Elizabeth Spriggs

Fat Lady

Full name: Elizabeth Spriggs
DOB: 18 September 1929
Birthplace: Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Short biography: Elizabeth Spriggs is a British character actress. Her longest role on British television was as Nan on Shine on Harvey Moon. She has also appeared in Doctor Who and in the BBC dramatisations of Our Mutual Friend and Martin Chuzzlewit, both by Charles Dickens, and George Eliot's Middlemarch. In children's television, she appeared as the title witch in the BBC's Simon and the Witch (1987). She makes frequent appearances as a supporting player in British television drama and comedy series. Because of the type of roles she typically plays, she is often confused with Liz Smith, even though there is little physical resemblance between the two.

Spriggs' role in the Potter films was that of the Fat Lady in Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone.

Filmography:

1. "Poirot" ... aka Agatha Christie's Poirot (UK: complete title) - Taken at the Flood (2006) TV Episode .... Mrs. Leadbetter
2. "Midsomer Murders" - Dead Letters (2006) TV Episode .... Ursula Gooding - The Killings at Badger's Drift (1997) TV Episode .... Iris Rainbird
3. "Jericho" - The Hollow Men (2005) TV Episode .... Ellen Jericho
4. "Heartbeat" - The End of the Road (2005) TV Episode .... Mrs. Andrews - Rumours (1992) TV Episode .... Rene Kirby
5. "Where the Heart Is" - Care (2005) TV Episode .... Maureen
6. "The Royal" - For Better, for Worse (2004) TV Episode .... Dolly Smith - If Not for You (2003) TV Episode .... Dolly Smith
7. The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004) .... Laura Pretty
8. "Swiss Toni" (2003) TV Series .... Swiss Toni's Mother
9. "Nice Guy Eddie" (2002) TV Series .... Vera McMullen
10. Shackleton (2002) (TV) .... Janet Stancombe Wills
11. 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)
12. Victoria & Albert (2001) (TV) .... Actress in 'The Rivals'
13. Nice Guy Eddie (2001) (TV) .... Vera McMullen
14. The Sleeper (2000) (TV) .... Cath
15. "Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)" - A Man of Substance (2000) TV Episode .... Mrs. Glauneck
16. A Christmas Carol (1999) (TV) .... Mrs. Riggs
17. "Wives and Daughters" (1999) (mini) TV Series .... Mrs. Goodenough
18. Alice in Wonderland (1999) (TV) .... Duchess ... aka Alice im Wunderland (Germany)
19. Sibirskiy tsiryulnik (1998) .... Perepyolkina ... aka Сибир�кий цирюльник (Russia) ... aka Barbier de Sibérie, Le (France) ... aka Barbiere di Siberia, Il (Italy) ... aka The Barber of Siberia (International: English title)
20. "Casualty" - Eye Spy (1998) TV Episode .... Barbara Thomas
21. "Playing the Field" (1998) TV Series .... Mrs. Mullen
22. For My Baby (1997) .... Olga Jenikova ... aka Goodnight Vienna (USA: MIFED title)
23. Paradise Road (1997) .... Mrs. Roberts
24. The Secret Agent (1996) .... Winnie's mother ... aka Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent
25. "Tales from the Crypt" ... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt - A Slight Case of Murder (1996) TV Episode
26. The Snow Queen's Revenge (1996) (voice)
27. Sense and Sensibility (1995) .... Mrs. Jennings
28. Henry IV (1995) (TV) .... Mistress Quickly
29. "The Tomorrow People" - The Rameses Connection: Part 5 (1995) TV Episode .... Milicent Rutherford - The Rameses Connection: Part 4 (1995) TV Episode .... Milicent Rutherford - The Rameses Connection: Part 3 (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
30. "Martin Chuzzlewit" (1994) (mini) TV Series .... Mrs. Gamp
31. "Alleyn Mysteries" ... aka Inspector Alleyn ... aka Ngaio Marsh's Alleyn Mysteries (UK: complete title) - Scales of Justice (1994) TV Episode .... Lady Lacklander
32. A Pinch of Snuff (1994) (TV) .... Annabelle Andover
33. "Middlemarch" (1994) (mini) TV Series .... Mrs. Cadwallader