Portrait of Diana Rigg

Acting

Diana Rigg

Career

Active from 1961 to 2020, busiest in 1969 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
29
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Avengers
The Avengers
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Diana Rigg Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.1
  • Tech & Humanity
    1.0, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Period Piece 4
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Emotional Depth 3
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • British Humor 2
  • British History 2
  • Historical Romance 2
  • Emotional Journey 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 71
Last Night in Soho
Last Night in Soho (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ms. Collins

The Snail and the Whale
The Snail and the Whale (2020)
GoodWatch score 68

as Narrator (voice)

Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus (2020)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Mother Dorothea

All Creatures Great & Small
All Creatures Great & Small (2020)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Mrs Pumphrey

2010s

9 titles ยท average score 71
Breathe
Breathe (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lady Neville

A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (2017)
GoodWatch score 75

as Aunt Diana

Victoria
Victoria (2016)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Duchess of Buccleuch

You, Me and the Apocalypse
You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Sutton / Sutton (voice)

The Honourable Rebel
The Honourable Rebel (2015)

as Narrator

Professor Branestawm Returns
Professor Branestawm Returns (2015)

as Lady Pagwell

Detectorists
Detectorists (2014)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show ยท as Veronica

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mayor Pink Panda (voice)

Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (2011)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Olenna Tyrell

2000s

9 titles ยท average score 73
The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mother Superior

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Mrs Gillyflower

Extras
Extras (2005)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Diana Rigg

Heidi
Heidi (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

as Grandmamma

Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Charles II: The Power and The Passion (2003)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Queen Henrietta Maria

Victoria & Albert
Victoria & Albert (2001)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Baroness Lehzen

Victoria & Albert
Victoria & Albert (2001)
GoodWatch score 76

as Baroness Lehzen

Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind (2001)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Jill Craig

In the Beginning
In the Beginning (2000)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Mature Rebeccah

1990s

14 titles ยท average score 59
Parting Shots
Parting Shots (1999)
GoodWatch score 43

as Lisa

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (1998)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Adela Bradley

The American
The American (1998)
GoodWatch score 56

as Madame de Bellegarde

Rebecca
Rebecca (1997)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Mrs. Danvers

Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah (1996)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show ยท as Mara

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Mrs Golightly

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mrs. Golightly

The Haunting of Helen Walker
The Haunting of Helen Walker (1995)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mrs. Grose

A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa (1994)
GoodWatch score 29

as Chloe Fanshawe

Running Delilah
Running Delilah (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

as Judith

Genghis Cohn
Genghis Cohn (1993)
GoodWatch score 56

as Baroness Frieda von Stangel

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris (1992)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mme. Colbert

1980s

16 titles ยท average score 69
Mother Love
Mother Love (1989)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Helena Vesey

Unexplained Laughter
Unexplained Laughter (1989)

as Lydia

Snow White
Snow White (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

as Evil Queen

A Hazard of Hearts
A Hazard of Hearts (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lady Harriet Vulcan

The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

as Constance Hardbroom

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Frieda von Stangel

King Lear
King Lear (1983)
GoodWatch score 68

as Regan

Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

as Christine Vole

Little Eyolf
Little Eyolf (1982)

as Rita Allmers

Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler (1981)

as Hedda Gabler

The Great Muppet Caper
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lady Holiday

The Marquise
The Marquise (1980)

as The Marquise Eloise

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 61
The Serpent Son
The Serpent Son (1979)

TV show ยท as Clytemnestra

A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music (1977)
GoodWatch score 32

as Charlotte Mittelheim

Three Piece Suite
Three Piece Suite (1977)

TV show ยท as Various Characters

Three Piece Suite
Three Piece Suite (1977)

as Various Roles

In This House of Brede
In This House of Brede (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

as Dame Philippa

Affairs of the Heart
Affairs of the Heart (1974)

TV show ยท as Grace Gracedew

Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood (1973)
GoodWatch score 80

as Edwina Lionheart

Diana
Diana (1973)

TV show ยท as Diana Smythe

The Hospital
The Hospital (1971)
GoodWatch score 78

as Barbara Drummond

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (1970)
GoodWatch score 46

as Portia

1960s

10 titles ยท average score 67
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tracy Di Vicenzo

The Assassination Bureau
The Assassination Bureau (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sonya Winter

Minikillers
Minikillers (1969)

as Woman tourist

The Diadem
The Diadem (1969)

as Secret Agent

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

as Helena

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Rita Allmers

The Hothouse
The Hothouse (1964)

as Anita Fender

Our Man in the Caribbean
Our Man in the Caribbean (1964)

as Francy (archive footage)

Festival
Festival (1963)

TV show ยท as Adriana, Wife to Antipholus of Ephesus

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Emma Peel

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 76
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Anita Fender

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Christine