Diana Rigg

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

July 20, 1938

Died

September 10, 2020 (age 82)

Place of Birth

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Dame Diana Rigg

Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg

Дайана Ригг

دایانا ریگ

Diana Rigg

Biography

Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (20 July 1938 - 10 September 2020) was an English actress. She played Emma Peel in the TV series The Avengers (1965-1968) and Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones (2013-2017). She has also had a career in theatre, including playing the title role in Medea, both in London and New York, for which she won the 1994 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She was made a CBE in 1988 and a Dame in 1994 for services to drama. Rigg made her professional stage debut in 1957 in The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1959. She made her Broadway debut in the 1971 production of Abelard & Heloise. Her film roles include Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968); Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); Lady Holiday in The Great Muppet Caper (1981); and Arlena Marshall in Evil Under the Sun (1982). She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC miniseries Mother Love (1989), and an Emmy Award for her role as Mrs. Danvers in an adaptation of Rebecca (1997). Her other television credits include You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015), Detectorists (2015), and the Doctor Who episode "The Crimson Horror" (2013) with her daughter, Rachael Stirling. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diana Rigg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

2021FilmLast Night in Sohoas Ms. Collins2020TVBlack Narcissusas Mother Dorothea2020FilmThe Snail and the Whaleas Narrator (voice)2020TVAll Creatures Great & Smallas Mrs Pumphrey2017FilmA Christmas Carol Goes Wrongas Aunt Diana2017FilmBreatheas Lady Neville2016TVVictoriaas Duchess of Buccleuch2015FilmProfessor Branestawm Returnsas Lady Pagwell2015FilmThe Honourable Rebelas Narrator2015FilmDames of Classic Drama at the BBCas Self (archive material)2015TVYou, Me and the Apocalypseas Sutton2014TVPenn Zero: Part-Time Heroas Mayor Pink Panda (voice)2014TVDetectoristsas Veronica2014TVThe Kumarsas Self2012FilmThe Lark Ascendingas Self - Presenter (as Dame Diana Rigg)2011TVCelebrity Antiques Road Tripas Self - Participant2011TVGame of Thronesas Olenna Tyrell2006FilmThe Painted Veilas Mother Superior2005FilmHeidias Grandmamma2005TVExtrasas Diana Rigg2005TVDoctor Whoas Mrs Gillyflower2003TVCharles II: The Power and The Passionas Queen Henrietta Maria2003FilmBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas Self2001FilmVictoria & Albertas Baroness Lehzen2001TVVictoria & Albertas Baroness Lehzen2001TVMurder in Mindas Jill Craig2000TVIn the Beginningas Mature Rebeccah1999FilmParting Shotsas Lisa1998FilmThe Americanas Madame de Bellegarde1998TVThe Mrs Bradley Mysteriesas Adela Bradley1998TVParkinsonas Self1997FilmDanielle Steel's Zoyaas Evgenia1997TVRebeccaas Mrs. Danvers1996TVSamson and Delilahas Mara1996TVThe Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flandersas Mrs. Golightly1996FilmThe Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flandersas Mrs. Golightly1995FilmThe Haunting of Helen Walkeras Mrs. Grose1994FilmThe World of Jim Hensonas Lady Holiday (archive footage)1994FilmA Good Man in Africaas Chloe Fanshawe1994FilmRunning Delilahas Judith1993FilmGenghis Cohnas Baroness Frieda von Stangel1992FilmMrs. 'Arris Goes to Parisas Mme. Colbert1989TVMother Loveas Helena Vesey1989FilmUnexplained Laughteras Lydia1989FilmBlack Leather Jacketas Emma Peel (segment "Death at Bargain Prices") (archive footage)1988TVThe Play on Oneas Lydia1987FilmA Hazard of Heartsas Lady Harriet Vulcan1987FilmSnow Whiteas Evil Queen1986FilmThe Worst Witchas Constance Hardbroom1985TVBleak Houseas Lady Honoria Dedlock1983TVAffairs of the Heartas Grace Gracedew1983FilmKing Learas Regan1982FilmWitness for the Prosecutionas Christine Vole1982FilmLittle Eyolfas Rita Allmers1982TVWoganas Self - Guest1982FilmEvil Under the Sunas Arlena Stuart Marshall1982FilmThe Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'as Self / Arlena Stuart Marshall1981FilmThe Great Muppet Caperas Lady Holiday1981FilmHedda Gableras Hedda Gabler1980FilmThe Marquiseas The Marquise Eloise1980TVMasterpiece Mysteryas Self - Host1979TVThe Serpent Sonas Clytemnestra1977FilmA Little Night Musicas Charlotte Mittelheim1977TVThree Piece Suite1977FilmThree Piece Suiteas Various Roles1975FilmIn This House of Bredeas Dame Philippa1973TVDianaas Diana Smythe1973FilmTheatre of Bloodas Edwina Lionheart1971FilmThe Hospitalas Barbara Drummond1971TVV.I.P. Schaukelas Self1970FilmJulius Caesaras Portia1969FilmOn Her Majesty's Secret Serviceas Tracy Di Vicenzo1969FilmThe Assassination Bureauas Sonya Winter1969FilmMinikillers1969FilmShot On Iceas Self1969FilmSwiss Movementas Self1969FilmThe Diademas Secret Agent1968FilmA Midsummer Night's Dreamas Helena1967TVOmnibusas Self1965TVBBC Play of the Monthas Rita Allmers1964FilmThe Hothouseas Anita Fender1964FilmOur Man in the Caribbeanas Francy (archive footage)1963TVFestivalas Adriana, Wife to Antipholus of Ephesus1962TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self1961TVThe Mike Douglas Showas Self1961TVThe Avengersas Emma Peel1956TVArmchair Theatreas Anita Fender1951TVHallmark Hall of Fameas Christine1949TVThe BAFTA Awardsas Self

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