Diana Rigg was an English actress on the stage screen. She made her professional stage debut in 1957 in The Caucasian Chalk Circle and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1959.
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She made her Broadway debut in Abelard & Heloise in 1971. Her role as Emma Peel made her a sex symbol. For the role in Medea, both in London and New York, she won the 1974 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She was made a CBE in 1988 and a Dame in 1994 for services to drama.
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Rigg was a patron of International Care & Relief and was many years the public face of Charity’s child-sponsored scheme. She was also chancellor of the University of Stirling, a ceremonial rather than an executive role, and she was succeeded by James Naughtie when her 10-year term of office ended on July 31, 2008.
Diana Rigg Age
How old was Diana Rigg? Diana Rigg was born on July 20, 1938 and died on September 10 2020.
Diana Rigg Height
Diana Rigg stood at a moderate height.
Diana Rigg Nationality
Diana Rigg was an English.
Diana Rigg Education
Diana Rigg was trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1955 to 1957, where her classmates included Glenda Jackson and Sian Philips.


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