20 Harry Potter Actors Who Are No Longer With Us

9. Elizabeth Spriggs - The Fat Lady

It's rather unfortunate, but Elizabeth Spriggs will forever be known to Harry Potter fans as The Fat Lady - the original one anyway - who appeared in The Philosopher's Stone.

She was, of course, the guardian of the entrance to the Gryffindor common room, as the star of a living portrait of an uncharacteristically unnamed character who JK Rowling has consciously chosen not to give a back-story to, even with Pottermore in full flow.

Spriggs was an Olivier-winning and BAFTA-nominated actor who joined the RSC and notably appeared in the excellent Sense And Sensibility in 1995, as well as Simon & The Witch and - of course - Doctor Who. She passed away on 2nd July, 2008 at the age of 78.