Diana Rigg Net Worth
Famous actress Diana Rigg was especially popular in 1960’s when she played Emma Peel in TV series The Avengers where she wore tight leather catsuit and became an idol of the whole generation. She lately experienced a big comeback with her appearance on Game of Thrones. As of 2015, her net worth is amazing $5 million.
Diana was born 20 July 1938 in Doncaster, UK. She eas sent to a boarding school named Moravian School in Fulneck. Later, Rigg studied Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and pursued her dream of becoming a famous actress. In 1950, she had several theatre roles but slowly switched to film. Her role of Emma Peel in The Avenger was a breakthrough. For a long time, this was her most recognized role.
Rigg also played in The Hospital, Parting Shots, Diana, In This House of Brede, and many others. In 2013, she lived through a great comeback when she accepted a role of Olenna Tyrell in a fantasy series Game of Thrones. In one of recent interviews, she spurred a lot of controversy by saying that “Women of my age are still attractive. Men of my age are not.” Well, that’s certainly an interesting opinion.
She dated a married director Philip Saville for several years which created a lot of fuss. Rigg was married twice but both of her marriages ended with divorce. Her first husband was an Israeli painte Menachem Gueffen. In 1982, she married millionaire businessman Archie Stirling. They divorced in 1990.
