Skip to content
Diana Rigg

Diana Rigg

Acting·1938–2020·48 films

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.

Filmography

Last Night in Soho
Last Night in Soho (2021)Ms. Collins
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
The Great Muppet Caper
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)Lady Holiday
Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood (1973)Edwina Lionheart
Heidi
Heidi (2005)Grandmamma
The Hospital
The Hospital (1971)Barbara Drummond
The Assassination Bureau
The Assassination Bureau (1969)Sonya Winter
The Snail and the Whale
The Snail and the Whale (2020)Narrator (voice)
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa (1994)Chloe Fanshawe
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (1970)Portia
The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch (1986)Constance Hardbroom
Snow White
Snow White (1987)Evil Queen
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (2017)Aunt Diana
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1982)Christine Vole
A Hazard of Hearts
A Hazard of Hearts (1987)Lady Harriet Vulcan
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)Mrs. Golightly
Danielle Steel's Zoya
Danielle Steel's Zoya (1997)Evgenia
A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music (1977)Charlotte Mittelheim
Parting Shots
Parting Shots (1999)Lisa
Victoria & Albert
Victoria & Albert (2001)Baroness Lehzen
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris (1992)Mme. Colbert
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)Helena
Running Delilah
Running Delilah (1994)Judith
King Lear
King Lear (1983)Regan
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)Self
The World of Jim Henson
The World of Jim Henson (1994)Lady Holiday (archive footage)
The American
The American (1998)Madame de Bellegarde
In This House of Brede
In This House of Brede (1975)Dame Philippa
Genghis Cohn
Genghis Cohn (1993)Baroness Frieda von Stangel
The Haunting of Helen Walker
The Haunting of Helen Walker (1995)Mrs. Grose
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' (1982)Self / Arlena Stuart Marshall
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler (1981)Hedda Gabler
Little Eyolf
Little Eyolf (1982)Rita Allmers
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC (2015)Self (archive material)
Three Piece Suite
Three Piece Suite (1977)Various Roles
Black Leather Jacket
Black Leather Jacket (1989)Emma Peel (segment "Death at Bargain Prices") (archive footage)
The Marquise
The Marquise (1980)The Marquise Eloise
Unexplained Laughter
Unexplained Laughter (1989)Lydia
Professor Branestawm Returns
Professor Branestawm Returns (2015)Lady Pagwell
Shot On Ice
Shot On Ice (1969)Self
Our Man in the Caribbean
Our Man in the Caribbean (1964)Francy (archive footage)
Minikillers
Minikillers (1969)Woman tourist
The Diadem
The Diadem (1969)Secret Agent
Swiss Movement
Swiss Movement (1969)Self
The Lark Ascending
The Lark Ascending (2012)Self - Presenter (as Dame Diana Rigg)