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  2. 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.

  3. Mini Bio. 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). She was married to Murray Manson, Marshall Jones and Kenneth Spriggs.

    • September 18, 1929
    • July 2, 2008
  4. Elizabeth Spriggs was born on 18 September 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). She was married to Murray Manson, Marshall Jones and Kenneth Spriggs.

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    • Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
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    • Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  5. Born in 1929 in Buxton, Derbyshire, she was educated there, displaying a musical gift fostered by her initial training in opera at the Royal School of Music. For a while, less than fulfillingly ...

  6. Jul 2, 2008 · Early life and career. Born in Buxton, Derbyshire, in 1929, Spriggs had an unhappy childhood, later stating that she "grew up entirely without affection". She studied at the Royal College of Music and taught speech and drama in Coventry.

  7. Jul 2, 2008 · Biography. 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.

  8. Jul 7, 2008 · Elizabeth Spriggs, the skilled character actress who forged a long and successful career with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre, died last week at the age of 78. A performer who always had her heart set on the stage, Spriggs studied at the Royal School of Music and taught speech and drama at Coventry Technical College before ...