Diana Rigg
Actor
Born Jul 20, 1938 · Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK
Active 1951–2020 · 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, Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress
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).
Filmography
Game of Thrones (2011) — Olenna TyrellDoctor Who (2005) — Mrs GillyflowerLast Night in Soho (2021) — Ms. CollinsThe Painted Veil (2006) — Mother SuperiorOn Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) — Tracy Di VicenzoBreathe (2017) — Lady NevilleExtras (2005) — Diana RiggEvil Under the Sun (1982) — Arlena Stuart MarshallDetectorists (2014) — VeronicaVictoria (2016) — Duchess of BuccleuchAll Creatures Great & Small (2020) — Mrs PumphreyThe Great Muppet Caper (1981) — Lady HolidayThe Avengers (1961) — Emma PeelHeidi (2005) — GrandmammaTheatre of Blood (1973) — Edwina LionheartYou, Me and the Apocalypse (2015) — Sutton (voice) · SuttonBlack Narcissus (2020) — Mother DorotheaThe Hospital (1971) — Barbara DrummondThe Assassination Bureau (1969) — Sonya WinterA Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (2017) — Aunt DianaA Hazard of Hearts (1987) — Lady Harriet VulcanThe Snail and the Whale (2020) — Narrator (voice)Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — ChristineMurder in Mind (2001) — Jill Craig