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Rigg is making her LCT debut in Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady. Broadway: Medea (Tony Award), The Misanthrope (Tony, Drama Desk nominations), Abelard and Heloise (Tony nom.). Off-Broadway: Britannicus and Phaedra (BAM).
Previous national tour is include Colette, King Lear. London theater credits include West End: Pygmalion (Mrs. Higgins, 2011/Eliza Doolittle, 1974), Honour, Suddenly, Last Summer, Follies, Heartbreak House, Night and Day, Macbeth, Abelard and Heloise; National Theatre: Macbeth, Phaedra, Humble Boy, Mother Courage and her Children, The Misanthrope, Jumpers; Almeida Theatre: Britannicus, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (also West End), Medea (also West End), Phaedra; and RSC: Twelfth Night, King Lear.
In film, Breathe, The Honourable Rebel, The Hospital, The Painted Veil, Heidi, Parting Shots, A Good Man in Africa, Snow White, Evil Under the Sun, The Great Muppet Caper, A Little Night Music, Theatre of Blood, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Assassination Bureau, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Extensive TV credits include PBS Masterpiece's "Victoria" (currently), "Game of Thrones" (three Emmy noms.), "Extras," "Victoria & Albert" (Emmy nom.), "The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries," "Rebecca" (Emmy Award), "Screen Two" (Cable Ace Award), "Mother Love" (BAFTA Award), "Bleak House," "Diana," "The Avengers." Author: "No Turn Unstoned," "So to the Land."
Rigg owns a chateau in France and is a dry-fly fisherwoman who has caught a 24.5-pound salmon, which she considers her greatest achievement to date. Chancellor of Stirling University (1997-2007). Named a Commander of the British Empire in 1988 and a Dame of the British Empire in 1994.
Diana Rigg, My Fair Lady
Diana Rigg, My Fair Lady
Diana RiggBritannicus and Phedre
Diana RiggWho's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
Diana RiggWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Diana RiggMother Courage
Diana RiggMother Courage And Her Children
Diana Rigg , Medea
Diana RiggMedea
Diana Rigg, The Misanthrope
Diana Rigg, Abelard and Heloise
Diana Rigg has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
Diana Rigg has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.
Diana Rigg's first West End show was Follies which opened in 1987
Diana Rigg has been nominated for several awards throughout her career. She was nominated for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for her role in "My Fair Lady." She also received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for the same production. In addition, Rigg has been nominated for Best Actress at the Olivier Awards for her performances in "Britannicus," "Phedre," "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?," "Mother Courage And Her Children," and "Medea." She also received the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress at the Evening Standard Awards for her roles in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," "Mother Courage," and "Medea." Rigg's nominations also include Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Medea" and "The Misanthrope." She received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Medea" and "Abelard and Heloise."
Diana Rigg has won several awards throughout her career. She received the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress at the Evening Standard Awards for her performances in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "Mother Courage." She also won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for her role in "Medea." Additionally, she was honored with another Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress at the Evening Standard Awards for her performance in "Medea."
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