Diana Rigg
Diana Rigg
Person

Diana Rigg

Actor 1938-07-20 Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK

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 C...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

2011 · Olenna Tyrell

Last Night in Soho

Last Night in Soho

2021 · Ms. Collins

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005 · Mrs Gillyflower

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969 · Tracy Di Vicenzo

The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil

2006 · Mother Superior

Breathe

Breathe

2017 · Lady Neville

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

1982 · Arlena Stuart Marshall

Extras

Extras

2005 · Diana Rigg

The Great Muppet Caper

The Great Muppet Caper

1981 · Lady Holiday

Victoria

Victoria

2016 · Duchess of Buccleuch

Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

1973 · Edwina Lionheart

Detectorists

Detectorists

2014 · Veronica

All Creatures Great & Small

All Creatures Great & Small

2020 · Mrs Pumphrey

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961 · Emma Peel

Heidi

Heidi

2005 · Grandmamma

Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

2020 · Mother Dorothea

You, Me and the Apocalypse

You, Me and the Apocalypse

2015 · Sutton

The Hospital

The Hospital

1971 · Barbara Drummond

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self