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Dame Diana received a special award last year at the Canneseries television festival
Actress Dame Diana Rigg, famous for roles including Emma Peel on the television series The Avengers and Olenna Tyrell on Game of Thrones, has died at the age of 82.
“He died peacefully early this morning. He was at home with his family who have asked for privacy at this difficult time,” his agent said.
Dame Diana is also known for playing Tracy, the only woman to become Mrs. James Bond, in the 1969 film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
He also appeared on ITV’s Victoria.
She played the Duchess of Buccleuch in the royal drama and can currently be seen playing Mrs. Pumphrey in the new Channel 5 adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small.
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Olenna Tyrell made her last appearance on Game of Thrones last year
Last year he spoke of his joy at his role in Game of Thrones, telling the BBC: “I love to play bad [characters]. They are much more interesting than good.
“There are some actors who don’t like to play badly; they like to be liked. I love that I don’t like them. Olenna had the best lines.”
In 1990, Dame Diana won a Bafta TV Award for Best Actress for playing a difficult mother-in-law in Mother Love. She also won a special Bafta Award in 2000 for The Avengers, shared with other stars of the series, Honor Blackman, Joanna Lumley, and Linda Thorson.
Dame Diana was also nominated for nine primetime Emmy Awards, winning for her role as Mrs Danvers in Rebecca in 1997.
