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Elizabeth Spriggs | |
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| Born | Elizabeth Jean Williams 18 September 1929[1][2][3][4] Buxton, Derbyshire, England |
| Died | 2 July 2008 (aged 78)[1][2][3][4] Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1962-2008 |
| Spouse(s) | Kenneth Spriggs (divorced) Marshall Jones (divorced) Murray Manson (1977–2008; her death) |
| Children | 1 |
Elizabeth Jean Spriggs (18 September 1929 – 2 July 2008) was an English character actress.
Spriggs' 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. She received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility. Her other films included Richard's Things (1980), Impromptu (1991), Paradise Road (1997) and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001).
- ^ a b Barker, Dennis; "Obituary: Elizabeth Spriggs" Guardian.co.uk, 7 July 2008 (Retrieved: 31 July 2009)
- ^ a b "Obituary: Elizabeth Spriggs" Telegraph.co.uk, 3 July 2008 (Retrieved: 31 July 2009)
- ^ a b "Elizabeth Spriggs: versatile character actress" TimesOnline.co.uk, 4 July 2008 (Retrieved: 31 July 2009)
- ^ a b Newley, Patrick; "Elizabeth Spriggs" TheStage.co.uk, 11 July 2008 (Retrieved: 31 July 2009)