Diana Rigg
Nacimiento : 1938-07-20, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK
Muerte : 2020-09-10
Historia
Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (20 July 1938 - 10 September 2020) was an English actress. She played Emma Peel in the TV series The Avengers (1965-1968) and Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones (2013-2017). She has also had a career in theatre, including playing the title role in Medea, both in London and New York, for which she won the 1994 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 made her professional stage debut in 1957 in The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1959. She made her Broadway debut in the 1971 production of Abelard & Heloise. Her film roles include Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968); Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); Lady Holiday in The Great Muppet Caper (1981); and Arlena Marshall in Evil Under the Sun (1982). She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC miniseries Mother Love (1989), and an Emmy Award for her role as Mrs. Danvers in an adaptation of Rebecca (1997). Her other television credits include You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015), Detectorists (2015), and the Doctor Who episode "The Crimson Horror" (2013) with her daughter, Rachael Stirling.
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Ms. Collins
Thriller psicológico sobre una joven apasionada por la moda que misteriosamente puede entrar en la década de 1960, donde se encuentra con su ídolo, un atractivo aspirante a cantante. Pero el Londres de los sesenta no es lo que parece, y el tiempo comenzará a desmoronarse con sombrías consecuencias.
Narrator (voice)
Una película animada de media hora para toda la familia basada en el libro escrito por Julia Donaldson e ilustrado por Axel Scheffler. The Snail and the Whale es el clásico que nos muestra un caracol joven inquieto que tiene ambiciones de viajar por el mundo. Los otros caracoles piensan que debería quedarse, pero hace un llamado para un "Ascensor buscado en todo el mundo". ¡Finalmente su llamada es respondida por una gran ballena jorobada gris-azul! Ella se marcha con él a través de los mares. En su viaje, el caracol y la ballena descubren enormes icebergs y tierras lejanas, montañas ardientes y arenas doradas. El caracol está encantado con el maravilloso mundo que la rodea, hasta que se da cuenta de lo pequeño que la hace sentir.
Aunt Diana/Narrator
Peter Pan Goes Wrong: The Olivier Award-winning Mischief Theatre brings Peter Pan Goes Wrong to the small screen. As part of a commitment to community theatre, The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, an amateur dramatics group, has been commissioned to recreate the JM Barrie classic as part of the festive season programming. But can they pull it off? Christmas Carol Goes Wrong: The Olivier Award-winning Mischief Theatre Company return to the small screen with their take on Dickens's famous festive fable. As the Cornley gang try to make the show work on television, they soon realise they are completely out of their depth, with no idea how to direct a live studio or handle the special effects. Worse still, their internal rivalries are revealed on television, while an angry professional cast tries to get back into the studio.
Aunt Diana
The Mischief Theatre Company return as the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society who are this time determined to ignore a BBC blacklisting by hijacking a live production of Charles Dickens' famous festive fable. Yet they struggle with studio direction and special effects, and trying to keep a professional cast at bay.
Lady Neville
Robín, es un joven atractivo, brillante y aventurero cuya vida dará un cambio radical cuando la polio lo deje paralizado de por vida.
Lady Pagwell
When Lady Pagwell dies, leaving a legacy to fund local inventing, Professor Branestawm thinks his money troubles are over. But scheming councillor Haggerstone insists an inventing contest be held to decide who gets the cash.
Narrator
A docu-drama about the life of the Hon. Elizabeth Montagu, a spy, screenwriter and worker in British cinema for Alexander Korda.
Mother Superior
Años veinte. Kitty (Naomi Watts) es una joven inglesa de la alta sociedad que, para escapar de su ambiente familiar, se casa con Walter (Edward Norton), un prometedor médico. Ambos se trasladan a Shangai, donde Kitty se enamora de un norteamericano (Liev Schreiber) con el que tiene una aventura. Cuando Walter descubre la infidelidad de su esposa, decide trasladarse con ella a una de las regiones más remotas de China, para intentar luchar contra una mortal epidemia de cólera.
