Diana Rigg, known for 'James Bond' and 'Game of Thrones,' dead at 82

[Faygo Kid]

Source: NY Daily News

British actress Diana Rigg, who starred in famous franchises from “James Bond” to “Game of Thrones," died Thursday.

She was 82.

“She was at home with her family who have asked for privacy at this difficult time,” her agent told BBC.

These days, Rigg was best known for playing Lady Tyrell in “Game of Thrones,” a role that earned her Emmy nominations for guest actress in a drama in 2013, 2014 and 2015. . .

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I remember her most from The Avengers and PBS. Lovely person.

[secondwind]

1. she was a beautiful woman.. Looks like she aged gracefully, instead of trying to look like a

younger woman.. I applaud that.

[Miguelito Loveless]

2. A video tribute

[Faygo Kid]

11. Thank you for posting this.

She was as beautiful as she was talented.

[IronLionZion]

13. That was really awesome, thanks for sharing

[Miguelito Loveless]

15. Fan tribute music videos are the best

[iluvtennis]

16. Thanks for this post - much appreciated. I use to watch Emma Peel and John Steed with my grandma.

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It was one of her favorite shows,

Rest in Peace Diana Rigg

[Joinfortmill]

3. Great actress

[In_The_Wind]

4. She will always be remembered. Rest in peace, Diana Rigg

[Fritz Walter]

5. Sad news. RIP Dame Diana!

I, too, remember her from the Avengers. But she stole my adolescent heart when she played Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Tonight's viewing schedule: binge-watching my DVD set of Avengers, and maybe that Bond movie (will stop playback before the ending).

[Bleacher Creature]

6. She was so unbelievably badass in Game of Thrones.

RIP

[padah513]

26. The Queen of Thorns

Lady Oleanna of the House Tyrell

[RazzleCat]

43. always loved her, and I agree she was badass, an excellent role to end a great career on

[PoliticAverse]

7. RIP Mrs. Peel. n/t

[getagrip_already]

18. that's the role I remember her from....

That leather jumper with the zipper was the shits for a pubescent........

[NurseJackie]

8. You're the Top

[FM123]

9. Oh no, sad to hear the news - what a beautiful and gifted actor she was!

I watched her as a kid - thought her character Mrs. Peel was so cool and badass, wanted to be just like her. Then I watched her decades later as Lady Tyrell and again thought she was so cool and badass and wanted to be just like her. Funny how certain characters that brilliant actors bring to life just stay with you.....

[redstatebluegirl]

10. She was a beautiful woman and a great actress.

I loved her in the Avengers!

[beachbumbob]

12. way better known with the Avengers back in the day

[BumRushDaShow]

14. "Game of Thrones"? NO! "The Avengers"!!!

Emma Peel!

She was actually younger than I thought when she did that role. Patrick Macnee was so much older.

Sorry to see this. R.I.P.

[BarbD]

28. She was soooo cool!

And, an inspiration to all women.

[deurbano]

31. That's how I remember her, too!

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[muriel_volestrangler]

17. And her first name was Enid

Can't have been many of those left:

Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg was born near Doncaster in 1938. She spent part of her childhood in India, where her father worked as a railway executive. After attending boarding school in Pudsey, Yorkshire, Rigg trained at RADA alongside Glenda Jackson and Siân Phillips.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/sep/10/actor-diana-rigg-dies-aged-82

[mahatmakanejeeves]

19. I thought she had died a while back. She was an answer on "Jeopardy" either last night or

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the night before.

I loved "The Avengers." I never missed it. That show was so elegant. And the cars....

Here's where I found out:

It is important for children to have people to look up to, to be inspired by, besides their parents.
Diana Rigg as Emma Peel did that for me.
I wasn't a typical 1970s little girl, I liked adventures, get in trouble, fall out of trees, fight, be tough.

Link to tweet

[Lithos]

20. She was so talented

Had a very cat like quality to her acting.

L-

[Ford_Prefect]

21. Of all her roles I enjoyed her as Becky's mum in "Detectorists"

Becky was played by Diana's real daughter Rachael Stirling. I always enjoyed the way Diana played a sly smart character.

[muriel_volestrangler]

22. She played the mother of her real-life daughter in the 2nd series of Detectorists

She loved the series, and they were thrilled to get her:

Link to tweet

[ucralum]

44. Detectorists!

+1 for that lovely show and the incomparable Diana Rigg. (Side note: I saw Rachael Stirling onstage in Labour of Love with Martin Freeman and Tamsin Greig, and she is certainly a very fine actress in her own right.)

[First Speaker]

23. Mrs Peel...you're needed...

[John1956PA]

42. "We're needed." n/t

[IrishEyes]

24. I loved her in The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

My condolences to her friends and family.

[BarbD]

29. She was brilliant as Mrs. Bradley.

Her entire career was brilliant.

[elleng]

25. Secret agent Emma Peel in The Avengers, YES

[CrispyQ]

27. Emma Peel.

My favorite TV character when I was a girl. And no one ever quite compared to her.

[turbinetree]

30. I also remember her from the Avengers.............

[niyad]

32. Should read Dame Diana Rigg.

[LiberalLovinLug]

33. As a boy watching The Avengers

One of my favourite shows, I remember back then admiring her character (in more ways than one). How she seemed to be an equal to her male partner. Even ribbing him. A strong independent woman. And she could get herself and her partner out of jams by her own ingenuity. I was so used to shows at that time that automatically put the female characters as subservient, or secondary characters, that, even as a boy, that stood out to me.

[groundloop]

34. RIP Mrs. Bond

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

35. How sad

I was an Avengers fan as kid. Loved her as Olenna Tyrell, Queen of Thorns in Game of Thrones.

[Lulu KC]

36. Detectorists

If you haven't seen it, you'll love it. I honestly don't know one person who hasn't thanked me. She plays the mother of her daughter, Rachel Stirling. So beautiful.

[Dr. Jack]

37. She was great in Game of Thrones

Unfortunately the show ended up being a massive waste of time in the end but she was quite good at least

[Blue Owl]

38. RIP Dear Lady

Also loved it when she hosted "Mystery" on PBS back in the day...

[PSPS]

39. "known for 'James Bond' and 'Game of Thrones'?" Hardly. The Avengers was the one.

Fun fact: Her character's name was kind of an inside joke. In the advertising business back then, they would refer to sexy ads, like the Noxzema shave cream ads back then ("Take it off, take it all off" ) as having a high "M Appeal," meaning that it appealed to men. When developing the character on The Avengers, they decided to name her "Emma Peel." Diana Rigg had plenty of "M appeal."

[canetoad]

40. Iconic actor

One of her best performances was a 3 part mini-series from 1989; 'Mother Love'. Chilling!

RIP

[Warpy]

41. Best Mrs. Danvers EVER

The 2 part "Rebecca" is on You Tube and worth a watch, just for Rigg's performance of heavy repression and grief turning to madness.

[area51]

45. Loved her in

The Avengers. Also saw her in In This House of Brede and The Hospital.

[MustLoveBeagles]

46. RIP