Diana Rigg Bio Height Weight Measurements Bra Size
Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg was born in Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on July 20, 1938, was an English actress. Young Diana Rigg first started her acting career on stage in a play "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" (1957) in role as Natella Abashwili. She made her big screen debut in comedy fantasy film A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) in role as Helena. She got her television debut in ITC drama series The Sentimental Agent (1963) in episode "A Very Desirable Plot", in role as Francy Wilde. Diana breakthrough performance came as Emma Peel in British espionage series The Avengers (1965-1968). She landed her Broadway debut in a play "Abelard and Heloise" (1971) in role as Heloise, at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
Diana Rigg height was 5' 8½" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 174 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight was 128 іn pоunds or 58 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Her body measurements was bust-waist-hip 34-25-36 in inches or 86.5-63.5-91.5 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size was 32B with cup size B.
Diana Rigg
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Birth Date:
July 20, 1938
Died:
September 10, 2020
Nationality:
United Kingdom
Sun Sign:
Cancer
Natural hair color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Dark Brown
Height:
5 ft 8½ in | 174 cm
Weight:
58 kg | 128 lbs
Body Measurements:
34-25-36 in | 86.5-63.5-91.5 cm
Bra Size:
32B
Shoe Size:
9 US | 39.5 EU
Best Movies
She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role as Sister Philippa in drama film In This House of Brede (1975).
She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for her role as Barbara Drummond in absurdist satirical black comedy film The Hospital (1971).
She was nominated for the Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Ms. Alexandra Collins in psychological horror film Last Night in Soho (2021).
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - Teresa "Tracy" di Vicenzo
The Assassination Bureau (1969) - Sonya Winter
Julius Caesar (1970) - Portia
A Little Night Music (1977) - Countess Charlotte Mittelheim
The Great Muppet Caper (1981) - Lady Holiday
King Lear (1983) - Regan
The Painted Veil (2006) - Mother Superior
Breathe (2017) - Lady Neville
Best TV Shows
She was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Emma Peel in British espionage television series The Avengers (1965-1968).
She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role as Mrs. Danvers in drama miniseries Rebecca (1997).
She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role as Baroness Lehzen in BBC historical television serial Victoria & Albert (2001).
She was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series and two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series for her role as Olenna Tyrell in HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2013-2017).
She won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her role as Helena Vesey in BBC drama series Mother Love (1989).
Diana (1973-1974) NBC - Diana Smythe
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (1998-2000) BBC One - Adela Bradley
Charles II: The Power and the Passion (2003) BBC One - Queen Henrietta Maria
She played Mrs. Winifred Gillyflower in BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2013) in episode "The Crimson Horror".
Detectorists (2015-2017) BBC Four - Veronica
You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015) Sky 1 and NBC - Sutton
Victoria (2017) ITV and PBS - Duchess of Buccleuch
All Creatures Great and Small (2020) Channel 5 and PBS - Mrs. Pumphrey
Black Narcissus (2020) BBC One and FX - Mother Dorothea
Facts
Attended Fulneck Girls School in a Moravian settlement near Pudsey.
Studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Had brother, Hugh.
She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role as Medea in a play "Medea" (1994), at Longacre Theatre.
She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for her role as Célimène in a play "The Misanthrope" (1975), at St. James Theatre.
She was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Mrs. Higgins in a musical "My Fair Lady" (2018), at Vivian Beaumont Theatre.
She won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Martha in a play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1996-1997).
She won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Mother Courage in a play "Mother Courage and Her Children?" (1995).
She was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Agrippina in a play "Britannicus" (1998).
She was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Phaedra in a play "Phaedra" (1998).
She was awarded the 2014 Will Award, presented by the Shakespeare Theatre Company.
She was made the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1994.
Diana died on September 10, 2020, London, United Kingdom, at the age of 82.
Spouse
She was married to:
Archie Stirling (1982-1990) they had one daughter, Rachael Stirling
Menachem Gueffen (1973-1976)
Relationships
She dated director Philip Saville in the 1960s.