place of death
Oxford
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Number of children
1
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birth name
Elizabeth Jean Williams
date of birth
1929-09-18
date of death
2008-07-02
name in native language
Elizabeth Spriggs
start of work period
1962-00-00
end of work period
2008-00-00
Sources (4)

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