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Diana Rigg

Diana Rigg

Acting
20 Jul 1938
10 Sept 2020
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (20 July 1938 - 10 September 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. Rigg made her professional stage debut in 1957 ...

Also Known As

Dame Diana Rigg, Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, Дайана Ригг, دایانا ریگ

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