Grandmamma
Heidi es una niña huérfana que vive con su tía Detie desde hace varios años, pero, cuando a Detie le ofrecen un trabajo en Frankfurt, no tiene más remedio que llevar a la niña a vivir con su abuelo paterno. Aunque, al principio, el anciano acepta a regañadientes la presencia de la niña, poco a poco le coge cariño, le enseña las costumbres de la vida en las montañas y la anima a entablar amistad con Pedro, un cabrero de once años que vive cerca. Heidi se siente completamente feliz; pero, de repente, aparece la tía Detie: resulta que una niña llamada Clara, condenada a vivir en una silla de ruedas, busca una acompañante de su misma edad. Heidi tiene que despedirse de su abuelo y emprender un largo viaje a la ciudad.
Herself
Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywood. He soon learned that great films can be restored, fine literature can be kept in print - but historic Broadway performances of the past are the most endangered. They leave only memories that, while more vivid, are more difficult to preserve. In their own words — and not a moment too soon — Broadway: The Golden Age tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. This is the largest cast of legends ever in one film.
Tracy Vincenzo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.
Tracy Di Vicenzo (archive footage)
Documental sobre James Bond presentado por la actriz Maryam d'Abo. Iincluye entrevistas con las chicas Bond que aparecieron a lo largo de las veinte películas, desde "Dr. No" (1962), protagonizada por Ursula Andress, hasta "Muere otro día", protagonizada por Halle Berry.
Baroness Lehzen
The passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's lengthy marriage. Beginning in 1837, the year of King William IV's death and 18-year-old Victoria's ascension to the throne, the series charts the tumultuous period in 19th Century England where Victoria comes to terms with the enormous duties that lay ahead of her, while also falling deeply in love with her beloved Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The marriage and birth of their nine children are featured, as is Albert's frustration by the inactivity he experienced in the early years of his role as Prince Consort.
Lisa
Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only three months to live. After thinking things over, he decides that since he is dying anyway, he will kill or destroy all the people that ever crossed or hurt him during his life - after all, he will be dead anyway long before he can come to trial and get his just desserts from society. Harry hires an assassin to finish himself off in style, and even has time to fall in love with Jill. However, there's just one small problem with Harry's master plan - the cancer diagnosis is totally inaccurate and now he's got a hitman on his trail and several policemen wanting to talk to him about some murders...
Madame de Bellegarde
After the horror of the Civil War, 'ignorant' Christopher Newman made his fortune. He travels to France is search of cultural treasures. He won't get past the Paris nightlife. After an affair with a haughty painter, he falls in love with the daughter of the late marquis de Bellegarde. She was married off and traumatized by her abusive late husband for the family's sake. Her elder brother supports their ruthless mother, but junior Valentin is besotted with the artist and strikes a partnership with Christopher.
Mara
Debido a las ofensas cometidas contra Dios, los israelitas viven como esclavos bajo el dominio de los filisteos. Pero el Señor escucha las plegarias de su pueblo y les envía a un niño llamado Sansón, que llegará tener la fuerza de cien hombres y les ayudará a vencer a sus enemigos. Pronto, la noticia de la descomunal fuerza de Sansón llega a oídos del Rey Hanun y de la bella cortesana Dalila, a la que Sansón salva del ataque de un león.
Mrs. Golightly
After being born in prison, Moll Flanders wends her way through the top and bottom of 18th-century English society, has five husbands and many male and female lovers, travels to America and back again, and in general discovers all that is cruel and sweet in life.
Mrs. Grose
TV remake of the Henry James' classic tale "Turn of the Screw", with changes in location and character names. A live in nanny discovers two children haunted by the spirits and deeds of their former care givers.
Evgenia
Una joven condesa rusa escapa de la revolución de 1917 y, a pesar de todas las penurias, logra construir una nueva vida en América.
Lady Holiday (archive footage)
Episode of Great Performances about Jim Henson
Chloe Fanshawe
Una historia de dinero, sexo, alcohol y vudú en la sábana africana para un filme que, a pesar de contar con reconocidos y consagrados nombres entre su reparto técnico y artístico (el director de la oscarizada "Paseando a Miss Daisy", el director de fotografía habitual de Spielberg y el tambien ganador de un Oscar Sean Connery), obtuvo un rotundo fracaso comercial. La crítica la calificó como poco divertida para ser una comedia y demasiado irreverente para tratarse de un drama.
Judith
Top agent Delilah dies in a risky mission against weapon dealer Kercharian. But she's revived with high-tech medicine and artificial body parts. As invincible superwoman she returns and continues her fight against Kercherian, who's newest deal includes Plutonium from Russia.
