Diana Rigg

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Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (July 20, 1938 – September 10, 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 in The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1959. She made her Broadway debut in the 1971 production of Abelard & Heloise. Her film roles include Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968); Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); Lady Holiday in The Great Muppet Caper (1981); and Arlena Marshall in Evil Under the Sun (1982). She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC miniseries Mother Love (1989), and an Emmy Award for her role as Mrs. Danvers in an adaptation of Rebecca (1997). Her other television credits include You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015), Detectorists (2015), and the Doctor Who episode "The Crimson Horror" (2013) with her daughter, Rachael Stirling.

Most Popular Diana Rigg Trailers

Total trailers found: 50

Breathe Trailer (2017)

13 October 2017

Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.

Little Eyolf Trailer (1982)

19 July 1982

Alfred Allmers has spent his whole life writing a book on "responsibility," a luxury he can afford as a result of his marriage to the wealthy and beautiful Rita.

Genghis Cohn Trailer (1993)

09 November 1993

In the midst of World War II, Nazi officer Otto Schatz declares the execution of Jewish music-hall comedian Genghis Cohn.

Heidi Trailer (2005)

19 August 2005

Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service Trailer (1969)

18 December 1969

With the help of Marc-Ange Draco, head of the Unione Corse crime syndicate, and Draco's troubled daughter Tracy, James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Stravro Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss Alps, where he is training an army of beautiful, lethal women.

Last Night in Soho Trailer (2021)

21 October 2021

A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer.

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

Director Guy Hamilton and several of the stars of Agatha Christie's "Evil Under The Sun" walk you through the making of the film.

The World of Jim Henson Trailer (1994)

23 November 1994

In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a five-season run on ABC of The Muppet Show to several theatrically released films, including five Muppet movies, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth.

The American Trailer (1998)

26 December 1998

After the horror of the Civil War, 'ignorant' Christopher Newman made his fortune. He travels to France is search of cultural treasures.

The Painted Veil Trailer (2006)

09 December 2006

A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.

Parting Shots Trailer (1999)

14 May 1999

Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only three months to live.

The Assassination Bureau Trailer (1969)

09 March 1969

In 1908 London, a women's rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an organization that kills for justice.

Evil Under the Sun Trailer (1982)

05 March 1982

An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.

The Marquise Trailer (1980)

07 September 1980

The only period comedy written by Noel Coward. France, 1736. Two distinguished families are celebrating the engagement of their children.

The Hothouse Trailer (1964)

13 December 1964

Tycoon husband Harry Fender, who has built up the supermarket business from the time he was a delivery boy in his teens - is now over forty and obsessed with developing the exotic plants in his hothouse.

The Worst Witch Trailer (1986)

22 October 1986

Mildred is one of the young girls at a prestigious witch academy. She can't seem to do anything right and is picked on by classmates and teachers.

Snow White Trailer (1987)

04 December 1987

A prince, seeking the greatest treasure, stumbles upon seven little men guarding a coffin. They tell him the story of Snow White, a beautiful princess who was forced to run away from home after her jealous stepmother tried to have her killed.

Unexplained Laughter Trailer (1989)

25 April 1989

Lydia is unlucky in love and retreats to the Welsh countryside with her friend Betty. But the beautiful scenery holds its own humour and passion.

The Snail and the Whale Trailer (2020)

21 October 2020

A half hour animated film for all the family based on the much-loved book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

A Hazard of Hearts Trailer (1987)

27 December 1987

In a desperate bid to cover his debts, compulsive gambler Sir Giles Staverley stakes his estate and his daughter's hand on a game of chance.

Witness for the Prosecution Trailer (1982)

04 December 1982

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

The Hospital Trailer (1971)

14 December 1971

Dr. Bock, the chief of medicine at a Manhattan hospital, is suicidal after the collapse of his personal life.

King Lear Trailer (1983)

03 April 1983

An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.

The Great Muppet Caper Trailer (1981)

26 June 1981

Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen.

Julius Caesar Trailer (1970)

04 June 1970

All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, and the resulting war between the faction led by the assassins and the faction led by Mark Anthony.

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris Trailer (1992)

27 December 1992

Ada Harris, a London charwoman in the 1950's, sees a Dior dress and decides that she's going to own one.

