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Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, is an English actress. She played Emma Peel in the TV series The Avengers (1965–68) and Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones (2013–17). 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.
Birth Name
Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg
Born
Wednesday, 20 July 1938
Died
Thursday, 10 September 2020
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall | Self | 2022 |
| Last Night in Soho | Ms. Collins | 2021 |
| Die Unbeugsamen | Emma Peel | 2021 |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Black Narcissus | Mother Dorothea | 2020 |
| All Creatures Great and Small | Mrs Pumphrey | 2020 |
| The Snail and the Whale | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2019 |
| The 72nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2018 |
| A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong | Aunt Diana / Narrator | 2017 |
| Breathe | Lady Neville | 2017 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall | Self | 2022 |
| Last Night in Soho | Ms. Collins | 2021 |
| Die Unbeugsamen | Emma Peel | 2021 |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Black Narcissus | Mother Dorothea | 2020 |
| All Creatures Great and Small | Mrs Pumphrey | 2020 |
| The Snail and the Whale | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2019 |
| The 72nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2018 |
| A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong | Aunt Diana / Narrator | 2017 |
| Breathe | Lady Neville | 2017 |
| Becoming Bond | Self | 2017 |
| Victoria | Duchess of Buccleuch | 2016 |
| Professor Branestawm Returns | Lady Pagwell | 2015 |
| The Honourable Rebel | Narrator | 2015 |
| You, Me and the Apocalypse | Sutton | 2015 |
| Red Nose Day | Self | 2015 |
| Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Mayor Pink Panda | 2014 |
| Outlander | Emma Peel | 2014 |
| Detectorists | Veronica | 2014 |
| The Sixties | Emma Peel | 2013 |
| Everything or Nothing | Tracy | 2012 |
| London: The Modern Babylon | Self / Actrice | 2012 |
| Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self | 2011 |
| The Jonathan Ross Show | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Game of Thrones | Olenna Tyrell | 2011 |
| The Painted Veil | Mother Superior | 2006 |
| The Agatha Christie Code | Arlena Stuart Marshall | 2005 |
| Heidi | Grandmamma | 2005 |
| Extras | Diana Rigg | 2005 |
| Doctor Who | Mrs. Gillyflower | 2005 |
| The Paul O'Grady Show | Herself - Guest (as Dame Diana Rigg) | 2004 |
| The Last King | Queen Henrietta Maria | 2003 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
| Best Ever Bond | Tracy Vincenzo | 2002 |
| Bond Girls Are Forever | Tracy Di Vicenzo (archive footage) / Tracy Di Vicenzo | 2002 |
| Timeshift | Emma Peel (archive footage) / Herself - Speaking in 1969 (archive footage) | 2002 |
| Murder in Mind | Jill Craig | 2001 |
| In the Beginning | Mature Rebeccah | 2000 |
| Loose Women | Herself (as Dame Diana Rigg) | 1999 |
| Parting Shots | Lisa | 1999 |
| After They Were Famous | Emma Peel (archive footage) | 1999 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Emma Peel | 1999 |
| The American | Madame de Bellegarde | 1998 |
| The Mrs Bradley Mysteries | Adela Bradley | 1998 |
| Heat of the Sun | Self - Mystery Presenter | 1998 |
| Richard and Judy Exclusive | Self | 1997 |
| Rebecca | Mrs. Danvers | 1997 |
| The Evening Standard Drama Awards | Self | 1996 |
| The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders | Mrs. Golightly | 1996 |
| The Haunting of Helen Walker | Mrs. Grose | 1995 |
| Zoya | Evgenia | 1995 |
| A Good Man in Africa | Chloe Fanshawe / Chloe | 1994 |
| The 48th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 1994 |
| Genghis Cohn | Baroness Frieda von Stangel / Frieda von Stangel | 1994 |
| Running Delilah | Judith | 1993 |
| Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris | Mme. Colbert | 1992 |
| Masterchef | Self | 1990 |
| Avonlea | Lady Blackwell | 1990 |
| Mother Love | Helena Vesey | 1989 |
| Edinburgh Nights | Self | 1989 |
| Black Leather Jacket | Emma Peel (segment "Death at Bargain Prices") | 1989 |
| The Play on One | Lydia | 1988 |
| A Hazard of Hearts | Lady Harriet Vulcan | 1987 |
| Snow White | Evil Queen | 1987 |
| The Worst Witch | Miss Hardbroom / Constance Hardbroom | 1986 |
| Affairs of the Heart | Grace Gracedew | 1983 |
| King Lear | Regan | 1983 |
| Witness for the Prosecution | Christine Vole | 1982 |
| Wogan | Herself - Guest | 1982 |
| Evil Under the Sun | Arlena Stuart Marshall | 1982 |
| The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' | Arlena Stuart Marshall / Self | 1982 |
| The Great Muppet Caper | Lady Holiday | 1981 |
| Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House | Lady Honoria Dedlock | 1981 |
| The Marquise | Eloise (The Marquise) | 1980 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley | Self | 1979 |
| The South Bank Show | Self / (archive footage) | 1978 |
| A Little Night Music | Charlotte Mittelheim | 1977 |
| The New Avengers | Emma Peel | 1976 |
| The 30th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Co-Host & Presenter | 1976 |
| In This House of Brede | Dame Philippa / Philippa | 1975 |
| Affairs of the Heart | Grace Gracedew | 1974 |
| Diana | Diana Smythe | 1973 |
| Theater of Blood | Edwina Lionheart | 1973 |
| The Hospital | Barbara Drummond | 1971 |
| Parkinson | Self - Guest / Self | 1971 |
| Great Performances | Lady Holiday | 1971 |
| Julius Caesar | Portia | 1970 |
| On Her Majesty's Secret Service | Tracy / Tracy Di Vicenzo | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| The Assassination Bureau | Sonya Winter | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Liz Jardine | 1969 |
| minikillers | Karate Journalist | 1969 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Helena | 1968 |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 1968 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
| NBC Experiment in Television | Self | 1967 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Rita Allmers | 1965 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| Vergißmeinnicht | Self | 1964 |
| The Sentimental Agent | Francy Wilde | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Guest | 1961 |
| The Avengers | Emma Peel / Lola | 1961 |
| Armchair Theatre | Anita Fender | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Bianca | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2002 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 1997 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
| 1975 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy | Nominated |
| 1972 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1968 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series | Nominated |
| 1967 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series | Nominated |
