Diana Rigg was born on July 20, 1938, and throughout her 82 years (she passed away from lung cancer on September 10, 2020), she built a legacy that stretched from Shakespeare to Game of Thrones. For some, she’ll always be Emma Peel in The Avengers, the spy who kicked down for women to star on action and crime shows. Others remember her as the only woman to ever marry James Bond. There are also those who discovered her later in life, as the sharp-tongued Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones.
In honor of her birthday, here are five fun facts about her:
