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(816 posts) Thu Sep 10, 2020, 05:29 PM Sep 2020

Dame Diana Rigg: Avengers, Bond and Game of Thrones actress dies at 82

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

Her daughter, actress Rachael Stirling, said she died of cancer, after being diagnosed in March.

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Dame Diana Rigg: Avengers, Bond and Game of Thrones actress dies at 82 (Original Post) progressive nobody Sep 2020 OP

Read that. Loved that show. She was my fav. Fla Dem Sep 2020 #1

Avengers or Game of Thrones/. progressive nobody Sep 2020 #3

Avengers, I'm old. Never watched GoT. Don't have HBO. Fla Dem Sep 2020 #4

She was good in both shows. progressive nobody Sep 2020 #7

She was one of my top ten favorite heroes of all time. AmyStrange Sep 2020 #2

Aside from her personality, that's probably what I liked about her. Fla Dem Sep 2020 #5

There goes a bit of my heart. Harker Sep 2020 #6

... littlemissmartypants Sep 2020 #8

Let's not forget her hosting "Masterpiece Theater"-n/t marked50 Sep 2020 #9

Fla Dem

(27,782 posts)

1. Read that. Loved that show. She was my fav.

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Thu Sep 10, 2020, 05:46 PM

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progressive nobody

(816 posts)

3. Avengers or Game of Thrones/.

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Thu Sep 10, 2020, 05:56 PM

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Fla Dem

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4. Avengers, I'm old. Never watched GoT. Don't have HBO.

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Thu Sep 10, 2020, 05:59 PM

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progressive nobody

(816 posts)

7. She was good in both shows.

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Thu Sep 10, 2020, 06:28 PM

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AmyStrange

(7,989 posts)

2. She was one of my top ten favorite heroes of all time.

Reply to progressive nobody (Original post)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 05:52 PM

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She played the hero better than most men ever could, and boy, could she kick ass!

Of course, I'm talking about when she was on the Avengers.

Steed was just a side show compared to her.
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Fla Dem

(27,782 posts)

5. Aside from her personality, that's probably what I liked about her.

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Thu Sep 10, 2020, 06:00 PM

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One of the 1st women characters who gave better than she got.

Harker

(18,164 posts)

6. There goes a bit of my heart.

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Thu Sep 10, 2020, 06:16 PM

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The first woman I fell in love with when a wee lad.

littlemissmartypants

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8. ...

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Thu Sep 10, 2020, 07:05 PM

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marked50

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9. Let's not forget her hosting "Masterpiece Theater"-n/t

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Thu Sep 10, 2020, 10:40 PM

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