Baroness Frieda von Stangel
In the midst of World War II, Nazi officer Otto Schatz declares the execution of Jewish music-hall comedian Genghis Cohn. Many years later, Otto is comfortably retired into the life of a highly respected police commissioner, and is investigating a series of murders when he encounters the ghost of Genghis Cohn. The haunting turns into a taunting, and before he knows it, Schatz is slowly driven mad as he is lured into a trap.
Mme. Colbert
Ada Harris, una viuda de avanzada edad que trabaja en la residencia londinense de Lord Dant, se queda prendada de un vestido de la firma Dior que Lady Dant llevará al baile de coronación. A partir de ese momento su única ilusión será reunir el dinero necesario para poder comprar un vestido de Dior.
Lydia
British Drama Based On a novel
Lady Harriet Vulcan
Jugador compulsivo, sir Giles Staverley es engañado para que el juego de distancia de su casa por su viejo adversario, Lord Harry Wrotham. Como Staverley está angustiada y desesperada, Wrotham le da una última oportunidad - va a apostar todo Staverley ha perdido contra la mano hija Staverley en el matrimonio y su fondo fiduciario de 80.000 guineas. Staverley está de acuerdo y pierde de nuevo, pero incapaz de enfrentarse a su hija, Serena, se suicida. Señor Justin Vulcan, un notorio frío, claro desafíos jugador encabezada Wrotham para la casa y la niña y, para disgusto de Wrotham, gana. Justin ahora se encuentra en posesión de la casa y Serena, pero no tiene idea de qué hacer con ellos. Después de la reunión Serena y darse cuenta de que es mucho más joven y más hermoso de lo que había imaginado, se instala como una huésped en Mandrake, la casa familiar, a pesar del odio a la madre de Justin, Lady Harriet Vulcan. (FILMAFFINITY)
Evil Queen
A prince, seeking the greatest treasure, stumbles upon seven little men guarding a coffin. They tell him the story of Snow White, a beautiful princess who was forced to run away from home after her jealous stepmother tried to have her killed. When she realizes that the girl is still alive and living with the dwarfs, she sets out to destroy her only rival once and for all.
Constance Hardbroom
Mildred is one of the young girls at a prestigious witch academy. She can't seem to do anything right and is picked on by classmates and teachers. The headmistress of the school, Miss Cackle, has an evil twin sister who plans to destroy the school. Can Mildred foil the plan before the Grand Wizard comes to the Academy for a Halloween celebration you'll never forget?!!
Regan
An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.
Christine Vole
Sir Wilfred Robarts, a famed barrister is released from the hospital, where he stayed for two months following his heart attack. Returning to the practise of his lawyer skills, he takes the case of Leonard Vole, an unemployed man who is accused of murdering an elderly lady friend of his, Mrs. Emily French. While Leonard Vole claims he's innocent, although all evidence points to him as the killer, his alibi witness, his cold German wife Christine, instead of entering the court as a witness for the defense, she becomes the witness for the prosecution and strongly claims her husband is guilty of the murder.
Rita Allmers
Alfred Allmers has spent his whole life writing a book on "responsibility," a luxury he can afford as a result of his marriage to the wealthy and beautiful Rita. However, much to Rita's annoyance, his attention isn't always undivided toward her, as Alfred shifts his focus between his book, their son Eyolf, and his half-sister Asta. As Allmers slowly feels trapped in an unfulfilling marriage, emotions and a painful past threaten to boil over into a terrible finale.
Arlena Stuart Marshall
La investigación sobre un diamante falso lleva al detective Hércules Poirot a alojarse en un hotel donde coincide con Arlena, una actriz con un pasado tumultuoso a la que los demás huéspedes parecen odiar.
Self / Arlena Stuart Marshall
Director Guy Hamilton and several of the stars of Agatha Christie's "Evil Under The Sun" walk you through the making of the film.
Lady Holiday
Se ha cometido el robo del siglo y sólo Gustavo, Fozzie y el gran Gonzo están en condiciones de investigar el caso. Nuestros héroes llegan a Londres para entrevistar a Lady Holiday (Diana Rigg), una diseñadora de alta costura a la cual le han robado un collar de diamantes de valor incalculable. Mientras, la rana Gustavo se topa con la encantadora cerdita Miss Peggy y surge el flechazo. Desafortunadamente, el hermano de Lady Holiday (Charles Grodin) también intenta cortejar a la sensual cerdita, para poder implicarla en otro atraco de joyas. Entonces será el momento de que la rana Gustavo y sus amigos limpien el nombre de Peggy y atrapen al verdadero culpable.
