Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1938-07-20
- Day of Death2020-09-10 (82 years)
- Place of BirthDoncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also Known AsDame Diana RiggDame Enid Diana Elizabeth RiggДайана Ригг
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2021
Last Night in Soho
As: Ms. Collins
- 2020
Black Narcissus
As: Mother Dorothea
- 2020
The Snail and the Whale
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2020
All Creatures Great & Small
As: Mrs Pumphrey
- 2017
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
As: Aunt Diana
- 2017
Breathe
As: Lady Neville
- 2016
Victoria
As: Duchess of Buccleuch
- 2015
Professor Branestawm Returns
As: Lady Pagwell
2015The Honourable Rebel
As: Narrator
2015You, Me and the Apocalypse
As: Sutton
- 2015
You, Me and the Apocalypse
As: Sutton (voice)
2014Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
As: Mayor Pink Panda (voice)
2014Detectorists
As: Veronica
2011Game of Thrones
As: Olenna Tyrell
- 2006
The Painted Veil
As: Mother Superior
2005Heidi
As: Grandmamma
2005Extras
As: Diana Rigg
2005Doctor Who
As: Mrs Gillyflower
2003Charles II: The Power and The Passion
As: Queen Henrietta Maria
2001Victoria & Albert
As: Baroness Lehzen
2001Victoria & Albert
As: Baroness Lehzen
2001Murder in Mind
As: Jill Craig
2000In the Beginning
As: Mature Rebeccah
1999Parting Shots
As: Lisa
1998The American
As: Madame de Bellegarde
1998The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
As: Adela Bradley
1997Danielle Steel's Zoya
As: Evgenia
1997Rebecca
As: Mrs. Danvers
1996Samson and Delilah
As: Mara
1996Samson and Delilah
As: Mara
1996The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
As: Mrs. Golightly
1996The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
As: Mrs. Golightly
1995The Haunting of Helen Walker
As: Mrs. Grose
1994A Good Man in Africa
As: Chloe Fanshawe
1994Running Delilah
As: Judith
1993Genghis Cohn
As: Baroness Frieda von Stangel
1992Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
As: Mme. Colbert
1989Mother Love
As: Helena Vesey
1989Unexplained Laughter
As: Lydia
1988The Play on One
As: Lydia
1987A Hazard of Hearts
As: Lady Harriet Vulcan
1987Snow White
As: Evil Queen
1986The Worst Witch
As: Constance Hardbroom
1985Bleak House
As: Lady Honoria Dedlock
1983Affairs of the Heart
As: Grace Gracedew
1983King Lear
As: Regan
1982Witness for the Prosecution
As: Christine Vole
1982Little Eyolf
As: Rita Allmers
- 1982
Evil Under the Sun
As: Arlena Stuart Marshall
1981The Great Muppet Caper
As: Lady Holiday
1981Hedda Gabler
As: Hedda Gabler
1979The Serpent Son
As: Clytemnestra
1977A Little Night Music
As: Charlotte Mittelheim
1977Three Piece Suite
As: Various Roles
1975In This House of Brede
As: Dame Philippa
1973Theatre of Blood
As: Edwina Lionheart
1971The Hospital
As: Barbara Drummond
1970Julius Caesar
As: Portia
- 1969
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
As: Tracy Di Vicenzo
1969The Assassination Bureau
As: Sonya Winter
1969The Diadem
As: Secret Agent
1968A Midsummer Night's Dream
As: Helena
1965BBC Play of the Month
As: Rita Allmers
1961The Avengers
As: Emma Peel
1956Armchair Theatre
As: Anita Fender
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Christine