British actress Diana Rigg, whose decades-long acting career spanned 1960s spy series 'The Avengers,' classical theater and 'Game of Thrones,' has died aged 82.
"It is with tremendous sadness that we announce that Dame Diana Rigg died peacefully early this morning," her agent Simon Beresford said in a statement, PA Media reports."She was at home with her family who have asked for privacy at this difficult time."
Her daughter Rachael Stirling said her mother died peacefully in her sleep after she was diagnosed with cancer in March, according to PA."I will miss her beyond words," Stirling said.
Rigg was twice Emmy-nominated for her 1965-68 stint playing the catsuit-wearing, kickass spy opposite Patrick Macnee's bowler-hatted and besuited agent John Steed.alongside Honor Blackman, Joanna Lumley and Linda Thorson, who all appeared in the series.Daniel Craig, among others, called Rigg's Teresa di Vicenzo one of the most memorable Bond girls of all time.
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