What Was Diana Rigg Cause of Death?

Diana Rigg died at her daughter’s home in London on September 10, 2020, aged 83. Her daughter Rachael Stirling said the cause of death was cancer, which had been diagnosed in March.

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.

Rigg was a patron of International Care & Relief and was many years the public face of Charity’s child-sponsored scheme.

Rigg 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.