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Her later character roles included Mrs Jennings in Emma Thompson's Oscar-winning adaptation of Sense and Sensibility (1995), a role for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (losing out to co-star Kate Winslet) and the Fat Lady in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001).
- Richard Harris as Dumbledore. Although there are still plenty of Harry Potter fans who prefer Richard Harris' depiction of the Hogwarts headmaster, the role was recast ahead of the third film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, after the two-time Oscar winner passed away in 2002 from Hodgkin's disease.
- Richard Bremmer as Voldemort. When Lord Voldemort first appeared on-screen in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, there wasn't much for the actor portraying him to do.
- Jamie Waylett as Vincent Crabbe. As Draco Malfoy's pastry-loving henchman Vincent Crabbe, Jamie Waylett did a suitable enough job. The young actor, like many of his contemporaries in the series, was completely new to the world of film when he suited up as the Slytherin sycophant, but he gradually got more and more screen time throughout his six-film tenure and was convincing as the sniveling sidekick.
- Verne Troyer as Griphook. The casting of the Harry Potter films was limited to British thespians—a rule so strict it even forced producers to turn down Robin Williams for the role of Hagrid—but Verne Troyer became the rare exception when he was cast as the Gringotts banker Griphook in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
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.
In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the Fat Lady is played by the late Elizabeth Spriggs. She is shown with black hair and a pink silk dress and she doesn't seem to have much personality.
Nov 10, 2021 · Otherwise known as The Fat Lady, the character asks Gryffindor pupils a password before she lets anyone in. In the first film, this role was played by the late Elizabeth Spriggs. The classical trained actress was known for her work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and received a Bafta nomination in the film Sense and Sensibility (1995).
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Jul 7, 2008 · Elizabeth Spriggs, who played the Fat Lady Gryffindor common room entrance portrait in Philosopher's Stone, recently passed away. Aged 78 the actress had excelled in her lifetime on both screen and stage.
The Fat Lady is one of the minor characters who appear in a enchanted portrait that guards Gryffindor tower in the Harry Potter franchise. She is portrayed by the late Elizabeth Spriggs in the first film and Dawn French in the third film.
