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Sense and Sensibility (1995) -- Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. Two daughters are the titular opposites.
Sense and Sensibility (1995) -- Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. Two daughters are the titular opposites.
Paradise Road (1997) -- Fact-based recounting of a group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II and used music as a relief to their misery.
Sense and Sensibility (1995) -- MyMovieScripts.com - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

Date of Death:
2 July 2008, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK more
Trivia:
Was nominated for Broadway's 1975 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured... more
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination more
Alternate Names:
Elisabeth Spriggs

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Writer, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. Is Anybody There? (2008) .... Prudence
    ... aka Is Anybody There? (UK: new title) (USA)
    ... aka Is There Anybody There? (Canada: English title: festival title)
  2. "Love Soup" .... Penny's mother (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka Love Soup 2 (UK: DVD box title)
        - Integrated Logistics (2008) TV episode (voice) .... Penny's mother
  3. "Agatha Christie: Poirot" .... Mrs Leadbetter (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Poirot (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Poirot (Australia)
        - Taken at the Flood (2006) TV episode .... Mrs Leadbetter
  4. "Midsomer Murders" .... Iris Rainbird / ... (2 episodes, 1997-2006)
        - Dead Letters (2006) TV episode .... Ursula Gooding
        - The Killings at Badger's Drift (1997) TV episode .... Iris Rainbird
  5. "Jericho" .... Ellen Jericho (1 episode, 2005)
        - The Hollow Men (2005) TV episode .... Ellen Jericho
  6. "Heartbeat" .... Mrs. Andrews / ... (2 episodes, 1992-2005)
    ... aka Classic Heartbeat (UK: rerun title)
        - The End of the Road (2005) TV episode .... Mrs. Andrews
        - Rumours (1992) TV episode .... Rene Kirby
  7. "Where the Heart Is" .... Maureen (2 episodes, 2005)
        - When All This Is Over (2005) TV episode .... Maureen
        - Care (2005) TV episode .... Maureen
  8. "The Royal" .... Dolly Smith (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
        - For Better, for Worse (2004) TV episode .... Dolly Smith
        - If Not for You (2003) TV episode .... Dolly Smith
  9. The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004) .... Laura Pretty
  10. "Swiss Toni" .... Swiss Toni's Mother (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
        - Listening (2004) TV episode .... Swiss Toni's Mother
        - Fothergill 2000 (2004) TV episode .... Swiss Toni's Mother
        - Pangolin (2004) TV episode .... Swiss Toni's Mother
        - Cable Show (2004) TV episode .... Swiss Toni's Mother
        - Gellward (2004) TV episode .... Swiss Toni's Mother
          (7 more)
  11. Wren: The Man Who Built Britain (2004) (TV) .... Queen Anne
  12. "Nice Guy Eddie" (2002) TV series .... Vera McMullen (unknown episodes)
  13. Shackleton (2002) (TV) .... Janet Stancombe Wills
  14. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) .... Fat Lady
    ... aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Canada: English title) (International: English title) (UK)
    ... aka Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (USA: alternative title)
  15. Victoria & Albert (2001) (TV) .... Actress in 'The Rivals'
  16. Nice Guy Eddie (2001) (TV) .... Vera McMullen
  17. The Sleeper (2000) (TV) .... Cath
  18. "Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)" .... Mrs. Glauneck (1 episode, 2000)
        - A Man of Substance (2000) TV episode .... Mrs. Glauneck

