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Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

10 movies on Netflix

Biography

Elizabeth Spriggs was an English actress who trained in opera at the Royal College of Music before teaching speech and drama and joining a repertory company in Stockport. Born in Buxton, Derbyshire, she worked with companies in Birmingham and Bristol before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1962, where her roles included the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She won the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1978 for Love Letters on Blue Paper and later moved to the National Theatre, playing Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit. On television she appeared in adaptations of Martin Chuzzlewit and Middlemarch, while her films included Impromptu (1991), Sense and Sensibility (1995), for which she received a BAFTA nomination, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), and Paradise Road (1997). Her last film, Is Anybody There? (2008), was released shortly after her death that year.

78years old at death

Born September 18, 1929Buxton
Died July 2, 2008Oxford
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Elizabeth Jean Williams (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 26 years1982 to 2008

Genres

Drama60%, 6 films
Comedy40%, 4 films
Fantasy20%, 2 films
History20%, 2 films
Romance20%, 2 films

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Early training
Spriggs had a mezzo-soprano voice and trained in opera at the Royal College of Music. She also taught speech and drama in Coventry.

Elizabeth Spriggs movies on Netflix

Is Anybody There?2008IMDb rating 6.6as Prudence
A Christmas Carol1999IMDb rating 7.4as Mrs. Riggs
Alice in Wonderland1999IMDb rating 6.3as Duchess
The Barber of Siberia1998IMDb rating 7.6as Perepelkina
Paradise Road1997IMDb rating 6.8as Mrs. Roberts
The Secret Agent1996IMDb rating 5.6as Winnie's Mother
Sense and Sensibility1995IMDb rating 7.7as Mrs. Jennings
Impromptu1991IMDb rating 6.8as Baroness Laginsky
Going Undercover1985IMDb rating 4.1as Mrs. Van Der Reuter
The Merry Wives of Windsor1982IMDb rating 6.9as Mistress Quickly

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Sense and Sensibility1995 Drama, Romanceas Mrs. Jennings
IMDb rating 7.7138K votes
A Christmas Carol1999 Drama, Fantasyas Mrs. Riggs
IMDb rating 7.412K votes
Is Anybody There?2008as Prudence
IMDb rating 6.65.1K votes
Paradise Road1997as Mrs. Roberts
IMDb rating 6.86.3K votes
Alice in Wonderland1999as Duchess
IMDb rating 6.39.7K votes
The Secret Agent1996as Winnie's Mother
IMDb rating 5.62.8K votes
Impromptu1991as Baroness Laginsky
IMDb rating 6.86.0K votes
The Barber of Siberia1998as Perepelkina
IMDb rating 7.613K votes

Most often with

David Hugh Jones directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Ben Kingsley

Emma Thompson

Peter Vaughan

Ralph BrownDavid Hugh JonesDirector, 2 films

Films together

Ben Kingsley2 films together, 1982 to 1999
Ben Kingsley's page
- Alice in Wonderland1999IMDb rating 6.3Spriggs as DuchessKingsley as Major Caterpillar
- The Merry Wives of Windsor1982IMDb rating 6.9Spriggs as Mistress QuicklyKingsley as Frank Ford
Emma Thompson2 films together, 1991 to 1995
Emma Thompson's page
- Sense and Sensibility1995IMDb rating 7.7Spriggs as Mrs. JenningsThompson as Elinor Dashwood
- Impromptu1991IMDb rating 6.8Spriggs as Baroness LaginskyThompson as Duchess D'Antan
Hugh Grant2 films together, 1991 to 1995
Hugh Grant's page
- Sense and Sensibility1995IMDb rating 7.7Spriggs as Mrs. JenningsGrant as Edward Ferrars
- Impromptu1991IMDb rating 6.8Spriggs as Baroness LaginskyGrant as Frederic Chopin
Peter Vaughan2 films together, 1996 to 2008
Peter Vaughan's page
- Is Anybody There?2008IMDb rating 6.6Spriggs as PrudenceVaughan as Bob
- The Secret Agent1996IMDb rating 5.6Spriggs as Winnie's MotherVaughan as The Driver
Judy Davis2 films together, 1982 to 1991
Judy Davis's page
- Impromptu1991IMDb rating 6.8Spriggs as Baroness LaginskyDavis as George Sand
- The Merry Wives of Windsor1982IMDb rating 6.9Spriggs as Mistress QuicklyDavis as Mistress Ford
Ralph Brown2 films together, 1982 to 1991
Ralph Brown's page
- Impromptu1991IMDb rating 6.8Spriggs as Baroness LaginskyBrown as Eugene Delacroix
- The Merry Wives of Windsor1982IMDb rating 6.9Spriggs as Mistress QuicklyBrown as John
David Hugh JonesDirector, 2 films, 1982 to 1999
All films by David Hugh Jones
- A Christmas Carol1999IMDb rating 7.4Spriggs as Mrs. Riggs
- The Merry Wives of Windsor1982IMDb rating 6.9Spriggs as Mistress Quickly
Also two films together1 more actor
- Robert HardyThe Barber of Siberia (1998) and Sense and Sensibility (1995)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

One award and honor.

Elizabeth Spriggs's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
1978	Laurence Olivier Awards		Won

Online

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