I hope there's a tinge of disgrace about me. Hopefully, there's one good scandal left in me yet.
I made a bit of a stink. At the time, it was considered very bad form.
Maybe at this stage in my career, it's from that younger generation that I have most to learn.
They do say that the profession gets increasingly difficult, but my career seems to have been inside out. I'm playing the biggest parts now that I'm older. That's probably right, because I wasn't ready for them before.
We were both from the north,' she says. 'We cut to the quick and didn't take any rubbish. And besides, there's the fact that he did love me.
Yes, well, you are quite camp, so I guess that he could see the point of you.
In March 2006, Rigg joined fellow actors Judi Dench and Vanessa Redgrave in writng a letter to The Times newspaper. The letter requested that the London Victoria And Albert Theatre Museum remain open. The museum, which houses a collection of stage costumes such as Olivier's outfit from his Richard The Third performance, is threatened with closure because it has not raised ?12 million for necessary redevelopment. The letter read:We are horrified that this important and world-renowned museum could be closed and its collection broken up... We fear this means that most of the exhibits would no longer be available to the public.
Diana Rigg's height is five foot eight and a half inches.
During the late 1950s, Diana starred as the lead role in two Tom Stoppard plays; Dorothy Moore in 'Jumpers' and Ruth Carson in 'Night and Day'.
Diana was a guest star in a 2003 episode of the BBC psychological thriller 'Murder in Mind.' She played the character Jill Craig, an apparant suicide victim.
In October 2003, Diana won a ?35,000 libel case against two British newspapers that had claimed she was 'an embittered woman who was retiring from acting.'
In 1981 Diana starred in her only Muppet movie to date, 'The Great Muppet Caper'. In the film she plays Lady Holiday.
Diana has one brother called Hugh. He is four years younger.
The actress Elizabeth Shepherd was initially selected to play Steed's new partner following the departure of Honor Blackman in 'The Avengers.' Despite the fact that some filming had already taken place, when the directors saw Diana in 'Armchair Theatre' she was chosen instead.
In a BBC radio interview, Diana said that she loved to go trout and salmon fishing in her spare time.
Diana received a BAFTA Special Award in 2000 for her role as Emma Peel in 'The Avengers'. It was shared jointly with the three other actresses who starred in the show; Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson and Joanna Lumley.
Diana was made Chancellor of Stirling University in October 1998. She is the first woman to hold the post.
In 1968, she appeared in a star studied production of Shakespeare's ' A Midsummer Night's Dream.' She played Helena, Dama Helen Mirren played Hermia and Ian Richardson played Oberon.
She won a Tony Award for her performance in the 1994 Broadway production of 'Medea',
She has received two Honorary Degrees, one from Leeds University and one from Stirling University.
Diana was made a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 1987.
In the early 1970's, Diana Rigg had her own comedy series called 'Diana'. Only 13 episodes were ever aired.
In 1997, Diana received an EMMY for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Mini Series or Movie for her performance as Mrs Danvers in the ITV production of 'Rebecca'.
The name Emma Peel, her character in 'The Avengers', is a pun on the phrase 'man appeal'.
She is the mother of 'Tripping the Velvet' star Rachael Stirling.
Diana Rigg became a Dame of the British Empire in 1994 for her outstanding contribution to theatre and film.
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