Deceased

How Did Diana Rigg Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 82

Also known asDame Diana Rigg, Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, Дайана Ригг, دایانا ریگGenderFemaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn20/07/1938Born inDoncaster, Yorkshire, England, UKDied10/09/2020 (aged 82)Died inLondonCausecancerWikidataQ232876 ↗TMDb#10168 ↗

Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg was an English actress of stage and screen. Her roles include Emma Peel in the TV series The Avengers (1965–1968); Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones (2013–2017); and the title role in Medea in the West End in 1993 followed by Broadway a year later.

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Filmography73 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2021	Last Night in SohoMovie	Ms. Collins	83
2020	All Creatures Great & SmallSeries	Mrs Pumphrey	82
2020	Black NarcissusSeries	Mother Dorothea	82
2020	The Snail and the WhaleMovie	Narrator (voice)	82
2017	BreatheMovie	Lady Neville	79
2016	VictoriaSeries	Duchess of Buccleuch	78
2015	You, Me and the ApocalypseSeries	Sutton	77
2015	Professor Branestawm ReturnsMovie	Lady Pagwell	77
2015	The Honourable RebelMovie	Narrator	77
2014	Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroSeries	Mayor Pink Panda (voice)	76
2014	The KumarsSeries	Self	76
2014	DetectoristsSeries	Veronica	76
2011	Game of ThronesSeries	Olenna Tyrell	73
2011	Celebrity Antiques Road TripSeries	Self - Participant	73
2006	The Painted VeilMovie	Mother Superior	68
2005	Doctor WhoSeries	Mrs Gillyflower	67
2005	ExtrasSeries	Diana Rigg	67
2005	HeidiMovie	Grandmamma	67
2003	Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereMovie	Self	65
2003	Charles II: The Power and The PassionSeries	Queen Henrietta Maria	65
2001	Murder in MindSeries	Jill Craig	63
2001	Victoria & AlbertMovie	Baroness Lehzen	63
2000	In the BeginningSeries	Mature Rebeccah	62
1999	Parting ShotsMovie	Lisa	61
1998	The AmericanMovie	Madame de Bellegarde	60
1998	ParkinsonSeries	Self	60
1998	The Mrs Bradley MysteriesSeries	Adela Bradley	60
1997	RebeccaSeries	Mrs. Danvers	59
1996	The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll FlandersMovie	Mrs. Golightly	58
1996	Samson and DelilahSeries	Mara	58
1995	The Haunting of Helen WalkerMovie	Mrs. Grose	57
1994	The World of Jim HensonMovie	Lady Holiday (archive footage)	56
1993	Genghis CohnMovie	Baroness Frieda von Stangel	55
1992	Mrs. 'Arris Goes to ParisMovie	Mme. Colbert	54
1989	Unexplained LaughterMovie	Lydia	51
1988	The Play on OneSeries	Lydia	50
1987	A Hazard of HeartsMovie	Lady Harriet Vulcan	49
1987	Snow WhiteMovie	Evil Queen	49
1986	The Worst WitchMovie	Constance Hardbroom	48
1985	Bleak HouseSeries	Lady Honoria Dedlock	47
1983	Affairs of the HeartSeries	Grace Gracedew	45
1982	Evil Under the SunMovie	Arlena Stuart Marshall	44
1982	The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'Movie	Self / Arlena Stuart Marshall	44
1982	Witness for the ProsecutionMovie	Christine Vole	44
1982	Little EyolfMovie	Rita Allmers	44
1981	The Great Muppet CaperMovie	Lady Holiday	43
1981	Hedda GablerMovie	Hedda Gabler	43
1980	Masterpiece MysterySeries	Self - Host	42
1980	The MarquiseMovie	The Marquise Eloise	42
1979	The Serpent SonSeries	Clytemnestra	41
1977	A Little Night MusicMovie	Charlotte Mittelheim	39
1977	Three Piece SuiteSeries	Various Characters	39
1975	In This House of BredeMovie	Dame Philippa	37
1974	Affairs of the HeartSeries	Grace Gracedew	36
1973	DianaSeries	Diana Smythe	35
1971	The HospitalMovie	Barbara Drummond	33
1971	V.I.P. SchaukelSeries	Self	33
1970	Julius CaesarMovie	Portia	32
1969	On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceMovie	Tracy Di Vicenzo	31
1969	The Assassination BureauMovie	Sonya Winter	31
1969	Shot On IceMovie	Self	31
1969	MinikillersMovie	Woman tourist	31
1968	A Midsummer Night's DreamMovie	Helena	30
1967	OmnibusSeries	Self	29
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Rita Allmers	27
1964	Our Man in the CaribbeanMovie	Francy (archive footage)	26
1963	FestivalSeries	Adriana, Wife to Antipholus of Ephesus	25
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	24
1961	The AvengersSeries	Emma Peel	23
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	23
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Anita Fender	18
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Christine	13
1949	The BAFTA AwardsSeries	Self	11