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      • Diana Rigg, English actress who gained worldwide fame during the 1960s on the TV series The Avengers. She also appeared in a number of notable plays, and her film credits included the James Bond thriller On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
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  2. Apr 23, 2024 · 1960s. Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in 'The Avengers' (1968) Bettmann/Getty. As Emma Peel, the butt-kicking spy in The Avengers, the British actress Diana Rigg was a ’60s TV icon. From 1965 to 1968, she captivated viewers with her mod fashions; her chemistry with her partner in espionage, John Steed (Patrick Macnee) and her dazzling mix of posh ...

  3. As Emma Peel, the butt-kicking spy in The Avengers, the British actress Diana Rigg was a '60s TV icon. From 1965 to 1968, she captivated viewers with her mod fashions; her chemistry with her...

  4. Apr 25, 2024 · Diana Rigg, English actress who gained worldwide fame during the 1960s on the TV series The Avengers. She also appeared in a number of notable plays, and her film credits included the James Bond thriller On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. She later garnered attention for her role on the HBO series Game of Thrones.

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    From 1965 to 1968, Rigg appeared in the British 1960s television series The Avengers (1961–69) opposite Patrick Macnee as John Steed, playing the secret agent Emma Peel in 51 episodes. She replaced Elizabeth Shepherd at very short notice when Shepherd was dropped from the role after filming two episodes.

  6. Sep 10, 2020 · Diana Rigg first beguiled baby boomers in the ’60s as Emma Peel on The Avengers. Half a century later she was charming millennials as “Princess Olenna Tyrellon Game of Thrones...

  7. Heard on All Things Considered. Bob Mondello. Actor Diana Rigg, best known for roles in the 1960s The Avengers, a James Bond movie and Game of Thrones, died at 82. NPR offers a remembrance....

  8. Jun 23, 2015 · The actor: Diana Rigg became a swinging ’60s icon as Emma Peel in the hit spy show The Avengers and as the Bond girl who becomes Mrs. James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

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