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Sep 10, 2020 · The award-winning actress died of cancer, which had been diagnosed in March, surrounded by her family on Thursday morning. Best known as secret agent Emma Peel in The Avengers in the 1960s, and more recently for playing Olenna Tyrell in Game Of Thrones, Rigg was a star of stage and screen whose career spanned several decades.
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Feb 16, 2024 · The police discovered Diane Carpenter was underage and gave her a choice of three years in jail or a bus ticket home to her parents. Pregnant, hungry, and wonied for the health of her unborn child, she took the bus ticket.
Sep 10, 2020 · Dame Diana Rigg's daughter has confirmed that her mother died following a battle with cancer. The legendary actress has died at the age of 82 surrounded by family.
- Emma Peel
- Other Notable Roles
- Rigg on Her Tough-As-Nails Reputation
Rigg is most closely identified with Emma Peel, though she played the role decades ago for just a handful of years. The effortlessly cool spy became an international sex symbol and fashion icon, helped along by the wardrobe Rigg was dressed in — short skirts, mod prints, and an iconic leather catsuit. Peel was calm under pressure, always prepared, ...
Rigg left “The Avengers” in part to take a role in a James Bond film — “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (1969), in which she played Bond’s wife, Tracy Bond, opposite George Lazenby. Her other movies include “Julius Caesar” (1970), “The Great Muppet Caper” (1981), and “Breathe” 2017). In 1973, Rigg starred in the one-season U.S. sitcom “Diana,” pla...
“They always write about me that way ever since I made a bit of a ruckus about being paid less than the cameraman on The Avengers. I’m portrayed as this tough broad, but I’m not.” —from a 2014 interview with the Guardian
Sep 10, 2020 · Obituary: Dame Diana Rigg - BBC News. 10 September 2020. ABC. Dame Diana Rigg enjoyed a long and distinguished acting career on stage, in film and on television. The range of her roles was...
Diana died on 31 August 1997 in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris while her driver was fleeing the paparazzi. [286] The crash also resulted in the deaths of her companion Dodi Fayed and their driver, Henri Paul, who was also the acting security manager of Hôtel Ritz Paris.
Sep 10, 2020 · Dame Diana Rigg has passed away at the aged of 82, her agent has confirmed. The actress was best known for her work in films such as James Bond as well as hugely popular TV shows including...
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