On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
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Emma Peel is a fictional character played by Diana Rigg in the British 1960s adventure television series The Avengers, and by Uma Thurman in the 1998 film version. She was born Emma Knight, the daughter of an industrialist, Sir John Knight. She is the crime-fighting partner of John Steed .
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Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (20 July 1938 – 10 September 2020) was an English actress of stage and screen. Her roles include Emma Peel in the TV series The Avengers (1965–1968); Countess Teresa di Vicenzo , wife of James Bond , in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones (2013–2017); and the title ...
Sep 10, 2020 · As Emma Peel, she was the stylish new crime-fighting partner of the dapper intelligence agent John Steed ( Patrick Macnee ), replacing Honor Blackman, who had left to star in the James Bond...
Sep 11, 2020 · F or many growing up in the 60s, Diana Rigg ’s Emma Peel was their first style icon. Over two seasons on The Avengers opposite Patrick Macnee ’s Steed, Peel kung fu kicked down television’s...
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) works for British Intelligence and works with various partners, notably: Dr. David Keel (Ian Hendry) (season one), Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman) (seasons two and three), Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) (seasons four, five, and six), and Tara King (Linda Thorson) (season seven).
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Sep 10, 2020 · Diana Rigg was an actress best known for playing the tough, smart, and stylish spy Emma Peel in TV’s “The Avengers” from 1965 to 1968. Rigg also portrayed the Queen of Thorns, Olenna...
Obviously, we know Diana as Emma Peel, and we know her as a film and television star for many, many years, and I also was lucky enough to see her on stage a number of times, particularly as...
