Game of Thrones and The Avengers star Diana Rigg dead at 82

Game of Thrones stars, Rose Leslie and Kit Harington, have announced that they are expecting their first child together. Rose confirmed the exciting news to UK's Make Magazine, published this weekend.  The British actor couple met on the set of HBO smash hit Game of Thrones - Rose played Ygritte and Kit played the role of Jon Snow - which concluded its eight-year run in 2019.

Hollywood is paying tribute to English theater, television and film star Diana Rigg, who died on Thursday at the age of 82. The Emmy-, BAFTA-, and Tony award-winning actress began her career on the stage, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in the late 1950s just two years after making her stage debut — and a decade before crossing the pond to appear in her first Broadway production.

LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Diana Rigg, who came to fame in the cult 1960s TV show "The Avengers" and enjoyed a distinguished and varied career on stage and screen from James Bond to "Game of Thrones", died on Thursday aged 82.Rigg won numerous Emmy, Tony and Bafta awards during her long and prestigious career, equally at home in classical theatre roles as those in popular TV shows."My Beloved Ma died peacefully in her sleep early this morning, at home, surrounded by family," her actress

The Avengers, Game of Thrones, and On Her Majesty's Secret Service, has died at 82.Rigg's death was confirmed to BBC News by her agent on Thursday, who said she "died peacefully early this morning" while "at home with her family who have asked for privacy at this difficult time."Rigg rose to fame after starring as Emma Peel in the classic British series The Avengers beginning in 1965.

Diana Rigg’s acting career spanned seven decades, but her most iconic role was one of her earliest. (ABC Weekend TV) The late actress, who died Thursday at age 82, played spy Emma Peel in the British TV series “The Avengers” from 1965 to 1968 and became a style icon with the character’s mod clothes and liberated attitude.

Diana Rigg, the Emmy- and Tony-winning British actress who vaulted to international fame in the 1960s with her performance as the seductive spy Emma Peel onThe Avengers, then gained a new following decades later as the cunning Lady Olenna Tyrell onGame of Thrones, died Thursday. She was 82.

Diana Rigg, the Emmy- and Tony-winning English actress who left her mark on Game of Thrones and the 1960s TV series The Avengers, died Thursday, BBC News confirmed. She was 82.Rigg memorably played Lady Olenna Tyrell on Game of Thrones beginning in 2013.

Diana Rigg, a commanding British actress whose career stretched from iconic 1960s spy series “The Avengers” to fantasy juggernaut “Game of Thrones,” has died. She was 82.

LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Diana Rigg, who came to fame in the cult 1960s TV show "The Avengers" and enjoyed a distinguished and varied career on stage and screen from James Bond to "Game of Thrones", died on Thursday aged 82.Rigg won numerous Emmy, Tony and Bafta awards during her long and prestigious career, equally at home in classical theatre roles as those in popular TV shows."My Beloved Ma died peacefully in her sleep early this morning, at home, surrounded by family," her actress

LONDON (AP) — Diana Rigg, a commanding British actress whose career stretched from iconic 1960s spy series “The Avengers” to fantasy juggernaut “Game of Thrones,” has died. She was 82.Rigg’s agent, Simon Beresford, said she died Thursday morning at home with her family.

English actress Dame Diana Rigg, known for her work in “The Avengers,” “Game of Thrones” and as James Bond’s wife in “Oh Her Majesty’s Secret Service” has died at age 82. Rigg’s agent Simon Beresford said she died Thursday morning at home with her family.

LONDON -- Diana Rigg, a British actress who became a 1960s style icon as secret agent Emma Peel in TV series “The Avengers,” has died. She was 82.Rigg’s agent Simon Beresford said she died Thursday morning at home with her family.

Diana Rigg has sadly passed away.