47 years old (Born on May 30, 1977)
British actor; She is famous from Tipping the Velvet, Still Crazy.
Formerly lived with her DJ boyfriend in north London. Five people she would love to have to dinner are Bette Davis, Tallulah Bankhead, Mae West, Sarah Siddons, and Joan Crawford. She can speak Russian and is highly skilled at horse-riding and jumping. She attended Wycombe Abbey in Buckinghamshire, where she spent most of her time at the theatre. Is a member of the UK`s National Youth Theatre.Rachael Stirling's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Rachael Stirling
Her father's first marriage to Charmain Scott produced two sons, Willie a writer and Ludovic a designer, her half-brothers with whom she gets on extremely well.
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.
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.
1999: Named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion.
Her father, Archibald Stirling is the nephew of Colonel Sir David Stirling, founder of the Special Air Service (SAS).
Five people she would love to have to dinner are Bette Davis, Tallulah Bankhead, Mae West, Sarah Siddons and Joan Crawford.
Daughter of Diana Rigg
Has a degree in History of Art from Edinburgh University.
Rachael and her mum Diana Rigg were to star (alongside Jonny Lee Miller and Ewan McGregor) in a feature film entitled Polyesterday, but unfortunately, funding fell through after it began filming in late 2001/early 2002.
In 1999, she was named as one of the `Shooting Stars` of European film by the European Film Promotion.
Her favourite song is Bob Dylan's 'Lay Lady Lay' because it reminds her of times with her mother.