Photos: Remembering actress Diana Rigg, 1938-2020
Actress Diana Rigg, whose career stretched from “The Avengers” in the 1960s to HBO's “Game of Thrones,” died at 82. Here's a look back at her career.
Diana Rigg
This image released by HBO shows Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrell in a scene from "Game of Thrones." Rigg, who became a 1960s style icon as secret agent Emma Peel in the TV series “The Avengers,” died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, at home with her family. Daughter Rachael Stirling said she died of cancer that was diagnosed in March. She was 82. (HBO via AP)
Diana Rigg and Anthony Hopkins
In this Sept. 20, 1972, photo, British actress Diana Rigg and actor Anthony Hopkins attend the opening night of "Macbeth" at the National Theatre in London. Rigg played Lady Macbeth opposite Hopkins' Macbeth in the Shakespearean tragedy. (AP Photo/Bob Dear)
Diana Rigg and George Lazenby
In this Jan. 10, 1969, file photo, Sean Connery's replacement as James Bond, George Lazenby, right, is pictured with British actress Diana Rigg. The two are captured during takes of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" at Schilthorn near Muerren, Switzerland. Rigg appeared in the film as the only woman ever to marry Agent 007, albeit briefly. (AP Photo/Bob Dear)
Diana Rigg
In this Feb. 1, 1968, file photo, British actress Diana Rigg is shown during a scene from the film "The Assassination Bureau," shot at Pinewood Studios, England. (AP Photo/Bob Dear)
Diana Rigg and Robert Culp
British actress Diana Rigg sits with U.S. actor Robert Culp during a press conference at the London Weekend Television studios Dec. 30, 1969. They appeared in a televised play called "Married Alive." (AP Photo/Bob Dear)
Diana Rigg
Actress Diana Rigg gives a thumbs-up sign backstage with her Tony award for best actress in a play for "Medea" at the 48th Annual Tony Awards ceremony at New York's Gershwin Theatre, June 12, 1994. (AP Photo/Eric Miller)
Diana Rigg
In this Nov. 8, 1967, file photo, British actress Diana Rigg poses for photographers during a press conference at the Hilton Hotel in London. (AP Photo/Bob Dear)
Maggie Smith, Liv Ullman, Ellen Burstyn and Diana Rigg
Best actress Tony Award nominees, from left, Maggie Smith, Liv Ullman, Ellen Burstyn and Diana Rigg pose in New York City on March 26, 1975. Smith was nominated for "Private Lives," Ullman for "A Doll's House," Burstyn for "Same Time, Next Year" and Rigg for "The Misanthrope." Burstyn won. (AP Photo)
Diana Rigg and Telly Savalas
British actress Diana Rigg strokes the head of U.S. actor Telly Savalas on the set of the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" at Pinewood Studios in England on Jan. 13, 1968. (AP Photo/Bob Dear)
Diana Rigg
British actress Diana Rigg is seen on set as Sonia Winter in the film "The Assassination Bureau" at Pinewood Studios in England on Feb. 5, 1968. (AP Photo/Bob Dear)
Diana Rigg
A makeup artist attends to British actress Diana Rigg on the set of "The Assassination Bureau" at Pinewood Studios in England on Feb. 9, 1968. (AP Photo/Bob Dear)
Diana Rigg, 1984
British actress Diana Rigg smiles during a press conference in London in 1984. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)
Diana Rigg, 2014
Actress Diana Rigg attends HBO's "Game of Thrones" fourth season premiere at Avery Fisher Hall on March 18, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Diana Rigg
In this June 10, 2018, photo, Britain's Diana Rigg arrives at the 72nd annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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