John Chuckman
COMMENT - TRIBUTE TO DIANA RIGG
Diana Rigg was a memorable actress. A real beauty when she was young, but still an interesting and active actress when she was old.
I think of her as riding the same 1960s transatlantic cultural wave, in television and film acting, as “the British Invasion” groups in popular music.
Everyone remembers her from “The Avengers,” a fun (but dated) 1960s series that was very popular and served to make her widely known, but that role as a clever, beautiful, lithe, and stylish British spy was only a small part of her identity.
I loved her for her willingness and ability to do many interesting, offbeat things like “Three Piece Suite,” “Unexplained Laughter,” “Mother Love,” plus classics like Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler.” Those are things worth seeing.
She was one of those actors you just enjoyed watching, and her range was extraordinary.
