Diana Rigg (1938 – 2020), played Emma Peel in TV’s “The Avengers”
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legacy.comDiana 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 Tyrell, in “Game of Thrones.”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, and impressively well rounded, balancing her fighting skills with scientific genius and artistic talent.Rigg left “The Avengers” in part to take a role in a James Bond film — “On Her.
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