Rachael Stirling

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Rachael Atalanta Stirling (born May 30, 1977 in London) is an English stage, film and television actress best known for her performance as Nancy Astley in the BBC drama Tipping the Velvet. She is the daughter of actress Dame Diana Rigg and Archie Stirling. <p>Rachael Stirling was born to Dame Diana Rigg and Archie Stirling on May 30 of 1977. She attended Wycombe Abbey School and Edinburgh University, where she gained a BA in the History of Art. <p>Stirling can also speak Russian and is highly skilled at horse-riding and jumping<p>Stirling made her first major appearance on stage in 1996 as Desdemona in the National Youth Theatre revival of Othello at the Arts Theatre opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor in the title role. A year later, again at the Arts Theatre with the NYT, she played Olive in the female version of The Odd Couple; while in 1998, portraying Kate in Dancing at Lughnasa for NYT at the Arts, she gave what The Stage reviewer described as "a performance of exceptional promise and authority."