She was 82. AVENGERS and Game of Thrones star Dame Diana Rigg has died aged 82 from cancer. She trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company after graduating. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Details Here, Goldman Sachs Agrees To Largest Penalty Ever Of $2.9 Billion In 1MDB Scam, US Gives Full Approval To Antiviral Drug Remdesivir As Covid-19 Treatment, US Judge Drops Lesser Murder Charge Against Ex-Cop In George Floyd Case, Air Defences Intercepted One Of Two Rockets Fired From Gaza, Says Israel, Wish Economy Was Circus Lion Responding To Ringmaster's Stick: Congress, This website follows the DNPA Code of Ethics, Diana Rigg died six months after being diagnosed with cancer, She died "peacefully" on Thursday morning, said her agent, "I will miss her beyond words," said her daughter Rachael Stirling. Rigg later famously revealed how "becoming a sex symbol overnight shocked" her. Later in her career, she appeared in ITV's Victoria and was most recently seen playing Mrs Pumphrey in Channel 5's new adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small. GAME of Thrones' George RR Martin has broken his silence on Dame Diana Rigg's death. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? "I will miss her beyond words," she added. Diana Rigg, a British actress who became a 1960s style icon as secret agent Emma Peel in the TV series The Avengers, has died. Hear her tough words for Trump, Filmmaker James Redford, son of Robert Redford, dies at 58, Dr. Fauci channels 'The Godfather' in response to Trump, Expert issues dire warning about next 6 to 12 weeks, Covid-19 tension building between Trump and Fauci, Virtual school attendance is plummeting. Everybody did. "She was at home with her family who have asked for privacy at this difficult time. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. (Image courtesy: AFP). She always raised the bar with her incredible talent, intelligence and wit. Her depth of experience really helped me. She later wed Archibald Stirling, a theatrical producer and former officer in the Scots Guards, in 1982. Rigg found fame with a new generation of fans as Lady Olenna Tyrell in "Game of Thrones. ", Daniel Craig, among others, called Rigg's Teresa "Tracy" di Vicenzo one of the best Bond girls of all time. ", Rigg, who won an Emmy award in 1997 for her performance as Mrs Danvers in ". Rigg famously played secret agent Emma Peel in 51 episodes of the Avengers in the 1960s. She started as she continued, with 100 guns blazing, and was extremely powerful. Rigg played Bond girl Countess Teresa di Vicenzo in the sixth 007 film, On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Game of Thrones: Dame Diana on playing Lady Olenna Tyrell, Woman rescued from burning car by police officer. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/uk-actress-rigg-obit-1.5718638 Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. When Emma Peel played Euripides' Medea, Albee's Martha and Brecht's Mother Courage she swept all before her". Rigg "spent her last months joyfully reflecting on her extraordinary life, full of love, laughter and a deep pride in her profession. The novelist penned a touching tribute to the former actress, in which he said the world has lost a 'titan'. I'm so sad to hear of the death of Diana Rigg. 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But it was as the cat-suited Emma Peel to Patrick Macnee's bowler-hatted John Steed in the swashbuckling television spy series The Avengers that she became household name. A few years later, in 1965, Rigg screen-tested for the part of John Steed's female companion in The Avengers after Honor Blackman left to play Pussy Galore in Goldfinger. From three slightly hysterical months at the Old Vic in ‘All About Mother’ to writing The Crimson Horror for Diana and her wonderful daughter Rachael. The death of Contessa Teresa di Vincenzo Draco created a memorable cinema moment over 50 years ago. Miss you already Dame D.". "We had fun together on the set of the movie in Switzerland and Portugal. British actress Diana Rigg, whose decades-long acting career spanned 1960s spy series "The Avengers," classical theater and "Game of Thrones," has died aged 82. Dame Diana also played the only woman who became Mrs James Bond. 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