Emma Rigby

What I admire about Emma Rigby is her refusal to stay boxed in. She could have coasted as a beloved soap star after Hollyoaks, but instead she crossed the Atlantic to play the Red Queen in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and took on leading film roles. That kind of restless reinvention is rare among performers who find early fame, and it tells me she trusts her own range more than the safety of a familiar audience. From a small town like St Helens to American fantasy television is a genuinely bold arc, and I find myself rooting for wherever she goes next.

Name (English)

Emma Rigby

Name (Japanese)

エマ・リグビー

Reading

えま・りぐびー

Born

September 26, 1989 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Snake

Origin

St Helens, United Kingdom

Height

165 cm

Occupation

actor / model / film actor / executive

Awards & achievements

• British Soap Award for Best Actress

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/emmarealrigby/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma%20Rigby
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B0%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5372939

Tags

• actor
• model
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.