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Diana Rigg, Mrs. Peel

Updated Mar 10, 2025
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Diana Rigg, Mrs. Peel
A photo of Diana Rigg in the 1960s television show The Avengers. Given that she was not comfortable with the idea of being a sex symbol, it's a good bet that she wouldn't be happy with this photo.
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What role was your favorite? From Emma Peel in the '60s to Lady Olenna Tyrell in the Game of Thrones, Diana Rigg brought entertainment to generations of people on both sides of the Pond. A member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg died today September 10th 2020
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09/10/2020
The Mrs Bradley mysteries were fabulous. I remember when she hosted “Mystery” on PBS as well.

“I’m Diana Rigg... goodnight”.
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09/10/2020
RIP Diana. You were an awesome Olenna on GOT💕
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09/10/2020
One of my all time favourite actresses. I'm so sad
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09/10/2020
Mrs. Peel!
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09/10/2020
Emma Peel,the Avengers. The best!
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09/10/2020
I didnt realize that was her in GOT!
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09/10/2020
Emma Peel!
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09/10/2020
Emma Peel.
She was good in Extras teaching Daniel Radcliffe how to ask for his condom back 😄
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09/10/2020
I didn’t realize she was the actress who played Lady Tyrell ! Wow. Sorry to hear of her passing today. RIP 🙏🏼
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09/10/2020
Beautiful
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09/10/2020
Mrs. Peel will always be my favorite.
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09/10/2020
Emma Peel, the Avengers, no doubt..
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09/10/2020
She was beautiful in her young AND old age
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09/10/2020
Omg... I just bought her Avengers episodes... loved her in GoT... sad to see she has passed.
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09/10/2020
I loved the avergers and the clothes she got to wear. She seemed like a pretty decent human being. Will miss gou Diana
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09/10/2020
Mrs Peel.
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09/10/2020
She was my hero when she was in the Avengers.
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09/10/2020
Emma Prel
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09/10/2020
Emma Peel.....a lovely lady indeed.
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09/10/2020
She was always beautiful
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09/10/2020
She was lovely. RIP
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09/10/2020
one of the greatese bond girls ever no doubt my condolences to her family and friends
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09/10/2020
She did a great turn on the series Extras with Daniel Radcliffe.
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09/10/2020
007 movies and Lady Olenna Tyrell .
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09/10/2020
Emma Peel, hands down.
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09/10/2020
Loved everything Diana Rigg was in, but especially enjoyed the Avengers.
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09/10/2020
She was so classy and probably my personal favorite of all the characters in GOT.
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09/10/2020
Loved her in everything she did! She was great RIP
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09/10/2020
R.I.P.
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09/10/2020
Why the sex goddess of course.?
She will always be the eternal Emma Peel.
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09/11/2020
Orlana .. Game of Thrones
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09/11/2020
I especially loved her in Detectorists
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09/11/2020
Diana Rig’s Mrs Peel showed me as a young girl that women could be strong, smart, clever and beautiful all at the same time. I have the whole “The Avengers” series on VHS. I adore her!
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09/11/2020
Definitely Emma Peel
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09/13/2020
To me it will always be Emma Peel.
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09/14/2020
One of my 60s crushes.
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Diana Rigg
Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, DBE, an English actress, played a wide range of characters on stage, film and television. From the 1960s as "Emma Peel" on the tv show "The Avengers" to Lady Olenna Tyrell in "Game of Thrones", her acting range was impressive. Married twice, to Menachem Gueffen ​(m. 1973; div. 1976)​ and to Archie Stirling ​(m. 1982; div. 1990), she had one daughter, actress Rachael Atlanta Stirling, born 1977. Dame Rigg appeared with her daughter Rachel in the 2000 NBC miniseries "In the Beginning," which was adapted from "Genesis" . Rachel played the young Rebeccah and her mother played the older Rebeccah. They acted together again in a 2013 episode of Doctor Who titled "The Crimson Horror".
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