Elizabeth Spriggs (1929–2008)

Actress | Writer | Soundtrack

Elizabeth Spriggs was born on September 18, 1929 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England as Elizabeth Jean ...

Born: September 18, 1929
Died: July 2, 2008 (age 78)

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Filmography

Known For

Sense and Sensibility Mrs. Jennings (1995)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Fat Lady (2001)
Playing the Field Mrs Mullen / Mrs. Mullen (1998-2002)
Known For

Fox Connie Fox (1980)
Actress

Is Anybody There? Prudence (2008)
Love Soup Penny's Mother (2008)
Poirot Mrs Leadbetter (2006)
Midsomer Murders Ursula Gooding (1997-2006)
Jericho Ellen Jericho (2005)
Heartbeat Mrs. Andrews (1992-2005)
Where the Heart Is Maureen (2005)
The Royal Dolly Smith (2003-2004)
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls Laura Pretty (2004)
Swiss Toni Swiss Toni's Mother (2003-2004)
Wren: The Man Who Built Britain Queen Anne (2004)
Shackleton Janet Stancombe Wills (2002)
Nice Guy Eddie Vera McMullen (2002)
Playing the Field Mrs Mullen (1998-2002)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Fat Lady (2001)
Nice Guy Eddie Vera McMullen (2001)
Victoria & Albert Actress in 'The Rivals' (2001)
The Sleeper Cath (2000)
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) Mrs. Glauneck (2000)
Wives and Daughters Mrs. Goodenough (1999)
A Christmas Carol Mrs. Riggs (1999)
Alice in Wonderland Duchess (1999)
The Barber of Siberia Perepelkina (1998)
Casualty Barbara Thomas (1998)
For My Baby Olga Jenikova (1997)
Paradise Road Mrs. Roberts (1997)
The Snow Queen's Revenge Brenda (1996)
The Secret Agent Winnie's Mother (1996)
Tales from the Crypt Mrs. Trask (1996)
Sense and Sensibility Mrs. Jennings (1995)
Performance Mistress Quickly (1995)
Shine on Harvey Moon Nan (1982-1995)
The Tomorrow People Milicent Rutherford (1995)
Martin Chuzzlewit Mrs. Gamp (1994)
Takin' Over the Asylum Grandma (1994)
Alleyn Mysteries Lady Lacklander (1994)
Class Act Harriet Mainwaring (1994)
A Pinch of Snuff Annabelle Andover (1994)
Middlemarch Mrs. Cadwallader (1994)
The Advocate Madame Langlois (1993)
Jeeves and Wooster Aunt Agatha (1993)
Lovejoy Daphne Shotley (1993)
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Mrs Mason (1993)
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Eva Peterlee (1992)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Schultz (1992)
Anglo Saxon Attitudes Inge Middleton (1992)
The Old Devils Dorothy Morgan (1992)
Soldier Soldier Mrs. Henwood (1991)
Impromptu Baroness Laginsky (1991)
Watching Aunty Peggy (1988-1991)
Boon Mrs. Whitfield (1990)
Screen One Eileen Blackett (1990)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit May (1990)
Gentlemen and Players Meg St. Brevin (1989)
Singles Pam's Mother (1989)
Wonderworks: Young Charlie Chaplin Madge Kendal (1989)
Simon and the Witch The Witch (1987-1988)
A Kind of Living Mrs. Bennet (1988)
Doctor Who Tabby (1987)
Theatre Night Mrs. Dudgeon (1987)
Time for Murder Evelyn Smith (1985)
Bergerac Mary Lou Costain (1985)
Going Undercover Mrs. Van Der Reuter (1985)
Bones Mrs. Epps (1985)
Sakharov Nobel Presenter (1984)
The Cold Room Frau Hoffman (1984)
Strangers and Brothers Lady Muriel Royce (1984)
Those Glory Glory Days School Mistress (1983)
The Merry Wives of Windsor Mistress Quickly (1982)
Spider's Web Mildred Peake (1982)
Objects of Affection Cora (1982)
Play for Today Alice Duckworth (1974-1982)
Frost in May Mother Radcliffe (1982)
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer Mrs. Palmer (1982)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Miss Markland (1982)
Thank You, P.G. Wodehouse The aunt (1981)
Tales of the Unexpected Aunt May (1980-1981)
Lady Chatterley's Lover Lady Eva (1981)
Cribb Mrs. Gurney (1981)
Crown Court Janet Godfrey (1981)
Bognor Alisa Potts (1981)
BBC2 Playhouse Mrs. Radcliffe (1980-1981)
Richard's Things Mrs. Sells (1980)
We, the Accused Eleanor Presset (1980)
Fox Connie Fox (1980)
The Dybbuk Frade (1980)
BBC Play of the Month Maud Lowder (1979)
Julius Caesar Calpurnia (1979)
Afternoon Off Miss Beckinsale (1979)
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People Kate (1978)
BBC2 Play of the Week Sarah (1977)
The Expert Mrs. Kyneston (1976)
Victorian Scandals Hannah (1976)
The Glittering Prizes Lady Frances Davidson (1976)
Lucky Feller Mrs. Mepstead (1975)
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac Comtesse de Berny (1975)
The ITV Play Mildred Bridges (1974-1975)
Village Hall Maggie Snape (1975)
Second City Firsts Zena Pool (1973)
Black and Blue Eleanor (1973)
Three Into Two Won't Go Marcia (1969)
Work Is a 4-Letter Word Mrs. Murray (1968)
All's Well That Ends Well Widow (1968)
Actress

Festival Lampito (1964)
Writer

Festival (1966)
ITV Play of the Week (1966)
Theatre 625 (1965)
ITV Television Playhouse (1957)
Writer

Armchair Theatre (1956)
Soundtrack

Playing the Field (2002)
Archive footage

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (1999)

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award.

Another 2 nominations.

Did You Know

A mezzo soprano, she studied opera at the Royal School of Music as a teenager. Her singing career was stillborn, however, due to an affliction with bronchial asthma. She consequently opted for an acting career instead, though her first position was ...