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| image = Diana Rigg.jpg | | image = Diana Rigg.jpg | ||
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| birth date = [[20 July (people)|20 July]] [[1938 (people)|1938]] | |||
| role = [[Winifred Gillyflower]] | | role = [[Winifred Gillyflower]] | ||
| job title = [[Actor]] | | job title = [[Actor]] | ||
| story = ''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]'' | | story = ''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]'' | ||
| time = | | time = 2013 | ||
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| imdb = 0001671 | | imdb = 0001671 | ||
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'''Dame Diana Rigg''' portrayed [[Winifred Gillyflower]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]''. Her daughter, [[Rachael Stirling]], portrayed her character's daughter. She was also the first Dame Commander to appear in ''Doctor Who'' (and the first to have such an honourific included in her on-screen credit). | '''Dame Diana Rigg''' (born [[20 July (people)|20 July]] [[1938 (people)|1938]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/diana-rigg.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>) portrayed [[Winifred Gillyflower]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]''. Her daughter, [[Rachael Stirling]], portrayed her character's daughter. She was also the first Dame Commander to appear in ''Doctor Who'' (and the first to have such an honourific included in her on-screen credit). | ||
Diana Rigg is best known for playing Emma Peel in the [[Sydney Newman]]-created series ''[[The Avengers]]'', and as Tracy in the [[James Bond]] film ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'', although she has a large resume of distinguished film, stage and TV roles. She was the fourth ''Game of Thrones'' actor to appear in Series 7 after [[David Bradley]], [[Liam Cunningham]] and [[Tobias Menzies]]. | Diana Rigg is best known for playing Emma Peel in the [[Sydney Newman]]-created series ''[[The Avengers]]'', and as Tracy in the [[James Bond]] film ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'', although she has a large resume of distinguished film, stage and TV roles. She was the fourth ''Game of Thrones'' actor to appear in Series 7 after [[David Bradley]], [[Liam Cunningham]] and [[Tobias Menzies]]. | ||
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Revision as of 09:10, 10 April 2020
Dame Diana Rigg (born 20 July 1938[1]) portrayed Winifred Gillyflower in the Doctor Who television story The Crimson Horror. Her daughter, Rachael Stirling, portrayed her character's daughter. She was also the first Dame Commander to appear in Doctor Who (and the first to have such an honourific included in her on-screen credit).
Diana Rigg is best known for playing Emma Peel in the Sydney Newman-created series The Avengers, and as Tracy in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, although she has a large resume of distinguished film, stage and TV roles. She was the fourth Game of Thrones actor to appear in Series 7 after David Bradley, Liam Cunningham and Tobias Menzies.
The character of Athena James in the 2016 Fourth Doctor comic book miniseries Gaze of the Medusa was drawn to resemble Rigg as she appeared in the 1960s.
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