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Date of Birth

30 May 1977, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Rachael Atalanta Stirling

Height

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Trade Mark

Deep, throaty, husky voice

Trivia

Daughter of Diana Rigg

She can speak Russian and is highly skilled at horse-riding and jumping.

Has a degree in History of Art from Edinburgh University.

Formerly lived with her DJ boyfriend in north London.

1999: Named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion.

Is a former member of the UK's National Youth Theatre, for whom she played Desdemona opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor's Othello.

She attended Wycombe Abbey in Buckinghamshire, where she spent most of her time at the theatre.

Five people she would love to have to dinner are Bette Davis, Tallulah Bankhead, Mae West, Sarah Siddons and Joan Crawford.

Her favourite song is Bob Dylan's 'Lay Lady Lay' because it reminds her of times with her mother.

Her father's first marriage to Charmian Scott produced two sons, William (Willy) a writer and Ludovic (Ludo) a designer, her half-brothers with whom she is very close.

May 2005: in a stage production of Theatre Of Blood at the Lyttleton Theatre, London, she played the role of 'Miranda Lionheart'. This character (originally named Edwina) was played in the film by her mother, Diana Rigg.

Of the Baronets Stirling-Maxwell, her father is Laird of the Keir Estate in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, by whom she descends from Charles II Stuart, King of England and Scotland, and also from a first cousin of his, the grandmother of George I, King of Great-Britain. She is also a distant relative of Sir Winston Churchill and Rupert Everett.

Her father, Archibald Stirling is the nephew of Colonel Sir David Stirling, founder of the Special Air Service (SAS).

Personal Quotes

"I keep thinking, 'when will it all blow up? When will the luck or whatever it is run out?' Then there is the fear that there is someone behind me asking, 'Who does she think she is?' So I'm waiting you might say. Waiting for the jinx and trying not to feel too lucky."

"I am a clever girl, so if there was something else I could do, I would."

"It was horrendous after I appeared in Tipping The Velvet - I didn't work for eight months because I kept being sent scripts, the details of which I'll spare you."

Where Are They Now

(November 2004) Beginning her run as Conchita in Nilo Cruz's award-winning play 'Anna in the Tropics' at Hampstead Theatre, London.

(May 2005) Appearing in the theatre version of "Theatre of Blood" at the National Theatre, London, playing the role that her mother, Diana Rigg, played in the film.

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