British actor Diana Rigg dies aged 82

By Carmel Dagan
Updated September 11 2020 - 6:11pm, first published 6:06pm
James Bond and Avengers actor Diana Rigg has died peacefully at home.
James Bond and Avengers actor Diana Rigg has died peacefully at home.

Diana Rigg, who splashed into the world of television with her commanding turn as agent Emma Peel on The Avengers in the 1960s and played Lady Olenna Tyrell on Game of Thrones decades later, has died at her home in England aged 82.

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