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'''Dame Diana Rigg''' (born [[20 July (people)|20 July]] [[1938 (people)|1938]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/diana-rigg.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>-[[10 September (people)|10 September]] [[2020 (people)|2020]]<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2020-09-10/diana-rigg-dead-dies/?fbclid=IwAR1SYvzMYQ92mLqAmia84BJBV4xr2Xcg1p12jqgZlYZpFZ8qThEj10luQJc Radio Times]</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). | '''Dame Diana Rigg''' (born [[20 July (people)|20 July]] [[1938 (people)|1938]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/diana-rigg.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>-[[10 September (people)|10 September]] [[2020 (people)|2020]]<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2020-09-10/diana-rigg-dead-dies/?fbclid=IwAR1SYvzMYQ92mLqAmia84BJBV4xr2Xcg1p12jqgZlYZpFZ8qThEj10luQJc Radio Times]</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 (TV 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 (comic story)|Gaze of the Medusa]]'' was drawn to resemble Rigg as she appeared in the 1960s. | The character of [[Athena James]] in the 2016 [[Fourth Doctor]] comic book miniseries ''[[Gaze of the Medusa (comic story)|Gaze of the Medusa]]'' was drawn to resemble Rigg as she appeared in the 1960s. | ||
