Diana Rigg

Diana Rigg

Acting

Born July 20, 1938 · 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 (201…

Known for

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

2011

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Wogan

Wogan

1982

Wogan

Wogan

1982

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961

Acting(91)

2021Last Night in SohoMs. Collins

2020Black NarcissusMother Dorothea

2020The Snail and the WhaleNarrator (voice)

2020All Creatures Great & SmallMrs Pumphrey

2017A Christmas Carol Goes WrongAunt Diana

2017BreatheLady Neville

2016VictoriaDuchess of Buccleuch

2015Professor Branestawm ReturnsLady Pagwell

2015The Honourable RebelNarrator

2015Dames of Classic Drama at the BBCSelf (archive material)

2015You, Me and the ApocalypseSutton

2014Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroMayor Pink Panda (voice)

2014DetectoristsVeronica

2014The KumarsSelf

2012The Lark AscendingSelf - Presenter (as Dame Diana Rigg)

2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant

2011Game of ThronesOlenna Tyrell

2006The Painted VeilMother Superior

2005HeidiGrandmamma

2005ExtrasDiana Rigg

2005Doctor WhoMrs Gillyflower

2003Charles II: The Power and The PassionQueen Henrietta Maria

2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf

2001Victoria & AlbertBaroness Lehzen

2001Victoria & AlbertBaroness Lehzen

2001Murder in MindJill Craig

2000In the BeginningMature Rebeccah

1999Parting ShotsLisa

1998The AmericanMadame de Bellegarde

1998The Mrs Bradley MysteriesAdela Bradley

1998ParkinsonSelf

1997Danielle Steel's ZoyaEvgenia

1997RebeccaMrs. Danvers

1996Samson and DelilahMara

1996The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll FlandersMrs Golightly

1996The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll FlandersMrs. Golightly

1995The Haunting of Helen WalkerMrs. Grose

1994The World of Jim HensonLady Holiday (archive footage)

1994A Good Man in AfricaChloe Fanshawe

1994Running DelilahJudith

1993Genghis CohnBaroness Frieda von Stangel

1992Mrs. 'Arris Goes to ParisMme. Colbert

1989Mother LoveHelena Vesey

1989Unexplained LaughterLydia

1989Black Leather JacketEmma Peel (segment "Death at Bargain Prices") (archive footage)

1988The Play on OneLydia

1987A Hazard of HeartsLady Harriet Vulcan

1987Snow WhiteEvil Queen

1986The Worst WitchConstance Hardbroom

1985Bleak HouseLady Honoria Dedlock

1985Screen TwoFrieda von Stangel

1983King LearRegan

1982Witness for the ProsecutionChristine Vole

1982Little EyolfRita Allmers

1982WoganSelf - Guest

1982Evil Under the SunArlena Stuart Marshall

1982The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'Self / Arlena Stuart Marshall

1981The Great Muppet CaperLady Holiday

1981Hedda GablerHedda Gabler

1980The MarquiseThe Marquise Eloise

1980Masterpiece MysterySelf - Host

1979The Serpent SonClytemnestra

1977A Little Night MusicCharlotte Mittelheim

1977Three Piece Suite

1977Three Piece SuiteVarious Roles

1975In This House of BredeDame Philippa

1974Affairs of the HeartGrace Gracedew

1973DianaDiana Smythe

1973Theatre of BloodEdwina Lionheart

1971The HospitalBarbara Drummond

1971V.I.P. SchaukelSelf

1970Julius CaesarPortia

1969On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceTracy Di Vicenzo

1969The Assassination BureauSonya Winter

1969MinikillersWoman tourist

1969Shot On IceSelf

1969Swiss MovementSelf

1969The DiademSecret Agent

1968A Midsummer Night's DreamHelena

1967OmnibusSelf

1965BBC Play of the MonthRita Allmers

1964The HothouseAnita Fender

1964Our Man in the CaribbeanFrancy (archive footage)

1963FestivalAdriana, Wife to Antipholus of Ephesus

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf

1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf

1961The AvengersEmma Peel

1956Armchair TheatreAnita Fender

1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host

1951Hallmark Hall of FameChristine

1949The BAFTA AwardsSelf

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