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Diana Rigg(1938-2020)

  • Actress
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • Costume Designer
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Diana Rigg in The Hospital (1971)
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British actress Dame Diana Rigg was born on July 20, 1938 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. She has had an extensive career in film and 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.

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); Lady Holiday in The Great Muppet Caper (1981); and Arlene 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 the adaptation of Rebecca (1997). In 2013, she appeared with her daughter Rachael Stirling on the BBC series Doctor Who (2005) in an episode titled "The Crimson Horror" and plays Olenna Tyrell on the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011).

From 1965 to 1968, Rigg appeared on the British television series The Avengers (1961) playing the secret agent Mrs. Emma Peel. She became a Bond girl in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), playing Tracy Bond, James Bond's only wife, opposite George Lazenby. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) at the 1988 Queen's New Years Honours for her services to drama. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) at the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to drama.

Dame Diana Rigg died of lung cancer on September 10, 2020, she was 82 years old.
BornJuly 20, 1938
DiedSeptember 10, 2020(82)
BornJuly 20, 1938
DiedSeptember 10, 2020(82)
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000251
  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 16 wins & 22 nominations total

Remembering Diana Rigg (1938-2020)

Remembering Diana Rigg (1938-2020)

Looking back on the incredible career of Diana Rigg, known for her iconic roles in "Game of Thrones," "The Avengers," and Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
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Diana Rigg and Caroline Blakiston in The Gravediggers (1965)
Diana Rigg and Gabriele Ferzetti in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Diana Rigg and George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Diana Rigg in The Avengers (1961)
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Diana Rigg in The Avengers (1961)
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Diana Rigg in The Assassination Bureau (1969)
Diana Rigg in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Diana Rigg in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Diana Rigg in The Avengers (1961)
Diana Rigg in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

Known for

Terence Stamp, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Thomasin McKenzie, and Anya Taylor-Joy in Last Night in Soho (2021)
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  • Ms. Collins
  • 2021
George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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  • Tracy
  • 1969
Game of Thrones (2011)
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  • Olenna Tyrell
Edward Norton and Naomi Watts in The Painted Veil (2006)
The Painted Veil
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  • Mother Superior
  • 2006

Credits

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Actress

  • Terence Stamp, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Thomasin McKenzie, and Anya Taylor-Joy in Last Night in Soho (2021)
    Last Night in Soho
    • Ms. Collins
    • 2021
  • Gemma Arterton in Black Narcissus (2020)
    Black Narcissus
    • Mother Dorothea
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Anna Madeley, Samuel West, Nicholas Ralph, Rachel Shenton, and Callum Woodhouse in All Creatures Great and Small (2020)
    All Creatures Great and Small
    • Mrs Pumphrey
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • The Snail and the Whale (2019)
    The Snail and the Whale
    • Narrator (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Derek Jacobi and Diana Rigg in A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (2017)
    A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
    • Aunt Diana
    • Narrator
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Victoria (2016)
    Victoria
    • Duchess of Buccleuch
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Mackenzie Crook, Gerard Horan, Toby Jones, Pearce Quigley, Laura Checkley, Divian Ladwa, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, and Orion Ben in Detectorists (2014)
    Detectorists
    • Veronica
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2017
  • Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy in Breathe (2017)
    Breathe
    • Lady Neville
    • 2017
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    Game of Thrones
    • Olenna Tyrell
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2017
  • Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014)
    Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
    • Mayor Pink Panda (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2017
  • Professor Branestawm Returns (2015)
    Professor Branestawm Returns
    • Lady Pagwell
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • The Honourable Rebel (2015)
    The Honourable Rebel
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 2015
  • Rob Lowe, Megan Mullally, Jenna Fischer, Joel Fry, Mathew Baynton, and Gaia Scodellaro in You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015)
    You, Me and the Apocalypse
    • Sutton
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015
  • Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who
    • Mrs. Gillyflower (as Dame Diana Rigg)
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Edward Norton and Naomi Watts in The Painted Veil (2006)
    The Painted Veil
    • Mother Superior
    • 2006

Costume Department

  • The Avengers (1961)
    The Avengers
    • costumes: "Queen of Sin" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1966

Costume Designer

  • Emma Diana
    • Costume Designer
    • TV Movie
    • 1968

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Patrick & Diana
  • Height
    • 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
  • Born
    • July 20, 1938
    • Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 10, 2020
    • London, England, UK(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Archibald Hugh (Archie) StirlingMarch 25, 1982 - August 31, 1990 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Rachael Stirling
  • Parents
      Louis Rigg
  • Other works
    (2/06) Stage: Appeared (as "Honour") in "Honour", by Joanna Murray-Smith, Wyndham's Theatre, London, England.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 9 Interviews
    • 5 Articles
    • 8 Pictorials
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    October 20, 2003 - British courts awarded her $63,832 and $134,000 in court expenses in her libel suit against Britain's "Evening Standard" and "Daily Mail" newspapers. They had written that she was an embittered woman who held British men in low regard.
  • Quotes
    [on hitting middle age] I am devastated at what has happened. I have completely disappeared. I am totally invisible. I never really liked my sexy label but on the other hand, to disappear so totally is quite startling.
  • Trademark
      Deep husky yet smooth voice

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