Dame Diana Rigg

[Foxbat]

Just breaking.

Dame Diana Rigg: Avengers, Bond and Game of Thrones actress dies at 82

The Avengers and Game of Thrones star is remembered as a "luminous" talent and a "wonderful actress".

www.bbc.co.uk

A GOT stalwart but had a long and varied career before that.

I have no idea of this is true but I remember reading that the name for her character in 1960s series The Avengers came from the script having the unnamed female character simple marked in the margin as needing to have man appeal (which was shortened to m. appeal....which became Emma Peel).

 

[Droflet]

What a pity. She was always great in whatever she did but will be, for me, Emma Peel forever.

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

RIP Diana Rigg.

 

[Zoe Mackay]

She was reliably the best thing in anything she was in. Brilliant in the Avengers. The absolute star of On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Great in Theatre of Blood. Stole every scene she was allowed near in Game of Thrones. An astonishing range, an enviable command of craft, intelligent, forthright, exceptional.

 

[HareBrain]

What a shame. 82 isn't a huge age these days, and she wasn't anything like retired. (She appeared in the new "All Creatures Great and Small" last night.)

 

[Astro Pen]

Emma Peel. She made the role her own, the perfect balance of intelligence, humour, and physical prowess. Later imitators like Uma Thurman's bride never quite hit that sweet spot.

 

[Vince W]

Such sad news. She was always wonderful in anything she did, but I could watch her endlessly as Mrs. Peel. RIP.

 

[Foxbat]

What a shame. 82 isn't a huge age these days, and she wasn't anything like retired.

It wasn’t in the original press release but it’s in today’s paper that she had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.

 

[Robert Zwilling]

Always a great actress, many different roles, comedy to horror. She performed with impeccable style, always looking good and making those she worked with look good. m. appeal....which became Emma Peel is a real story. When she first started working on the Avengers show she found out she was getting paid less than a cameraman, she corrected that situation immediately.

 

[Rodders]

RIP Diana.

 

[Astro Pen]

The inimitable Diana Rigg
Mrs Peel in action

 

[AstroZon]

 

[BigBadBob141]

So saddened to hear this.
I used to love The Avengers, would look forward to watching it on a Friday night on ITV.
Plus I was secretly in love with Emma Peel, one of the first strong and independent women characters, I think she rescued John Steed (Patrick Macnee) her partner as many times as he rescued her.
R.I.P. Dame Diana.