Dame Diana Rigg after her agent announced the star had died of cancer.The screen and stage star was best known for her role as Emma Peel in The Avengers and for playing James Bond's wife in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, as well as for her later turn as Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones.Her daughter Rachel Stirling, who starred alongside her in 2013 Doctor Who episode The Crimson Horror, wrote: “My Beloved Ma died peacefully in her sleep early this morning, at home, surrounded by family. “She died of cancer diagnosed in March, and spent her last months joyfully reflecting on her extraordinary life, full of love, laughter and a deep pride in her profession.
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