Elizabeth Spriggs

Actor, Award Winner

1929 – 2008

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Who was Elizabeth Spriggs?

Elizabeth Spriggs was an English character actress.

Sprigg's 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, Impromptu, Paradise Road and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

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Born
Sep 18, 1929
Buxton
Also known as
  • Elizabeth Jean Williams
  • Elizabet Spriggs
  • Elisabeth Spriggs
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Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Royal College of Music
Died
Jul 2, 2008
Oxford

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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