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Full name: Elizabeth Spriggs
Age: 75
Birthplace: Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Short biography: Elizabeth Spriggs (born September 18, 1929 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England) 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:

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

Rest of filmography here.

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