  19. "Wives and Daughters" .... Mrs. Goodenough (3 episodes, 1999)
        - Episode #1.4 (1999) TV episode .... Mrs. Goodenough
        - Episode #1.3 (1999) TV episode .... Mrs. Goodenough
        - Episode #1.2 (1999) TV episode .... Mrs. Goodenough
  20. A Christmas Carol (1999) (TV) .... Mrs. Riggs
  21. Alice in Wonderland (1999) (TV) .... Duchess
    ... aka Alice im Wunderland (Germany)
  22. "Playing the Field" .... Mrs. Mullen (1 episode, 1999)
        - Episode #2.2 (1999) TV episode .... Mrs. Mullen
  23. Sibirskiy tsiryulnik (1998) .... Perepyolkina
    ... aka Сибирскiй цирюльникъ (Russia)
    ... aka Il barbiere di Siberia (Italy)
    ... aka Le barbier de Sibérie (France)
    ... aka The Barber of Siberia (International: English title)
  24. "Casualty" .... Barbara Thomas (1 episode, 1998)
        - Eye Spy (1998) TV episode .... Barbara Thomas
  25. For My Baby (1997) .... Olga Jenikova
    ... aka Goodnight Vienna (USA: MIFED title)
  26. Paradise Road (1997) .... Mrs. Roberts
  27. The Secret Agent (1996) .... Winnie's mother
    ... aka Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent
  28. "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
        - A Slight Case of Murder (1996) TV episode
  29. The Snow Queen's Revenge (1996) (voice) .... Betty
  30. Sense and Sensibility (1995) .... Mrs. Jennings
  31. "Performance" .... Mistress Quickly (1 episode, 1995)
        - Henry IV (1995) TV episode .... Mistress Quickly
  32. "Shine on Harvey Moon" .... Nan (41 episodes, 1982-1995)
        - Episode #5.12 (1995) TV episode .... Nan
        - Episode #5.11 (1995) TV episode .... Nan
        - Episode #5.10 (1995) TV episode .... Nan
        - Episode #5.9 (1995) TV episode .... Nan
        - Episode #5.8 (1995) TV episode .... Nan
          (36 more)
  33. "The Tomorrow People" .... Milicent Rutherford (3 episodes, 1995)
        - The Rameses Connection: Part 5 (1995) TV episode .... Milicent Rutherford
        - The Rameses Connection: Part 2 (1995) TV episode .... Milicent Rutherford
        - The Rameses Connection: Part 1 (1995) TV episode .... Milicent Rutherford
  34. "Martin Chuzzlewit" .... Mrs. Gamp (4 episodes, 1994)
        - Episode #1.6 (1994) TV episode .... Mrs. Gamp
        - Episode #1.4 (1994) TV episode .... Mrs. Gamp
        - Episode #1.3 (1994) TV episode .... Mrs. Gamp
        - Episode #1.1 (1994) TV episode .... Mrs. Gamp
  35. "Takin' Over the Asylum" .... Grandma (6 episodes, 1994)
        - Let It Be (1994) TV episode .... Grandma
        - Rainy Night in Georgia (1994) TV episode .... Grandma
        - Fool on the Hill (1994) TV episode .... Grandma
        - You Always Hurt the One You Love (1994) TV episode .... Grandma
        - Fly Like an Eagle (1994) TV episode .... Grandma
          (1 more)
  36. "Alleyn Mysteries" .... Lady Lacklander (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka Inspector Alleyn
    ... aka Ngaio Marsh's Alleyn Mysteries (UK: complete title)
    ... aka The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (Australia)
        - Scales of Justice (1994) TV episode .... Lady Lacklander
  37. "Class Act" .... Harriet Mainwaring (1 episode, 1994)
        - Episode #1.7 (1994) TV episode .... Harriet Mainwaring
  38. A Pinch of Snuff (1994) (TV) .... Annabelle Andover
  39. "Middlemarch" .... Mrs. Cadwallader (6 episodes, 1994)
        - Episode #1.6 (1994) TV episode .... Mrs. Cadwallader
        - Episode #1.5 (1994) TV episode .... Mrs. Cadwallader
        - Episode #1.4 (1994) TV episode .... Mrs. Cadwallader
        - Episode #1.3 (1994) TV episode .... Mrs. Cadwallader
        - Episode #1.2 (1994) TV episode .... Mrs. Cadwallader
          (1 more)
  40. The Hour of the Pig (1993) .... Madame Langlois
    ... aka The Advocate
  41. "Jeeves and Wooster" .... Aunt Agatha Gregson (2 episodes, 1993)
    ... aka P.G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster (Australia)
        - The Ex's Are Nearly Married Off (1993) TV episode .... Aunt Agatha Gregson
        - Return to New York (1993) TV episode .... Aunt Agatha Gregson
  42. "Lovejoy" .... Daphne Shotley (1 episode, 1993)
        - Fly the Flag (1993) TV episode .... Daphne Shotley
  43. "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" .... Mrs. Mason (1 episode, 1993)
        - The Last Vampyre (1993) TV episode .... Mrs. Mason
  44. "Ruth Rendell Mysteries" .... Eva Peterlee (1 episode, 1992)
        - The Mouse in the Corner: Part One (1992) TV episode .... Eva Peterlee
  45. "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" .... Schultz (1 episode, 1992)
        - Austria, March 1917 (1992) TV episode .... Schultz
  46. "Anglo Saxon Attitudes" .... Inge Middleton (3 episodes, 1992)
        - Episode #1.3 (1992) TV episode .... Inge Middleton
        - Episode #1.2 (1992) TV episode .... Inge Middleton
        - Episode #1.1 (1992) TV episode .... Inge Middleton
  47. "The Old Devils" .... Dorothy Morgan (3 episodes, 1992)
        - Clapped-Out Casanovas (1992) TV episode .... Dorothy Morgan
        - Rhiannon's Boys (1992) TV episode .... Dorothy Morgan
        - Love, Lust and Litre Bottles (1992) TV episode .... Dorothy Morgan
  48. "Soldier Soldier" .... Mrs. Henwood (1 episode, 1991)
        - Dirty Work (1991) TV episode .... Mrs. Henwood
  49. Impromptu (1991) (as Elisabeth Spriggs) .... Baroness Laginsky
  50. "Watching" .... Aunty Peggy (5 episodes, 1988-1991)
        - Straying (1991) TV episode .... Aunty Peggy
        - Feeding (1991) TV episode .... Aunty Peggy
        - Flitting (1990) TV episode .... Aunty Peggy
        - Proposing (1990) TV episode .... Aunty Peggy
        - Visiting (1988) TV episode .... Aunty Peggy
  51. "Boon" .... Mrs. Whitfield (1 episode, 1990)
        - The Tender Trap (1990) TV episode .... Mrs. Whitfield
  52. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1990) (TV) .... May

