
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).

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TV • 1997

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Agatha Christie's Poirot
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Doctor Who
TV • 1963

Play for Today
TV • 1970

Play for Today
TV • 1970

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BBC Play of the Month
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Heartbeat
TV • 1992

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TV • 1992

Bergerac
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Theatre 625
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Playhouse
TV • 1974

Playhouse
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Tales of the Unexpected
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