Actress Diana Rigg is best known for her roles as Emma Peel in the 1960s TV series The Avengers, Countess Teresa di Vicenzo in the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and Olenna Tyrell in the HBO series Game of Thrones. She also starred in the British comedy series Bless This House and the British drama series Mother Love. Diana Ohm was her birth name, and she changed it to Diana Rigg when she began her acting career. She also had a successful stage career, appearing in productions such as Medea and Antony and Cleopatra. Her last major role was as Mrs. Higgins in the 2018 film adaptation of My Fair Lady. Actress Diana Dors was her contemporary, and was known for her roles in films such as Yield to the Night and The Unholy Wife.