  53. "Young Charlie Chaplin" .... Madge Kendal (2 episodes, 1989)
    ... aka Charlie Chaplin (Australia: short title)
    ... aka Wonderworks: Young Charlie Chaplin (USA)
        - Episode #1.5 (1989) TV episode .... Madge Kendal
        - Episode #1.4 (1989) TV episode .... Madge Kendal
  54. Yellow Pages (1988) .... Mrs. Van Der Reuter
    ... aka Going Undercover (USA)
  55. "Doctor Who" .... Tabby (3 episodes, 1987)
        - Paradise Towers: Part 3 (1987) TV episode .... Tabby
        - Paradise Towers: Part 2 (1987) TV episode .... Tabby
        - Paradise Towers: Part 1 (1987) TV episode .... Tabby
  56. The Devil's Disciple (1987) (TV) .... Mrs. Dudgeon
  57. "Simon and the Witch" (1987) TV series .... The Witch
  58. The Thirteenth Day of Christmas (1985) (TV) .... Evelyn Smith
    ... aka Time for Murder: The Thirteenth Day of Christmas (UK: series title)
  59. "Bergerac" .... Mary Lou Costain (1 episode, 1985)
        - Return of the Ice Maiden (1985) TV episode .... Mary Lou Costain
  60. Sakharov (1984) (TV) .... Nobel Presenter
  61. The Cold Room (1984) (TV) .... Frau Hoffman
    ... aka The Prisoner
  62. "Strangers and Brothers" .... Lady Muriel Royce (3 episodes, 1984)
        - Episode #1.6 (1984) TV episode .... Lady Muriel Royce
        - Episode #1.5 (1984) TV episode .... Lady Muriel Royce
        - Episode #1.3 (1984) TV episode .... Lady Muriel Royce
  63. Parker (1984) .... Mrs. Epps
    ... aka Bones (USA)
  64. Those Glory Glory Days (1983) (TV) .... Mistress
  65. The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982) (TV) .... Mistress Quickly
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor (USA: video title)
  66. The Spider's Web (1982) (TV) .... Mildred Peake
  67. "Objects of Affection" .... Cora (1 episode, 1982)
        - Our Winnie (1982) TV episode .... Cora
  68. "Play for Today" .... Alice Duckworth / ... (4 episodes, 1974-1982)
        - Intensive Care (1982) TV episode .... Alice Duckworth
        - The Cause (1981) TV episode .... Olive James
        - Love Letters on Blue Paper (1976) TV episode .... Sonia Marsden
        - Leeds United (1974) TV episode .... Maggie
  69. "Frost in May" (1982) TV mini-series .... Mother Radcliffe (unknown episodes)
  70. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982) .... Miss Markland
  71. "The Haunting of Cassie Palmer" (1982) TV series .... Mrs. Palmer (unknown episodes)
  72. Thank You, P.G. Wodehouse (1981) (TV) .... The aunt
  73. "Crown Court" .... Janet Godfrey (1 episode, 1981)
        - Embers (1981) TV episode .... Janet Godfrey
  74. Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981) .... Lady Eva
    ... aka L'amant de lady Chatterley (France)
    ... aka Lady Chatterley's Liebhaber (West Germany)
  75. "Cribb" .... Mrs. Gurney (1 episode, 1981)
        - The Choir That Wouldn't Sing (1981) TV episode .... Mrs. Gurney
  76. "Bognor" .... Alisa Potts (6 episodes, 1981)
        - Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: Part 6 - Feeding Time (1981) TV episode .... Alisa Potts
        - Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: Part 5 - Dummy Run (1981) TV episode .... Alisa Potts
        - Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: Part 4 - I Am Yellow: Memoirs of a Danish Dog Lover (1981) TV episode .... Alisa Potts
        - Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: Part 3 - Meet the Mole (1981) TV episode .... Alisa Potts
        - Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: Part 2 - A Handful of Ashes (1981) TV episode .... Alisa Potts
          (1 more)
  77. "BBC2 Playhouse" .... Mrs. Radcliffe (3 episodes, 1980-1981)
        - The Kindness of Mrs. Radcliffe (1981) TV episode .... Mrs. Radcliffe
        - Fothergill (1981) TV episode
        - The Enigma (1980) TV episode
  78. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Aunt May / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
    ... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
        - The Way to Do It (1981) TV episode .... Aunt May
        - The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby (1980) TV episode .... Martha
  79. Richard's Things (1980) .... Mrs. Sells
  80. "We, the Accused" (1980) TV mini-series .... Eleanor Presset
    ... aka Mystery!: We, the Accused (USA: alternative title)
  81. "Fox" .... Connie Fox (10 episodes, 1980)
        - The Family... and the Future (1980) TV episode .... Connie Fox
        - Oh Dear, Oh Dear, Oh Dear! (1980) TV episode .... Connie Fox
        - Fox Big F Family (1980) TV episode .... Connie Fox
        - If It's Good Enough for New Orleans It's Good Enough for Clapham (1980) TV episode .... Connie Fox
        - The Perfect Scapegoat Syndrome (1980) TV episode .... Connie Fox
          (5 more)

