The Life & Death of Diana Rigg
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Published 2021-09-26
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:58 - A Symbol of Strength for Women of the Sixties
01:40 - Diana Rigg’s Avengers Jumpsuit Was Called the Emmapeeler
02:23 - Diana Rigg Embraced Every Aspect of the Swinging Sixties
02:55 - Rigg Spent Several Years on the Stage in the 1960s
03:32 - Diana Rigg Was the only Bond Girl to Ever Marry 007
04:12 - Many Consider Tracy Bond to be the Best Bond Girl Ever
04:47 - 80s Kids Will Remember Diana Rigg as Lady Holiday
05:23 - Diana Rigg Smoked a Pack a Day
05:59 - Diana Rigg is a Dame
06:33 - She Never Retired, Gracing the Silver Screen Right to the End
07:06 - Rigg’s Death in 2020 Left Her Actress Daughter Distraught
07:37 - Outro
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Whatever role Rigg has appeared in over the years, whether on stage, TV, or film, she’s always gravitated toward strong women characters. In fact, the career of Diana Rigg has taken quite a few twists and turns over the decades. This world-famous British actress was a member of the renowned Royal Shakespeare Company way back in 1959 and graced the Broadway stage in 1970. In the 1960s and 70s, she was one of the most remembered Bond girls–in fact, she was the only Bond girl ever to marry the notoriously hard-to-pin-down 007.
Kids of the 80s will remember Rigg as the snobby but well-groomed Lady Holiday, who gave Miss Piggy her break into the world of fashion in the 1981 film The Great Muppet Caper. Right up until the 1990s, she continued on TV in Dickens and Shakespearean reproductions by the BBC, Emmy-winning miniseries. She was in her late 70s and 80s when she appeared in Game of Thrones and the British rural veterinary drama All Creatures Great and Small. Despite her seemingly vibrant wellbeing and endless zest for life, Diana Rigg wasn’t without her health problems. She was a pack-a-day smoker for pretty much her entire life–a habit that may have contributed to her recent passing from lung cancer. She was 82 years old.
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The Life & Death of Diana Rigg
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Diana was a great actress. From The Avengers to Game of Thrones she was brilliant.
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What a beauty - thx for presenting.
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She was so important to me as a child and her passing caused me deep sadness.
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One of the most beautiful women to appear on TV
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In 1962 my parents got our first black & white TV. I was 4 and Diana was playing Emma Peel I never missed an episode. I wanted to be like her all my life, she was my idol.
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Diana Rigg was my hero growing up in the 60’ in the Advengers I wanted to be just like her. I was so sad when they discontinued the series. Thank you for posting this ❤️🌹
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I loved her as a young teen as Emma Peel. I even sewed my own Emma Peeler jumpsuit to wear and had an Avengers scrapbook. I was always aware of what a great actress she was through the years in film, theater and on TV.
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Yes I can remember The avengers coming on late night on channel 13 PBS, I fell in love with her....😢
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Rip to a beautiful lovely woman
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I was fortunate enough to meet Diana Rigg in 2016 at a dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London . Brilliant actress
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What a beautiful woman.
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Good Job Tim. She was an incredible actress, and what an amazing looker.
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My favorite role that she had was Mrs. Emma Peel. I was in my early teens and looked up to her. Lol I even wanted to be just like her. RIP Diana Rigg. A true icon.
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Ever since I saw her the first time on the Avengers she has been my favorite actress. No one has come along to replace her. And I am sure they never will.
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Diana Riggs was the best as Emma Peele on The Avengers! She was my favorite in that role! So beautiful and charismatic! Haven't seen her in some of the other roles you mentioned but will look for some of them. Thank you for the insight!
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I enjoyed watching the Avengers ! She was classy and smart!!
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I was a kid in '60 when l saw first time lovely Emma Peel! Now l am over 60 years and l am still love her! Rest in peace my lovely Diana! Lily from România
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Although it was my sister that was a big fan of The Avengers, I liked Diana! I later saw her narrating and hosting a program in the 80s and admired how quietly elegant she was!
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So strange we lost Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, and Bond himself, Sean Connery all in the same year. Such great talent taken from us. RIP.
