well ; ▁ 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 8 1 ); ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁railway ▁engineer ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁born ▁in ▁York shire . ▁Between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁two ▁months ▁and ▁eight ▁years ▁R igg ▁lived ▁in ▁B ikan er , ▁India , ▁where ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁railway ▁executive . ▁She ▁spoke ▁H indi ▁as ▁her ▁second ▁language ▁in ▁those ▁young ▁years . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁later ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁board ing ▁school , ▁Ful ne ck ▁Girls ▁School , ▁in ▁a ▁Mor av ian ▁settlement ▁near ▁P ud sey . ▁R igg ▁h ated ▁her ▁board ing ▁school , ▁where ▁she ▁felt ▁like ▁a ▁fish ▁out ▁of ▁water , ▁but ▁she ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁York shire ▁played ▁a ▁greater ▁part ▁in ▁sh aping ▁her ▁character ▁than ▁India ▁did . ▁She ▁trained ▁as ▁an ▁actress ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁D ram atic ▁Art ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 – 5 7 , ▁where ▁her ▁class m ates ▁included ▁Gl enda ▁Jackson ▁and ▁Si ân ▁Phill ips . ▁ ▁Theatre ▁career ▁R igg ' s ▁career ▁in ▁film , ▁television ▁and ▁the ▁theatre ▁has ▁been ▁wide - r anging , ▁including ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Shakespeare ▁Company ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁Her ▁professional ▁debut ▁was ▁as ▁Nat asha ▁Ab ash w illi ▁in ▁the ▁R AD A ▁production ▁of ▁The ▁C au cas ian ▁Ch alk ▁Circle ▁at ▁the ▁York ▁Festival ▁in ▁