Jim K Global Moderator Posted September 10, 2020 Global Moderator Share Posted September 10, 2020 Quote Diana Rigg, the Emmy- and Tony-winning British actress who vaulted to international fame in the 1960s with her performance as the seductive spy Emma Peel on The Avengers, then gained a new following decades later as the cunning Lady Olenna Tyrell on Game of Thrones, has died. She was 82. Rigg was diagnosed with cancer in March, according to her daughter Rachael Stirling, who said she had "spent her last months joyfully reflecting on her extraordinary life, full of love, laughter and a deep pride in her profession. I will miss her beyond words." // Rigg also played the ill-fated Bond girl Tracy di Vicenzo opposite 007 actor George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). As the third of four female sidekicks to Patrick Macnee's dapper John Steed on ITV's The Avengers, Rigg's Peel became an icon in England and the U.S. The show centered on the duo — Steed with a bowler hat and umbrella, Peel in cutting-edge mod fashions — working as partners for a secret British intelligence agency in an over-the-top, sometimes surrealist England. //snip The Hollywood Reporter RIP +hedleigh, Steven P. and Dick Montage 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 RIP to an iconic actress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted September 10, 2020 Administrators Share Posted September 10, 2020 Had a major crush on her in my teens for her role in The Avengers and of course in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. RIP Emma Jim K and Dick Montage 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, Steven P. said: Had a major crush on her in my teens Rightly so! Steven P. 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forster Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 'Star' of Game of Thrones? She was in it about 3 times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted September 10, 2020 Global Moderator Share Posted September 10, 2020 RIP, also I have to admit, I didn't even know it was her in GoT. I didn't check out the cast list often. And I'll forever remember her as she was as a Bond girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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