
Actor
Birthday
July 20, 1938
Deathday
September 10, 2020
Birthplace
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender
Female
Also known as
Dame Diana Rigg, Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, Дайана Ригг, دایانا ریگ
TMDb popularity
1.4
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 Broadway debut in the 1971 production of Abelard & Heloise. Her film roles include Helena in A Midsummer Night's…
Popular credits from TMDb for additional context.

Game of Thrones
2011 • TV
Olenna Tyrell

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • TV
Self

Doctor Who
2005 • TV
Mrs Gillyflower

The Avengers
1961 • TV
Emma Peel

The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • TV
Self

Tony Awards
1956 • TV
Self - Host

Wogan
1982 • TV
Self - Guest

BBC Play of the Month
1965 • TV
Rita Allmers

Omnibus
1967 • TV
Self

All Creatures Great & Small
2020 • TV
Mrs Pumphrey
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