Hedda Gabler
Stuck in a loveless marriage to intellectual George Tesman, the ambitious Hedda Gabler hungers for a life her husband can't provide. Then a former flame, the successful Eilert, enters the picture, violence and blackmail aren't far behind.
Charlotte Mittelheim
Musical inspirado en la película de Ingmar Bergman: Sonrisas de una noche de verano. (FILMAFFINITY)
Miniseries comprising short plays featuring Diana Rigg and guests.
Dame Philippa
Philippa Talbot is a talented London businesswoman who has decided to give up her position and power to become a nun. The man who loves her is in shock over her departure from his life. When Philippa arrives at Brede, a cloistered Benedictine monastery, the abbess who was responsible for convincing her to enter this vocation suddenly dies. Her successor is Catherine, a sensitive leader who's the first to tell the newcomer to the community that all nuns are to love without a preference for one over another. This becomes very difficult when Joanna, a young nun, singles Sister Philippa out and grows very attached to her.
Edwina Lionheart
Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price), prestigioso actor de teatro inglés, especializado en los personajes de Shakespeare, se siente muy humillado, cuando el Círculo de Críticos de Londres se niega a concederle un prestigioso galardón. Lleno de ira, planea meticulosamente una insólita venganza: eliminar, uno a uno, a todos los críticos que despreciaron su talento, eligiendo en cada caso un tipo distinto de muerte, todas ellas inspiradas en las obras de Shakespeare.
Barbara Drummond
A Herbert Block (George C. Scott), prestigioso director de un importante hospital de Nueva York, no sólo lo ha abandonado su mujer, sino que además ha perdido el respeto de sus hijos. Por si esto fuera poco, tendrá que afrontar el hecho de que en la clínica se estén produciendo extrañas e inexplicables muertes que han originado manifestaciones de protesta.
Portia
Faltan cuatro años para que Julio Cesar derrote a Pompeyo en la batalla de Farsalia y sea elegido como el dueño de los destinos de la Republica. Estamos en el año 44 antes de Cristo, en Roma. Entre los particios romanos existe el sentimiento de que la dictadura de Cesar acabara en tirania y por ello preparan una conjura para deshacerse de este hombre: Un grupo de conspiradores encabezados por Casio y Casca consiguen que se les una Bruto y deciden acabar con la vida de Cesar.
Tracy Di Vicenzo
Tras la marcha temporal de Connery, el actor australiano George Lazenby toma el relevo en esta nueva aventura del agente británico 007, que en esta ocasión se asocia a un mafioso -con cuya sensual hija Tracy Di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg) se llega a casar-, para unir sus fuerzas en la lucha contra la malvada organización Spectra. Ambientada en los alpes suizos, el malvado Stavro Blofeld -Savalas- amenaza al mundo entero con un malvado plan: desarrollar y lanzar una peligrosa bacteria que podría acabar con millones de personal en todo el planeta. La ausencia del actor escocés y el poco carisma de Lazenby hicieron de esta entrega uno de sus mayores fracasos comerciales, pero en años posteriores no han faltado los defensores que la reivindican como una de las más interesantes de toda la saga.
Sonya Winter
Principios del siglo XX. Una intrépida periodista se propone desmantelar una organización internacional de criminales. Aunque su propósito parece descabellado y muy peligroso, la situación cambia cuando el jefe de la banda se enamora de ella.
W Germany/Spain co-feature short in which Diana Rigg capitalising on her role as Mrs Peel in The Avengers comes into contact with deadly toy dolls
Self
A short documentary produced by the Ford Motor Company about the stock car rally on ice sequence in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).
Geheimagentin
Self
Documentary short about the making of On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) in Switzerland with a particular focus on the principal actors and the Piz Gloria mountain top setting.
Helena
Peter Hall's film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, filmed in and around an English country house and starring actors from the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Anita Fender
Tycoon husband Harry Fender, who has built up the supermarket business from the time he was a delivery boy in his teens - is now over forty and obsessed with developing the exotic plants in his hothouse.
