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Diana Rigg, born in 1938 and passing in 2020, was an icon of stage and screen whose career spanned half a century. From her early roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company to her iconic turn as Emma Peel in "The Avengers" and her formidable presence as Olenna Tyrell in "Game of Thrones," Rigg's talent for embodying complex characters was unparalleled. Her performances in theatre, including her Tony Award-winning portrayal of Medea, and her work in film and television, such as her Emmy-winning Mrs. Danvers in "Rebecca," underscored her versatility and enduring impact on British and global entertainment.
The roles that explain the career.
34 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Last Night in Soho | Ms. Collins | Film |
| 2020 | The Snail and the Whale | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2015 | Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC | Self (archive material) | Film |
| 2006 | The Painted Veil | Mother Superior | Film |
| 2005 | Heidi | Grandmamma | Film |
| 2001 | Victoria & Albert | Baroness Lehzen | Film |
| 1999 | Parting Shots | Lisa | Film |
| 1998 | The Mrs Bradley Mysteries | Adela Bradley | TV |
| 1997 | Danielle Steel's Zoya | Evgenia | Film |
| 1996 | Samson and Delilah | Mara | TV |
| 1996 | The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders | Mrs. Golightly | Film |
| 1995 | The Haunting of Helen Walker | Mrs. Grose | Film |
| 1994 | A Good Man in Africa | Chloe Fanshawe | Film |
| 1994 | The World of Jim Henson | Lady Holiday (archive footage) | Film |
| 1994 | Running Delilah | Judith | Film |
| 1992 | Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris | Mme. Colbert | Film |
| 1987 | Snow White | Evil Queen | Film |
| 1987 | A Hazard of Hearts | Lady Harriet Vulcan | Film |
| 1986 | The Worst Witch | Constance Hardbroom | Film |
| 1983 | King Lear | Regan | Film |
| 1982 | The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' | Self / Arlena Stuart Marshall | Film |
| 1982 | Little Eyolf | Rita Allmers | Film |
| 1982 | Witness for the Prosecution | Christine Vole | Film |
| 1982 | Evil Under the Sun | Arlena Stuart Marshall | Film |
| 1981 | The Great Muppet Caper | Lady Holiday | Film |
| 1977 | A Little Night Music | Charlotte Mittelheim | Film |
| 1975 | In This House of Brede | Dame Philippa | Film |
| 1973 | Theatre of Blood | Edwina Lionheart | Film |
| 1971 | The Hospital | Barbara Drummond | Film |
| 1970 | Julius Caesar | Portia | Film |
| 1969 | The Assassination Bureau | Sonya Winter | Film |
| 1969 | Minikillers | Woman tourist | Film |
| 1969 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | Tracy Di Vicenzo | Film |
| 1968 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Helena | Film |
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