Dame Diana Rigg (1938- )

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Played "Emma Peel" in "The New Avengers"

She is more properly known as Dame Diana Rigg, the female equivalent of the title "Sir" when knighted. In June 1994, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her long contributions to theater and film.

Earned Tony nominations as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "Abelard and Heloise" (1972) and for "The Misanthrope" (1975). She won the Best Actress (Play) Tony Award in 1994 for her performance in the title role of "Medea." In recent years, her performances in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "Mother Courage and Her Children" have led critics to proclaim her one of the greatest actresses on the British stage.

Her savage review from John Simon for "Abelard and Heloise" led her to collect devastating theatrical reviews throughout history. The result was her book "No Turn Unstoned", published in 1982.

She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1999 (1998 season) for Best Actress for both performances in Britannicus and Phedre.

She was nominated for 1997 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Play of 1996 for her performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

She was awarded the 1996 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performances in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Mother Courage.

She was awarded the 1992 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in Medea.

Rigg is Chancellor of Stirling University in Scotland.

Was recently voted the sexiest ever TV star by TV Guide in the USA.