Rachael Stirling

Rachael Atlanta Stirling (born 30 May 1977) is a British stage, film, and television actress. She played Becky in the BBC cosy comedy series Detectorists, Nancy Astley in the BBC drama Tipping the Velvet, and Millie in the ITV series The Bletchley Circle. She has also guest-starred in Lewis and one episode of Doctor Who, co-starring with her mother, Diana Rigg. She has been nominated twice for the Laurence Olivier Award for her stage work. Quotes I am not a movie star and not about to become a movie star, but I hope I have done enough to still be doing parts on the stage as long as I can remember my lines. I am ambitious to keep going till I’m 70. "Rachel Stirling on life as Diana Rigg's daughter and her whirlwind romance with Elbow's Guy Garvey", The Telegraph (08 April 2017) When I was much younger, I was sent off for auditions for a Bond movie [Casino Royale]. And I just remember, I thought: “This is not me. I don’t feel like a Bond girl. This is awful.” I found myself being told what it was I ought to want and it was never what I wanted. I’ve always been a pathetic people-pleaser, but perhaps birth and death and all these things have made me less so. I do ballet with a gorgeous ex-ballerina called Charlotte Toner. I played Marie Rambert in a drama about 15 years ago and I had to go and train with the Birmingham Royal Ballet and I remembered how much I loved it. She’s totally changed my brain and body, and I do it with women from all walks of life. Some can get their legs up to their ears and some, like me, can’t quite. "Rachael Stirling: ‘Promise me you’ll take out half the swearing?’", The Guardian (2 Apr 2023) The play [Giant], for me, has meant many things, but what it really means to me at the moment is it’s about the importance, and the power of language, and of meaning what you say. And Roald Dahl understands the power of language, and how it can be used for ill or good. The play, increasingly for me in this day and age, points out how important it is to recognize the value of words. "Debut of the Month: Rachael Stirling on the Importance and Power of Language in GIANT", Broadway World (30 March 2026) I used to have a pathological swearing problem. "Rachael Stirling on her mother Diana Rigg: ‘I eat her ashes before going on stage’", The Telegraph (02 September 2026) External links 830556 Category:Living people Category:1977 births Category:Actresses from England Category:People from London