

Diana Rigg
- television actor
- film actor
- university teacher
- stage actor
- actor
- Born 1938-07-20
- Died 2020-09-10 (aged 82)
- Nationality United Kingdom
- Years active 1957–2020
Biography
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Known for
Filmography
See full filmography- 2021Last Night in SohoMovie
age 82 - 2017BreatheMovie
age 79 - 2006The Painted VeilMovie
age 68 - 2001Victoria & AlbertTV movie
age 63 - 1997RebeccaTV movie
age 59 - 1994A Good Man in AfricaMovie
age 56 - 1987A Hazard of HeartsTV movie
age 49 - 1983King LearTV movie
age 45 - 1982Evil Under the SunMovie
age 44 - 1982Witness for the ProsecutionTV movie
age 44 - 1981The Great Muppet CaperMovie
age 43 - 1971The HospitalMovie
age 33
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Last Night in Soho | Movie | 82 | |
| 2017 | Breathe | Movie | 79 | |
| 2006 | The Painted Veil | Movie | 68 | |
| 2001 | Victoria & Albert | TV movie | 63 | |
| 1997 | Rebecca | TV movie | 59 | |
| 1994 | A Good Man in Africa | Movie | 56 | |
| 1987 | A Hazard of Hearts | TV movie | 49 | |
| 1983 | King Lear | TV movie | 45 | |
| 1982 | Evil Under the Sun | Movie | 44 | |
| 1982 | Witness for the Prosecution | TV movie | 44 | |
| 1981 | The Great Muppet Caper | Movie | 43 | |
| 1971 | The Hospital | Movie | 33 |
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Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
1938 age 0
Born1969 age 31
1971 age 33
CreditThe Hospital1981 age 43
CreditThe Great Muppet Caper1982 age 44
CreditEvil Under the Sun1983 age 45
CreditKing Lear1987 age 49
CreditA Hazard of Hearts1994 age 56
CreditA Good Man in Africa1997 age 59
CreditRebecca2001 age 63
CreditVictoria & Albert2006 age 68
CreditThe Painted Veil2017 age 79
CreditBreathe2020 age 82
Died2021 age 82
CreditLast Night in Soho
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Family and influences
Children
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Photos
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Becoming a sex symbol overnight [in The Avengers] shocked me. I didn’t know how to handle it and I kept all the unopened fan mail in the boot of my car because I didn't know how to respond and thought it was rude to throw it away.
Diana Rigg, CC BY-SA 4.0
That was my first battle with male authority. I discovered after a while in The Avengers that I was earning less than the cameraman. I made a bit of a song and dance about it and demanded more. I was ahead of the game, in that respect, because nobody backed me up. There was no sisterhood. In those days, you were on your own.
Diana Rigg, CC BY-SA 4.0
Obviously, it's great that has happened, and great it was a young audience — terrific [...] That's the nature of my profession. The young, I don't expect them to know about my past, but if, through Game of Thrones, they discover me, that's good.
Diana Rigg, CC BY-SA 4.0
TV appearances
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Facts
Personal details
- Nationalities
- United Kingdom
- Cause of death
- cancer
- Languages
- English, French
- Years active
- 1957–2020
- Education
- Fulneck School, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art


The Painted Veil