During her long career, Diana Rigg managed to do both television, film and theater - she received the Tony Award in 1994 for her performance as the title role in the Broadway play Medea.
The big TV breakthrough came with the role of the secret agent Mrs.
Emma Peel in the series The Avengers, which she played between 1965-1968.
She also played the only Bond bride to marry the agent: the character Tracy in the film In Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).
In recent years, she is best known for her role as matriarch Olenna Tyrell in the Game of Thrones series.
Diana Rigg died peacefully, surrounded by family in her home, her agent told the BBC.
She turned 82 years old.