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Diana Rigg

English actress (1938-2020) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 82

Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg was an English actress of stage and screen. Her roles include Emma Peel in the TV series The Avengers (1965-1968); Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones (2013-2017); and the title role in Medea in the...

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2020Died10 September 2020All Creatures Great & SmallSeries, 2020Mrs Pumphrey2017A Christmas Carol Goes WrongFilm, Aunt Diana2015You, Me and the ApocalypseSeries, Sutton2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSeries2006The Painted VeilFilm, Mother Superior2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereFilm2001Murder in MindSeries, Jill Craig1998The AmericanFilm, Madame de Bellegarde1997Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieAward1996Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best ActressAwardThe Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll FlandersFilm, 1996Mrs. Golightly1994Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAwardTony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAwardA Good Man in AfricaFilm, 1994Chloe Fanshawe1992Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best ActressAwardMrs. 'Arris Goes to ParisFilm, 1992Mme. Colbert1988Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAwardThe Play on OneSeries, 1988Lydia1987A Hazard of HeartsFilm, Lady Harriet Vulcan1985Screen TwoSeries, Frieda von Stangel1983King LearFilm, Regan1980Masterpiece MysterySeries1977A Little Night MusicFilm, Charlotte Mittelheim1973Theatre of BloodFilm, Edwina Lionheart1970Julius CaesarFilm, Portia1968A Midsummer Night's DreamFilm, Helena1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Rita Allmers1961The AvengersSeries, Emma Peel1949The BAFTA AwardsSeries1938Born20 July 1938

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Known for

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  • Heidi 2005
  • Breathe 2017
  • Last Night in Soho 2021
  • The Painted Veil 2006
  • Evil Under the Sun 1982

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 40

98 credits on file

Television 24

Media & music

Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie1997
Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress1996
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire1994
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play1994
Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress1992
Commander of the Order of the British Empire1988

About this person

Her roles include Emma Peel in the TV series The Avengers (1965-1968); Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones (2013-2017); and the title role in Medea in the West End in 1993 followed by Broadway a year later.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2020 · aged 82

In the same film or series as Diana

Chris ReaAlso in Parting Shots (1999)Rob BrydonAlso in The Snail and the Whale (2020)Fairuza BalkAlso in The Worst Witch (1986)Elaine PaigeAlso in Unexplained Laughter (1989)Vincent PriceAlso in Theatre of Blood (1973)