Diana Rigg biography
Diana Rigg was an English actress, born on 20 July 1938 in Doncaster, who died on 10 September 2020.
Diana Rigg's screen career began in 1961 with Ondine, playing Bit part.
Diana Rigg appeared in 22 films and 49 television or streaming titles between 1961 and 2021.
Honours include Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
- Also known as
- Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, Diana Elizabeth Rigg, Dame Diana Rigg
- Born
- 20 July 1938
- Died
- 10 September 2020 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Doncaster
- Work
- Television actor, Film actor, University teacher, Stage actor, Actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1957 to 2020
- Awards
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress (2 times)
Diana Rigg filmography
22 films and 49 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Last Night in Soho | Ms. Alexandra Collins | Posthumous release | |
| 2017 | Breathe | Lady Neville | ||
| 2015 | The Honourable Rebel | Narrator | ||
| 2006 | The Painted Veil | Mother Superior | ||
| 2005 | Heidi | Grandmamma | ||
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | English | ||
| 1999 | Parting Shots | Lisa | ||
| 1994 | A Good Man in Africa | Chloe Fanshawe | ||
| 1993 | Genghis Cohn | Frieda von Stangel | ||
| 1992 | Mrs 'Arris Goes to Paris (1992 film) | |||
| 1987 | Snow White | The Evil Queen | ||
| 1982 | Evil Under the Sun | Arlena Stuart Marshall | ||
| 1981 | The Great Muppet Caper | Lady Holiday | ||
| 1977 | A Little Night Music | Countess Charlotte Mittelheim | ||
| 1973 | Theatre of Blood | Edwina Lionheart | ||
| 1971 | The Hospital | Barbara Drummond | ||
| 1970 | Julius Caesar | Portia | ||
| 1969 | The Assassination Bureau | Sonya Winter | ||
| 1969 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | Teresa "Tracy" di Vicenzo | ||
| 1969 | Minikillers | Four short films shot in Spain | ||
| 1968 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Helena | ||
| 1968 | Diadem aka Der Goldene Schlussel | short film shot in Germany |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Black Narcissus | Mother Dorothea | Posthumous release | |
| 2020 | All Creatures Great and Small | Mrs Pumphrey | 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Snail and the Whale | Narrator | short TV film | |
| 2017 | Victoria | Duchess of Buccleuch | 9 episodes | |
| 2015 | You, Me and the Apocalypse | Sutton | 5 episodes | |
| 2015 | Professor Branestawm Returns | Lady Pagwell | TV film | |
| 2015 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Mayor Pink Panda | Voice, 3 episodes | |
| 2015 | Detectorists | Veronica | 6 episodes | |
| 2013 | The Crimson Horror | English | ||
| 2013 | Game of Thrones | Olenna Tyrell | ||
| 2013 | Doctor Who | Mrs Winifred Gillyflower | episode: "The Crimson Horror" | |
| 2003 | Charles II: The Power and the Passion | Queen Henrietta Maria | mini-series | |
| 2003 | Murder in Mind | Jill Craig | episode: "Suicide" | |
| 2001 | Victoria & Albert | Baroness Lehzen | ||
| 2000 | In the Beginning | Mature Rebeccah | TV film | |
| 1998 | The Mrs Bradley Mysteries | Adela Bradley | 5 episodes | |
| 1998 | The American | Madame de Bellegarde | TV film | |
| 1997 | Rebecca | Mrs Danvers | ||
| 1996 | The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders | Mrs Golightly | TV film | |
| 1996 | Samson and Delilah | Mara | TV film | |
| 1995 | Zoya | Evgenia | TV film | |
| 1995 | The Haunting of Helen Walker | Mrs Grose | TV film | |
| 1993 | Screen Two | Baroness Frieda von Stangel | ||
| 1993 | Running Delilah | Judith | TV film | |
| 1993 | Road to Avonlea | Lady Blackwell | episode: "The Disappearance" |
Show all 49 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Mrs 'Arris Goes to Paris | Mme Colbert | TV film | |
| 1989 | The Play on One | Lydia | episode: "Unexplained Laughter" | |
| 1989 | Mother Love | Helena Vesey | ||
| 1987 | A Hazard of Hearts | Lady Harriet Vulcan | TV film | |
| 1986 | The Worst Witch | Miss Constance Hardbroom | TV film | |
| 1985 | Bleak House | Lady Honoria Dedlock | mini-series | |
| 1983 | King Lear | Regan | TV film | |
| 1982 | Witness for the Prosecution | Christine Vole | TV film | |
| 1982 | Play of the Month | Rita Allmers | episode: Little Eyolf | |
| 1981 | Hedda Gabler | Hedda Gabler | TV film | |
| 1980 | The Marquise | Eloise | TV film | |
| 1979 | Oresteia | Clytemnestra | mini-series | |
| 1975 | The Morecambe & Wise Show | Nell Gwynne | sketch in Christmas show | |
| 1975 | In This House of Brede | Philippa | TV film | |
| 1974 | Affairs of the Heart | Grace Gracedew | episode: "Grace" | |
| 1973 | The Diana Rigg Show | Diana Smythe | unaired pilot | |
| 1973 | Diana | Diana Smythe | 15 episodes | |
| 1970 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Liz Jardine | episode: "Married Alive" | |
| 1965 | The Avengers | Emma Peel | 51 episodes | |
| 1965 | ITV Play of the Week | Bianca | episode: "Women Beware Women" | |
| 1964 | Festival | Adriana | episode: "The Comedy of Errors" | |
| 1964 | Armchair Theatre | Anita Fender | episode: "The Hothouse" | |
| 1963 | The Sentimental Agent | Francy Wilde | episode: "A Very Desirable Plot" | |
| 1961 | Ondine | Bit part | Televised stage performance, Aldwych Theatre |