Diana Rigg
Acting
Born July 20, 1938 · Doncaster, 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 Broa…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Game of Thrones
Doctor Who
The Mike Douglas Show
The Avengers
Tony Awards
Omnibus
Masterpiece Mystery
BBC Play of the Month
Wogan
Screen Two
All Creatures Great & Small
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Parkinson
Victoria
The BAFTA Awards
Extras
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Murder in Mind
Festival
The Play on One
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Detectorists
Last Night in Soho
V.I.P. Schaukel
You, Me and the Apocalypse
Evil Under the Sun
The Painted Veil
Breathe
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Black Narcissus
Affairs of the Heart
Samson and Delilah
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Armchair Theatre
The Kumars
Bleak House
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
The Great Muppet Caper
In the Beginning