Theatre of Blood Trailer (1973)

16 March 1973

A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.

Three Piece Suite Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Miniseries comprising short plays featuring Diana Rigg and guests.

Running Delilah Trailer (1994)

22 March 1994

Top agent Delilah dies in a risky mission against weapons dealer Kasharian, but she's revived with high-tech medicine and artificial body parts.

A Good Man in Africa Trailer (1994)

14 July 1994

Morgan Leafy is a secretary to the British High Commissioner to an Africa nation. Leafy is a man that makes himself useful to his boss, the snobbish Arthur Fanshawe, who has no clue about what's going on around him, but who wants to use his secretary to carry on his dirty work, which involves getting one of the most powerful men in the country to do business with his country.

In This House of Brede Trailer (1975)

27 February 1975

Philippa Talbot is a talented London businesswoman who has decided to give up her position and power to become a nun.

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Trailer (2003)

03 April 2003

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form.

A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer (1968)

30 September 1968

Peter Hall's film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, filmed in and around an English country house and starring actors from the Royal Shakespeare Company.

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders Trailer (1996)

13 October 1996

After being born in prison, Moll Flanders wends her way through the top and bottom of 18th-century English society, has five husbands and many male and female lovers, travels to America and back again, and in general discovers all that is cruel and sweet in life.

Victoria & Albert Trailer (2001)

26 August 2001

The passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's lengthy marriage. Beginning in 1837, the year of King William IV's death and 18-year-old Victoria's ascension to the throne, the series charts the tumultuous period in 19th Century England where Victoria comes to terms with the enormous duties that lay ahead of her, while also falling deeply in love with her beloved Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong Trailer (2017)

30 December 2017

The Mischief Theatre Company return as the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society who are this time determined to ignore a BBC blacklisting by hijacking a live production of Charles Dickens' famous festive fable.

Professor Branestawm Returns Trailer (2015)

24 December 2015

When Lady Pagwell dies, leaving a legacy to fund local inventing, Professor Branestawm thinks his money troubles are over.

Danielle Steel's Zoya Trailer (1997)

26 July 1997

A young Russian countess escapes the 1917 revolution and, despite hardship, makes a new life for herself in America.

Minikillers Trailer (1969)

03 January 1969

W Germany/Spain co-feature short in which Diana Rigg capitalising on her role as Mrs Peel in The Aves

A Little Night Music Trailer (1977)

30 September 1977

A tangled web of affairs is weaved around actress Desirée Armfeldt and the men who love her: lawyer Fredrik Egerman and Count Carl-Magnus Malcom.

Black Leather Jacket Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

Based upon Mick Farren's book,'The Black Leather Jacket', this documentary explores the history of this garment from it's utilitarian beginnings through to it's 'bad boy' reputation and considers whether it has now become emasculated by pop culture.

The Diadem Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

Secret agent Emma has to carry out a special assignment in Germany. Her job is to protect a mysterious box, the key to which she wears as a chain around her neck.

Hedda Gabler Trailer (1981)

03 March 1981

Stuck in a loveless marriage to intellectual George Tesman, the ambitious Hedda Gabler hungers for a life her husband can't provide.

Our Man in the Caribbean Trailer (1964)

01 January 1964

A compilation of two episodes from two separate but connected series: "The Sentimental Agent" (106, Man of the World) and "A Very Desirable Plot" (109, The Sentimental Agent).

The Haunting of Helen Walker Trailer (1995)

03 December 1995

TV remake of the Henry James' classic tale "Turn of the Screw", with changes in location and character names.

Shot On Ice Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

A short documentary produced by the Ford Motor Company about the stock car rally on ice sequence in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).

The Honourable Rebel Trailer (2015)

04 December 2015

A docu-drama about the life of the Hon. Elizabeth Montagu, a spy, screenwriter and worker in British cinema for Alexander Korda.

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC Trailer (2015)

08 November 2015

From the BBC archives, before their talents were recognised by royal decree, the early work and career defining moments of Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg and Helen Mirren.

Swiss Movement Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

Documentary short about the making of On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) in Switzerland with a particular focus on the principal actors and the Piz Gloria mountain top setting.

The Lark Ascending Trailer (2012)

13 January 2012

Dame Diana Rigg explores the enduring popularity of The Lark Ascending by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.