Diana Rigg

Diana Rigg Headshot

Actress

Birth Date: July 20, 1938

Death Date: September 10, 2020

Birth Place: Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK

The poised, effortlessly versatile veteran of stage, film and television for over five decades, Dame Diana Rigg was a rara avis: a flawless interpreter of Shakespeare and other classical stage work, as well as a thinking man's sex symbol as Mrs. Emma Peel, the catsuit-sporting crime fighter on "The Avengers" (ITV, 1961-69). Rigg's cool beauty and knack for witty banter made her an idol among male viewers during the 1960s, but she struggled to overcome the character's superhuman charms after leaving the show. She instead found lasting fame and respect on Broadway and television, where she netted Tony and Emmy awards as formidable figures like Medea, Mrs. Danvers in "Rebecca" (ITV, 1996), and Olenna Tyrell in "Game of Thrones" (HBO 2011- ). Though fondly remembered for "The Avengers" decades later, Rigg's body of work made her one of the most accomplished and respected actresses in the business.

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An Seilide Agus An Míol Mór

Actor
TV Show
2023

Christmas Across America 2022

Executive Producer
TV Show
2022

Last Night in SohoStream

Actor
Miss Collins
Movie
2021
76%

Black NarcissusStream

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Mother Dorothea
TV Show
2020
57%

All Creatures Great and SmallStream

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Mrs Pumphrey
TV Show
2020

The Snail and the Whale

Narrator
TV Show
2019

Morecambe and Wise in America

Self
TV Show
2018

In Conversation with

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TV Show
2018

A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

Actor
Aunt Diana
TV Show
2017

Breathe

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Lady Neville
Movie
2017

VictoriaStream

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Duchess Of Buccleuch
TV Show
2016
87%

Harry Hill in Professor Branestawm Returns

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Lady Pagwell
TV Show
2015

You, Me & the ApocalypseStream

Guest Star
TV Show
2015
83%

Red Nose Day

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TV Show
2015

The Honourable Rebel

Narrator
Movie
2015

DetectoristsStream

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Veronica
TV Show
2014
100%

Operette sich wer kann

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Charlotte Mittelheim
TV Show
2014

Rebecca

Actor
TV Show
2012

The Lark Ascending

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TV Show
2012

Game of ThronesStream

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Lady Olenna Tyrell
TV Show
2011
88%

Game of ThronesStream

Guest Star
Lady Olenna Tyrell
TV Show
2011
88%

Mark Lawson Talks to...

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TV Show
2007

The Painted Veil

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Mother Superior
Movie
2006

Docteur WhoStream

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Mrs. Gillyflower
TV Show
2005
90%

Doctor WhoStream

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Mrs. Gillyflower
TV Show
2005
90%

Heidi

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Grandmamma
Movie
2005

The Last King

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Queen Henrietta Maria
Movie
2004

Drama on 3

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Volumnia
TV Show
2002

Murder in Mind

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TV Show
2001

Victoria & Albert

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Baroness Lehzen
Movie
2001

In the Beginning...

Actor
TV Show
2000

The American

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Madame de Bellegarde
Movie
1999

Parting Shots

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Lisa
Movie
1999

The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries

Actor
TV Show
1998

Hombre Americano en Londres

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Madame de Bellegarde
Movie
1998

The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries: Speedy Death

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Adela Bradley
Movie
1998

Rebecca

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Mrs. Danvers
TV Show
1997

Samson and Delilah

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Mara
TV Show
1996

Moll Flanders

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Mrs. Golightly
TV Show
1996

Samson y Delilah

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Mara
Movie
1996

Moll Flanders

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Mrs. Golightly
Movie
1996

Zoya

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TV Show
1995

Zoya

Actor
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1995

La vision d'Helen Walker

Actor
Movie
1995

The Haunting of Helen Walker

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Mrs. Grose
Movie
1995

Hans Christian Andersen's `The Snow Queen'

Voice
TV Show
1994

Dalila Agente Especial

Actor
Movie
1994

Running Delilah

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Judith
Movie
1994

A Good Man in Africa

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Chloe Fanshawe
Movie
1994

Genghis Cohn

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Baroness Frieda von Stangel
Movie
1993

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris

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Mme. Colbert
Movie
1992

Road to Avonlea

Guest Star
TV Show
1990

Mother Love

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Helena Vesey
TV Show
1989

Face to Face

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TV Show
1989

Subasta de Corazones

Actor
Movie
1987

Snow White

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Evil Queen
Movie
1987

A Hazard of Hearts

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Lady Harriet Vulcan
Movie
1987

The Worst Witch

Actor
Miss Constance Hardbroom
Movie
1986

Bleak House

Actor
Lady Dedlock
TV Show
1985

King Lear

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Regan
Movie
1983

Evil Under the Sun

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Arlena Marshall
Movie
1982

The Great Muppet CaperStream

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Lady Holiday
Movie
1981
78%

Hedda Gabler

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Hedda Gabler
Movie
1981

Mystery!

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TV Show
1980

Mystery!

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TV Show
1980

The Marquise

Actor
Eloise
Movie
1980

CBS News Sunday Morning

Guest
TV Show
1979

A Little Night Music

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Charlotte Mittelheim
Movie
1977

In This House of Brede

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Philippa
Movie
1975

Theatre of Blood

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Edwina Lionheart
Movie
1973

Masterpiece Theatre

Actor
TV Show
1971

The Hospital

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Miss Barbara Drummond
Movie
1971

Julius Caesar

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Portia
Movie
1970

On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceStream

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Tracy
Movie
1969
81%

The Assassination Bureau

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Sonya Winter
Movie
1969

The Morecambe and Wise Show

Guest
TV Show
1968

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Actor
Helena
Movie
1968

The AvengersStream

Actor
TV Show
1961

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