Dame Diana Rigg has died aged 82. It has been confirmed that the legendary actress, famed for her roles in The Avengers and Game Of Thrones, died this morning, six months after being diagnosed with cancer.
Her agent Simon Beresford confirmed: “It is with tremendous sadness that we announce that Dame Diana Rigg died peacefully early this morning. She was at home with her family who have asked for privacy at this difficult time. Dame Diana was an icon of theatre, film, and television.
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She was the recipient of BAFTA, Emmy, Tony and Evening Standard Awards for her work on stage and screen. Dame Diana was a much loved and admired member of her profession, a force of nature who loved her work and her fellow actors. She will be greatly missed.’
Rigg was known for her roles on stage and in film and television, including The Avengers and Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, or Tracey Bond, wife of James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Rigg rose to prominence in the 1960s thanks to her starring role as Emma Peel in The Avengers alongside Patrick Macnee.
More recently she played Lady Olenna Tyrell in HBO’s smash hit Game of Thrones, although she admitted in 2019 that she never watched the show.
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