Diana Rigg Has Died at 82

[Ian J. Ball]

From the BBC:

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54106509


Getting to 82 is pretty good, and she was active up until the end - I
most recently saw her in "Victoria" where she was still playing fiesty.


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[Robin Miller]

Ian J. Ball wrote:
> From the BBC:
>
> https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54106509
>
>
> Getting to 82 is pretty good, and she was active up until the end - I
> most recently saw her in "Victoria" where she was still playing fiesty.
>
>

https://deadline.com/2020/09/diana-rigg-dies-games-of-thrones-the-avengers-bond-actress-was-82-1234574375/


English actress Diana Rigg has died at the age of 82, her
representatives have confirmed.

A celebrated and award-winning performer on stage and screen, Rigg was
known for her TV roles in The Avengers and Games Of Thrones, and in film
as Tracy Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Her theater work
included a 1992 production of Greek tragedy Medea, for which she won a
Tony in the title role, and a 1987 staging of Stephen Sondheim’s musical
Follies.

“Diana Rigg died peacefully early this morning. She was at home with her
family who have asked for privacy at this difficult time. Diana was a
much loved and admired member of her profession, a force of nature who
loved her work and her fellow actors. She will be greatly missed,” her
agent Simon Beresford said.

“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. I will miss her
beyond words,” added Rigg’s daughter Rachael Stirling.

Born in Doncaster in 1938, Rigg grew up for a brief period in India
before returning to the UK to attend boarding school. She enrolled in
the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1955, where her classmates included
Glenda Jackson. After a stint with the Royal Shakespeare Company, she
achieved stage fame with her role in the Ronald Millar play Abelard and
Heloïse, for which she earned the first of three Tony nominations.
‘The Avengers’ AP

Her TV break came in the 1960s spy series The Avengers, in which she
played secret agent Emma Peel for 51 episodes, becoming something of a
style icon and sex symbol in England. Staying in the genre, in 1969 she
was cast in the sixth Bond movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,
starring opposite George Lazenby, his one and only appearance in the
franchise. Rigg’s character, Tracy Bond, is still to this day the only
one to have wed the Brit secret agent, though she meets a tragic fate in
the film.

More recently, she portrayed Olenna Tyrell in Game Of Thrones (“Tell
Cersei, I want her to know it was me”), and appeared in ITV’s Victoria
and Channel 5’s All Creatures Great And Small, which began airing this
month. Her films roles also included 2006 romantic drama The Painted
Veil and Andy Serkis’ 2017 romance Breathe.

Rigg also played a role in Edgar Wright’s upcoming feature Last Night In
Soho, which is scheduled for release on April 23, 2021. Posting on
Twitter, Wright said it was “beyond a thrill to work with her on her
final film”.

Rigg was a regular recipient of award nominations for her work both on
stage and on screen. In 1994 she won the Best Actress in a Play Tony for
Medea, while she was Golden Globe nominated for The Hospital in 1972,
won an Emmy for Rebecca in 1997, a BAFTA TV award in 1990, and received
several Olivier nominations.

She was married twice, to the Israeli painter Menachem Gueffen from
1973-1976, and to theater producer Archibald Stirling 1982-1990. With
the latter she had a daughter, Rachael Stirling, the two-time Olivier
Award nominated actress.


[no news that I see on what type of cancer]

[Horace LaBadie]

In article <hruu5k...@mid.individual.net>,

I liked The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries and Unexplained Laughter.

A sucky year has gotten suckier.

[Your Name]

On 2020-09-10 14:43:33 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:
>
> From the BBC:
>
> https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54106509
>
>
> Getting to 82 is pretty good, and she was active up until the end - I
> most recently saw her in "Victoria" where she was still playing fiesty.

She is in the new remake of "All Creatures Great and Small", although I
don't know how big a role that is.

[shawn]

On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 07:43:33 -0700, Ian J. Ball <IJB...@mac.invalid>
wrote:

>From the BBC:
>
>https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54106509
>
>
>Getting to 82 is pretty good, and she was active up until the end - I
>most recently saw her in "Victoria" where she was still playing fiesty.

It is good but still feels a bit young. Know of many people living in
to their 90s even my own parents though admittedly those last few
years aren't quite the same quality of life as in their 80s. Still, as
I understand it cancer is always going to get you if you live long
enough. Just too much damage gets done to the cells DNA/RNA over the
years.

I can still recall her performances in THE AVENGERS. Certainly a large
part of that memory is her extraordinary looks but that alone wouldn't
account for it. She was just such a perfect character foil for Steed's
character. The other actresses in the role as Steed's foil/partner
were good but none left the impression of Mrs Peel. You will be
missed, Ms Rigg.

[FPP]

I'll always remember her in black leather...

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a5/01/2f/a5012f51c3322bd093423f11a04511fa.jpg

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[trotsky]

On 9/10/20 6:20 PM, FPP wrote:
> On 9/10/20 5:40 PM, shawn wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 07:43:33 -0700, Ian J. Ball <IJB...@mac.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> From the BBC:
>>>
>>> https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54106509
>>>
>>>
>>> Getting to 82 is pretty good, and she was active up until the end - I
>>> most recently saw her in "Victoria" where she was still playing fiesty.
>>
>> It is good but still feels a bit young. Know of many people living in
>> to their 90s even my own parents though admittedly those last few
>> years aren't quite the same quality of life as in their 80s. Still, as
>> I understand it cancer is always going to get you if you live long
>> enough. Just too much damage gets done to the cells DNA/RNA over the
>> years.
>>
>> I can still recall her performances in THE AVENGERS. Certainly a large
>> part of that memory is her extraordinary looks but that alone wouldn't
>> account for it. She was just such a perfect character foil for Steed's
>> character. The other actresses in the role as Steed's foil/partner
>> were good but none left the impression of Mrs Peel. You will be
>> missed, Ms Rigg.
>>
>
> I'll always remember her in black leather...
>
> https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a5/01/2f/a5012f51c3322bd093423f11a04511fa.jpg

Ay caramba.

[Adam H. Kerman]

It was pretty rare that she was a foil to Steed on The Avengers. She and
Cathy Gale were equal partners.

Steed just liked fighting crime/counterspying/silly science fiction
plots with hot women.

And why the hell not?

No one mention Tara King.

[Adam H. Kerman]

Lauren <lau...@zellners.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 17:40:03 -0400, shawn wrote:

>>I can still recall her performances in THE AVENGERS. Certainly a large
>>part of that memory is her extraordinary looks but that alone wouldn't
>>account for it. She was just such a perfect character foil for Steed's
>>character. The other actresses in the role as Steed's foil/partner were
>>good but none left the impression of Mrs Peel. You will be missed, Ms
>>Rigg.

>She was a LARGE PART of why I watched the Avengers.. and still do! For
>everything above...

>And just like Coppala killing Sophia in the Godfather III, and I don't
>forgive Brocolli for killing Rigg... as Bonds wife... never will...

Uh seamus, Tracy was murdered in the novel. Did you notice the name of
the novel and movie?

[The Horny Goat]

On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 19:20:07 -0400, FPP <fred...@gmail.com> wrote:

>I'll always remember her in black leather...
>
>https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a5/01/2f/a5012f51c3322bd093423f11a04511fa.jpg

Absolutely - I am also one of those who took great delight in ogling
"Mrs Peel" as a very young teenage boy