  82. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Maud Lowder (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Wings of the Dove (1979) TV episode .... Maud Lowder
  83. Julius Caesar (1979) (TV) .... Calpurnia
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar (USA: video title)
  84. Afternoon Off (1979) (TV) .... Miss. Beckinsale
    ... aka Six Plays by Alan Bennett: Afternoon Off (UK: series title)
  85. "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" .... Kate (1 episode, 1978)
        - The Secret of Charles Dickens (1978) TV episode .... Kate
  86. "BBC2 Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1977)
        - Able's Will (1977) TV episode
  87. "The Expert" .... Mrs. Kyneston (1 episode, 1976)
        - A Family Affair (1976) TV episode .... Mrs. Kyneston
  88. "Victorian Scandals" .... Hannah (1 episode, 1976)
        - Hannah (1976) TV episode .... Hannah
  89. "The Glittering Prizes" .... Lady Frances (1 episode, 1976)
        - An Early Life (1976) TV episode .... Lady Frances
  90. "Prometheus: The Life of Balzac" (1975) TV mini-series .... Comtesse de Berny
  91. "Village Hall" .... Maggie Snape (1 episode, 1975)
        - Miss Health and Beauty (1975) TV episode .... Maggie Snape
  92. "Black and Blue" .... Eleanor (1 episode, 1973)
        - Rust (1973) TV episode .... Eleanor

  93. Three Into Two Won't Go (1969) .... Marcia
  94. Work Is a 4-Letter Word (1968) .... Mrs. Murray
    ... aka Work Is a Four Letter Word
  95. All's Well That Ends Well (1968) (TV) .... Widow
Writer:
  1. "Theatre 625" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Miss Julie (1965) TV episode (translation)

  2. "Armchair Theatre" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Miss Julie (1956) TV episode (adaptation)
Self:
  1. Behind the Scenes: Agatha Christie's Poirot (2006) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
  2. The Unforgettable Joan Sims (2002) (TV) .... Herself

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Her theatre credits include: Gertrude in "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare , directed by Peter Hall (Aldwych Theatre, London, 1965) more
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