Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, DBE, an English actress, played a wide range of characters on stage, film and television. From the 1960s as "Emma Peel" on the tv show "The Avengers" to Lady Olenna Tyrell in "Game of Thrones", her acting range was impressive.
Married twice, to Menachem Gueffen β(m. 1973; div. 1976)β and to Archie Stirling β(m. 1982; div. 1990), she had one daughter, actress Rachael Atlanta Stirling, born 1977.
Dame Rigg appeared with her daughter Rachel in the 2000 NBC miniseries "In the Beginning," which was adapted from "Genesis" . Rachel played the young Rebeccah and her mother played the older Rebeccah. They acted together again in a 2013 episode of Doctor Who titled "The Crimson Horror".
I'm a Founder of AncientFaces and support the community answering questions & helping members make connections to the past (thus my official title of Founder & Content and Community Support ). For me, it's been a labor of love for over 20 years. I truly believe with all of my heart that everyone should be remembered for generations to come.
I am 2nd generation San Jose and have seen a lot of changes in the area while growing up. We used to be known as the "Valley of Heart's Delight" (because the Valley was covered with orchards and there were many canneries to process the food grown here, which shipped all over the US) - now we have adopted the nickname "Capital of Silicon Valley" and Apple, Ebay, Adobe, Netflix, Facebook, and many more tech companies are within a few miles of my current home in San Jose (including AncientFaces). From a small town of 25,000, we have grown to 1 million plus. And when you add in all of the communities surrounding us (for instance, Saratoga, where I attended high school, living a block from our previous Mayor), we are truly one of the big cities in the US. I am so very proud of my hometown. For more information see Kathy - Founder & Content and Community Director My family began AncientFaces because we believe that unique photos and stories that show who people are/were should be shared with the world.