(Dame) Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg was born on 20 July 1938, in Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England to Beryl Hilda and Louis Rigg, and is best known as the actress who played Tracy in the Bond film ‘‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’’, and Olenna Tyrell in the TV series ‘‘Game of Thrones’’.
So just how rich is Diana Rigg as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, this actress has a net worth of $10 million, with her wealth being accumulated from her almost five decades- long career in the previously mentioned field.
Diana Rigg Net Worth $10 Million
Rigg spent some time during her formative years in India, and speaks Hindi as her second language. She attended Moravian School, located in Fulneck and went on to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Prior to acting in movies and on television, Diana began in theatre, and made her debut as Natasha Abashwilli in ‘‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’’ at the York Festival in 1957. She made her silver screen debut with a minor role in ‘‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’’ in 1959, and went on to work on several television series, in which she’d usually get support roles and remain for one or two episodes. In 1965, she began portraying Emma Peel / Lola in ‘‘The Avengers’’, which was nominated for four Primetime Emmy awards, and which won a Special Award given by BAFTA. Then in 1968, she worked on one more version of ‘‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’’, playing Helena, one of the major characters. In the next year, Rigg starred in ‘‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’’, a movie from the James Bond franchise – acting in such a prominent project played a significant role in Rigg’s career, especially as the film was nominated for a Golden Globe award, altogether boosting her net worth.
In 1973, Diana began playing the main character of ‘‘Diana’’, Diana Smythe; the US comedy series received a generally positive response which raised her international profile. In 1977 she played one of the main characters in ‘‘A Little Night Music’’, side by side with Elizabeth Taylor; the movie won an Oscar, despite receiving mediocre reviews from the critics. As of 1985, she starred in ‘‘Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House’’, which won three awards including BAFTA TV Award and was additionally nominated for more. Two years after that, she landed another major role, in ‘‘Snow White’’, and worked side by side with Billy Barty and Sarah Patterson. Remaining busy in the following period, Rigg worked on numerous projects, most importantly in ‘‘Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris’’, which received a generally positive response from the audience in 1992, and in 1998 she starred in ‘‘The Mrs Bradley Mysteries’’. In 2006, Rigg appeared in ‘‘The Painted Veil’’, a critically appraised drama romance movie that won a Golden Globe Award and 10 more, again boosting her net worth.
Diana then went on hiatus for several years, until reappearing in 2013 as a guest star in an episode of the long-running UK TV series ‘‘Doctor Who’’, and during the same year began working on ‘‘Game Of Thrones’’, a critically acclaimed drama mystery television series, in which she got the part of Lady Olenna Tyrell. Her acting skills in the series received considerable critical acclaim, and her performance earned her several nominations including Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. When it comes to her latest projects, Rigg joined the cast of ‘‘Victoria’’, a history drama television series that achieved success with the audience. To conclude, Rigg has had more than 60 acting gigs.
In her private life, Diana was married to Menachem Gueffen from 1973 until 1976, and later on to Archibald Stirling, with whom she has a daughter, Rachel, born in 1977. Diana has been openly critical of feminism for years now; she is a patron of International Care & Relief.
