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© Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.'Avengers' and 'Game of Thrones' star Diana Rigg dies at 82
By JILL LAWLESS LONDON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Mickelicious
A seriously sexy small screen presence as Emma Peel.
Alfie Noakes
A brilliant actress with astonishing versatility, from the Avengers and comedy horror with Vincent Price to Tom Stoppard and Euripedes. Still working at 82. All the girls and boys loved Mrs. Peel, too. RIP great woman.
memoryfix
She was the very classy tough-sexy secret agent in The Avengers with the older, crispy but humorous agent John Steed.
She just called him, “Steed”
He called her, “ Mrs. Peel”.
I liked that.
Serrano
She was a beautiful and talented actress. Here's a nice tribute:
The Avengers - Short Skirt, Long Jacket [Emma Peel]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idtYckLIZnI
Bugle Boy of Company B
They had better hurry and remake Game of Thrones seasons 7 & 8 before any more actors die off!
stormcrow
Loved her character in GOT.
RIP
itsonlyrocknroll
I have every episode DVD of The Avengers, Linda Thorson (Tara King), and Diana Rigg (Emma Peel)….
They are amongst my favorites, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Jason King, those synthetic polyester fibre shirts were a fire hazard
The 60’s 70’s London was my Father playground, although he tells me women weren’t interest with men they could not admire over their handbag.
Poor Dad.
Mercifully, Mum was closer to the ground.
Diana Rigg (Emma Peel) you will be missed.
The Avenger
She was a brilliant performer who brought her exemplary skill to every role she took on. In On Her Majesty's Secret Service, she was the star in one of the best Bond films, whose plot was driven more by her character than it was by the villain.
That makes me very sad as she was part of my childhood and younger years. Makes you think about time and your own age...
In her role as Emma Peel, she probably single-handedly defined my views on what women can and cannot do, the latter being practically zero. Something rather unusual for a time when some people still thought a modern woman was a woman who knew how to operate an automatic dishwasher.
Rest in Peace, Ms Rigg.
Luddite
She was a,so in a Do for Who episode that was written especially for her. She was fabulous, took no nonsense and fought for equal pay way back in the sixties. When making The Avengers she discovered the cameraman was getting paid more than her and refused to work until she got pay parity.
bass4funk
Great actress, absolutely loved the Avengers back in the day, didn’t recognize her at first on GOT until much later in the series, but she was equally as fantastic in everything else she did. She was definitely hot back in the day. Another great legend leaves us.
A-class for sure.
RIP
englisc aspyrgend
A sad loss, a great actress, stunningly sexy and funny in the avengers. An actress with great technical skill, range and presence.
She was a part of my childhood, agree Avenger, makes me ponder.
Vanessa Carlisle
Dame Rigg was a fine critic of feminism, even back in the days of traditional feminism. She simply scoffed at it and said women already have too much power. I have to agree.
Some might have scoffed back saying she had beauty on her side. But when she played Olenna Tyrell I felt she was not playing a character as much as being herself. Who would have the heart to mess with Olenna Tyrell and suffer the sharp end of that wit?
albaleo
Mine too, and I was reminded of a poem...
Fare thee weel, my first and fairest
Fare thee weel, my best and dearest
Thine be like joy and treasure
Peace, enjoyment, love and pleasure