Is Diana Rigg dead or alive?

Is Diana Rigg dead or alive?

Dame Diana Rigg: Avengers, Bond and Game of Thrones actress dies at 82. Actress Dame Diana Rigg, famous for roles including Emma Peel in TV series The Avengers and Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones, has died at the age of 82. Her daughter, actress Rachael Stirling, said she died of cancer, after being diagnosed in March ...

What was the last role Diana Rigg played?

Black Narcissus was not Diana's final role, although it was her last appearance in a television drama. Dame Diana died in September aged 82, from lung cancer. However, before her illness, she had filmed several roles, including that of Sister Ruth for Black Narcissus.

What did Diana Rigg appear in?

Danvers in a 1997 adaptation of Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca, and the title role in the BBC miniseries The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries (1998–99). Rigg played Queen Henrietta Maria in the miniseries The Last King (2003). In 2006 she appeared on the big screen as a nun in The Painted Veil, adapted from the novel by W.

Where did Diana Rigg come from?

Doncaster, United Kingdom Diana Rigg/Local de nascimento

How old was Diana Rigg when she died?

• In her 70s, Dame Diana joined a long list of distinguished British actors who appeared in the HBO fantasy epic Game of Thrones, gaining an Emmy nomination. And she continued working until shortly before her death, appearing in the new remake of All Creatures Great And Small.

What did Dame Diana Rigg do for a living?

• Dame Diana Rigg enjoyed a long and distinguished acting career on stage, in film and on television. The range of her roles was enormous, from serious drama to high camp. She was the only Bond girl to get 007 to the altar. But for those of a certain generation, she will always be the desirable Emma Peel in The Avengers TV series.

Who was Diana Rigg in Game of Thrones?

• Her four Tony Awards nominations resulted in a win for her searing portrayal in the leading role in the stage play Medea in 1994. Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster Waldau, who played Jaime Lannister, said the actress "always raised the bar with her incredible talent, intelligence and wit. An absolute joy and honour to work with".

What did Diana Rigg do in the Avengers?

• On the small screen, Dame Diana found fame in the 1960s series The Avengers, in which she played secret agent Emma Peel. The role turned her into a sex symbol overnight, which she was not comfortable with, and she fought against pay disparity by holding out for a £300 a week pay rise to sign onto the second series.