<P> She also appeared in the second series of Ricky Gervais's comedy Extras, alongside Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, and in the 2006 film The Painted Veil . </P> <P> In 2013 she appeared in an episode of Doctor Who in a Victorian - era based story called "The Crimson Horror" alongside her daughter Rachael Stirling, Matt Smith and Jenna - Louise Coleman . The episode had been specially written for her and her daughter by Mark Gatiss and aired as part of series 7 . It was not the first time mother and daughter had appeared in the same production--that was in the 2000 NBC film In the Beginning--but the first time she had worked with her daughter and also the first time in her career her roots were accessed to find a Doncaster, Yorkshire, accent . </P> <P> The same year, Rigg secured a recurring role in the third season of the HBO series Game of Thrones, portraying Lady Olenna Tyrell, a witty and sarcastic political mastermind popularly known as the Queen of Thorns, the grandmother of regular character Margaery Tyrell . Her performance was well received by critics and audiences alike, and earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2013 . She reprised her role in season four of Game of Thrones, and in July 2014 received another Guest Actress Emmy nomination . In 2015 and 2016, she again reprised the role in seasons five and six in an expanded role from the books . The character was finally killed off in the seventh season, with Rigg's final performance receiving critical acclaim . </P> <P> In the 1960s, Rigg lived for eight years with director Philip Saville, gaining attention in the tabloids when she disclaimed interest in marrying the older, already - married Saville, saying she had no desire "to be respectable". She was married to Menachem Gueffen, an Israeli painter, from 1973 until their divorce in 1976, and to Archibald Stirling, a theatrical producer and former officer in the Scots Guards, from 25 March 1982, until their divorce in 1990 . With Stirling, Rigg has a daughter, actress Rachael Stirling, who was born in 1977 . </P>

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