Diana Rigg
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diana Rigg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Mike Jones's Video Boneyard archive currently preserves 48 physical recordings spanning 1 productions featuring Diana Rigg.
Archival Holdings in The Video Boneyard
The following 1 canonical motion pictures and broadcast master recordings featuring Diana Rigg are preserved in the studio archives:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Director / Studio | The Video Boneyard | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Avengers 48 Copies | Emma Peel | Unknown / ABC Television Limited | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
Complete Career & Landmark Filmography
Major theatrical features, landmark television appearances, and key credited roles across Diana Rigg's historic screen career:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Department / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | The BAFTA Awards | Self | Actor (Television) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Christine | Actor (Television) |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Anita Fender | Actor (Television) |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Host | Actor (Television) |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Emma Peel | Actor (Television) |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | Actor (Television) |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | Actor (Television) |
| 1963 | Festival | Adriana, Wife to Antipholus of Ephesus | Actor (Television) |
| 1964 | Our Man in the Caribbean | Francy (archive footage) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1964 | The Hothouse | Anita Fender | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Rita Allmers | Actor (Television) |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Self | Actor (Television) |
| 1968 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Helena | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1969 | Minikillers | Woman tourist | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1969 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | Tracy Di Vicenzo | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1969 | Shot On Ice | Self | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1969 | Swiss Movement | Self | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1969 | The Assassination Bureau | Sonya Winter | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1969 | The Diadem | Secret Agent | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1970 | Julius Caesar | Portia | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1971 | The Hospital | Barbara Drummond | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel | Self | Actor (Television) |
| 1973 | Diana | Diana Smythe | Actor (Television) |
| 1973 | Theatre of Blood | Edwina Lionheart | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1974 | Affairs of the Heart | Grace Gracedew | Actor (Television) |
| 1975 | In This House of Brede | Dame Philippa | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1977 | A Little Night Music | Charlotte Mittelheim | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1977 | Three Piece Suite | Actor | Actor (Television) |
| 1979 | The Serpent Son | Clytemnestra | Actor (Television) |
| 1980 | Masterpiece Mystery | Self - Host | Actor (Television) |
| 1980 | The Marquise | The Marquise Eloise | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1981 | Hedda Gabler | Hedda Gabler | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1981 | The Great Muppet Caper | Lady Holiday | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1982 | Evil Under the Sun | Arlena Stuart Marshall | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1982 | Little Eyolf | Rita Allmers | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1982 | The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' | Self / Arlena Stuart Marshall | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1982 | Witness for the Prosecution | Christine Vole | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self - Guest | Actor (Television) |
| 1983 | King Lear | Regan | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1985 | Bleak House | Lady Honoria Dedlock | Actor (Television) |