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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.
Elizabeth Spriggs (1929-2008) was a British actress and writer, known for Sense and Sensibility, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Paradise Road. She also appeared in many TV shows and plays, and was married three times.
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- Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
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A tribute to the late Elizabeth Spriggs, who starred in many RSC and National Theatre productions, as well as TV shows such as Jeeves and Wooster and Upstairs, Downstairs. She was known for her formidable women, her musical talent and her loyalty to the ensemble.
Elizabeth Spriggs was born on September 18, 1929 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Sense and Sensibility (1995), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and Paradise Road (1997).
- September 18, 1929
- July 2, 2008
Jul 7, 2008 · Spriggs was a versatile and acclaimed performer who worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre and Peter Hall. She won an Olivier Award and appeared in films such as Sense And Sensibility and Harry Potter.
Elizabeth Spriggs was an Olivier Award-winning and BAFTA Award-nominated English actress who portrayed the Fat Lady in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Born in 1929, Spriggs' longest role on television was perhaps that of Nan on Shine on Harvey Moon.
Jul 3, 2008 · Elizabeth Spriggs, who died on Wednesday aged 78, was a versatile actress on stage and screen, and became familiar to television viewers in the role of Nan in Shine On Harvey Moon.
