Diana Rigg

Diana Rigg

Acting
Born 1938-07-20 - Died 2020-09-10Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (July 20, 1938 – September 10, 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.

Movies (50)

Last Night in Soho
7.3

Last Night in Soho

2021Movie7.3
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6.6

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969Movie6.6
The Painted Veil
7.3

The Painted Veil

2006Movie7.3
Evil Under the Sun
6.9

Evil Under the Sun

1982Movie6.9
Breathe
7.4

Breathe

2017Movie7.4
The Great Muppet Caper
6.9

The Great Muppet Caper

1981Movie6.9
The Worst Witch
6.1

The Worst Witch

1986Movie6.1
The Assassination Bureau
6.7

The Assassination Bureau

1969Movie6.7
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7.0

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003Movie7.0
The Snail and the Whale
6.6

The Snail and the Whale

2020Movie6.6
The Hospital
6.6

The Hospital

1971Movie6.6
The World of Jim Henson
7.4

The World of Jim Henson

1994Movie7.4
Theatre of Blood
6.7

Theatre of Blood

1973Movie6.7
Snow White
6.7

Snow White

1987Movie6.7
Witness for the Prosecution
6.6

Witness for the Prosecution

1982Movie6.6
Danielle Steel's Zoya
4.9

Danielle Steel's Zoya

1997Movie4.9
Parting Shots
5.5

Parting Shots

1999Movie5.5
Minikillers
9.0

Minikillers

1969Movie9.0
Heidi
7.7

Heidi

2005Movie7.7
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
6.2

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

1996Movie6.2
A Hazard of Hearts
7.8

A Hazard of Hearts

1987Movie7.8
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
7.5

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris

1992Movie7.5
Hedda Gabler
8.0

Hedda Gabler

1981Movie8.0
Genghis Cohn
5.1

Genghis Cohn

1993Movie5.1
Julius Caesar
5.9

Julius Caesar

1970Movie5.9
A Good Man in Africa
4.9

A Good Man in Africa

1994Movie4.9
In This House of Brede
5.2

In This House of Brede

1975Movie5.2
King Lear
6.7

King Lear

1983Movie6.7
Unexplained Laughter
10.0

Unexplained Laughter

1989Movie10.0
Victoria & Albert
7.6

Victoria & Albert

2001Movie7.6
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
7.7

A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

2017Movie7.7
A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.3

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968Movie6.3
The Hothouse

The Hothouse

1964Movie
The American
5.4

The American

1998Movie5.4
Running Delilah
5.6

Running Delilah

1994Movie5.6
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
8.3

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

1982Movie8.3
Black Leather Jacket
9.0

Black Leather Jacket

1989Movie9.0
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
5.0

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

2015Movie5.0
Little Eyolf
6.7

Little Eyolf

1982Movie6.7
Three Piece Suite
6.0

Three Piece Suite

1977Movie6.0
The Haunting of Helen Walker
5.6

The Haunting of Helen Walker

1995Movie5.6
A Little Night Music
6.1

A Little Night Music

1977Movie6.1
Professor Branestawm Returns
7.0

Professor Branestawm Returns

2015Movie7.0
Our Man in the Caribbean
8.0

Our Man in the Caribbean

1964Movie8.0
The Honourable Rebel

The Honourable Rebel

2015Movie
The Lark Ascending

The Lark Ascending

2012Movie
Swiss Movement
6.0

Swiss Movement

1969Movie6.0
Shot On Ice
4.0

Shot On Ice

1969Movie4.0
The Marquise
9.0

The Marquise

1980Movie9.0
The Diadem
3.5

The Diadem

1969Movie3.5

TV Shows (41)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962Series7.5
Game of Thrones
8.5

Game of Thrones

2011Series8.5
Doctor Who
7.6

Doctor Who

2005Series7.6
The Avengers
7.8

The Avengers

1961Series7.8
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961Series5.8
All Creatures Great & Small
8.2

All Creatures Great & Small

2020Series8.2
BBC Play of the Month
5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965Series5.2
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
Wogan
5.3

Wogan

1982Series5.3
Masterpiece Mystery
6.2

Masterpiece Mystery

1980Series6.2
Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985Series7.1
Omnibus
7.2

Omnibus

1967Series7.2
Victoria
7.4

Victoria

2016Series7.4
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
6.0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011Series6.0
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
7.2

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

2014Series7.2
Parkinson

Parkinson

1998Series
Extras
7.8

Extras

2005Series7.8
The BAFTA Awards
10.0

The BAFTA Awards

1949Series10.0
The Play on One
6.0

The Play on One

1988Series6.0
You, Me and the Apocalypse
6.8

You, Me and the Apocalypse

2015Series6.8
V.I.P. Schaukel
8.0

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971Series8.0
Murder in Mind
8.3

Murder in Mind

2001Series8.3
Festival
8.0

Festival

1963Series8.0
Black Narcissus
6.6

Black Narcissus

2020Series6.6
Detectorists
8.1

Detectorists

2014Series8.1
Bleak House
6.4

Bleak House

1985Series6.4
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
6.3

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

2003Series6.3
In the Beginning
6.1

In the Beginning

2000Series6.1
Affairs of the Heart
7.0

Affairs of the Heart

1974Series7.0
Rebecca
6.0

Rebecca

1997Series6.0
Diana
7.0

Diana

1973Series7.0
The Kumars
5.0

The Kumars

2014Series5.0
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
8.5

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

1996Series8.5
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
7.3

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

1998Series7.3
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8
The Serpent Son
9.5

The Serpent Son

1979Series9.5
Armchair Theatre
6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956Series6.0
Samson and Delilah
5.5

Samson and Delilah

1996Series5.5
Three Piece Suite
5.5

Three Piece Suite

1977Series5.5
Victoria & Albert
6.0

Victoria & Albert

2001Series6.0
Mother Love
5.9

Mother Love

1989Series5.9