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Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Actor · Died July 2, 2008, aged 78 · Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 18, 1929
Died
July 2, 2008 (aged 78)
From
Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 99 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 28% in 30 days

What are Elizabeth Spriggs' films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Self
18%
Survival
14%
Morality
12%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Warm
4
Romantic
2
Tense
2
Joyful
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Elizabeth Spriggs' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Elizabeth Spriggs' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

99 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Is Anybody There?(2008)

    as Prudence

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Jericho(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen Jericho

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Love Soup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Penny's Mother (voice)

  • The Queen of Sheba's Pearls(2004)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Royal(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dolly Smith

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Nice Guy Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · as Vera McMullen

  • Shackleton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Janet Stancombe Wills

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone(2001)

    as The Fat Lady

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Sleeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Cath

  • For My Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Olga Jenikova

  • Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Christmas Carol(1999)

    as Mrs. Riggs

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Wives and Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mrs Goodenough

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Schultz

  • Alice in Wonderland(1999)

    as Duchess

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Barber of Siberia(1998)

    as Perepiolkina

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Iris Rainbird · as Ursula Gooding

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Paradise Road(1997)

    as Mrs. Roberts

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Agent(1996)

    as Winnie's Mother

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Snow Queen's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Brenda (voice)

  • Sense and Sensibility(1995)

    as Mrs. Jennings

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Martin Chuzzlewit(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mrs Gamp

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Takin' Over the Asylum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · as Grandma

  • A Pinch of Snuff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Annabelle Andover

  • Middlemarch(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mrs. Cadwallader

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Advocate(1993)

    as Madame Langlois

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Last Vampyre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Eileen Mason

  • Anglo Saxon Attitudes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as Inge Middleton

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Andrews · as Rene Kirby

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Old Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Dorothy Morgan

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Schultz

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Mistress Quickly

  • Soldier Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Henwood

  • Impromptu(1991)

    as Baroness Laginsky

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Survival of the Fittest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Eileen Blackett

  • Jeeves and Wooster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Aunt Agatha

  • Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · as May

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Eileen Blackett

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Trask

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Young Charlie Chaplin(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Madge Kendal

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Leadbetter

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Simon and the Witch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 25 episodes · as The Witch

  • Doctor Who: Paradise Towers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Tabby

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Eva Peterlee

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Watching (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 5 episodes · as Aunty Peggy

  • The Devil's Disciple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mrs. Dudgeon

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara Thomas

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Daphne Shotley

  • The Thirteenth Day of Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Evelyn Smith

  • Time for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Evelyn Smith

  • Theatre Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Dudgeon

  • Parker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Mrs. Epps

  • Sakharov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Nobel Presenter

  • Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Mason

  • The Cold Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Frau Hoffman

  • Those Glory Glory Days(1983)

    as School Mistress

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor(1982)

    as Mistress Quickly

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Spider's Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mildred Peake

  • Objects of Affection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Cora

  • Our Winnie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Cora

  • Intensive Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Alice Duckworth

  • The Haunting of Cassie Palmer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mrs. Palmer

  • An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Miss Markland

  • Shine on Harvey Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 41 episodes · as Nan

  • Bergerac(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Lou Costain

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Lady Chatterley's Lover(1981)

    as Lady Eva

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Cause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Olive James

  • The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Mrs Radcliffe

  • Fothergill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Middle Class Woman

  • Richard's Things(1980)

    as Mrs. Sells

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Cribb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Gurney

  • Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Connie Fox

  • Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 13 episodes · as Connie Fox

  • The Dybbuk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Frade

  • The Enigma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Miss Parsons

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Aunt May · as Martha

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Julius Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Calphurnia

  • Afternoon Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Miss Beckinsale

  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Mistress Quickly

  • Able's Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Sarah

  • BBC2 Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah

  • Victorian Scandals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Hannah Cullwick

  • Love Letters on Blue Paper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Sonia Marsden

  • Prometheus: The Life of Balzac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Leeds United! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Maggie

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Middle-Class Woman · as Miss Parsons · as Mrs. Radcliffe

  • Second City Firsts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Zena Pool

  • Rust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Eleanor Hawkes

  • Black and Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Eleanor Hawkes

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice Duckworth · as Maggie · as Olive James · as Sonia Marsden

  • 3 Into 2 Won't Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Marcia

  • Work Is a 4-Letter Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Mrs Murray

  • The Expert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Kyneston

  • All's Well That Ends Well (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Widow

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Maud Lowder

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Doctor Who(1963)

    Show 3 episodes · as Maddy · as Tabby

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Lampito

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 99 titles from 1956 to 2009; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

$135M worldwide

Highest rated

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19562009

Peak 1998 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting98 of 99: 98 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thWriting1 of 99: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s8 · acting1970s15 · acting1980s38 · acting1990s26 · acting2000s11 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
8196

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Elizabeth Spriggs' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)

65th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Elizabeth Spriggs work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elizabeth Spriggs' MovieCove titles; Peter Vaughan shares the most, 2.