Game Of Thrones Actress, Diana Rigg, Has Died

Diana Rigg | Photo: HELEN SLOAN/HBO

Award-winning British actress Diana Rigg, who starred in the original “Game of Thrones”, has died aged 82, her agent announced on Thursday.

“It is with tremendous sadness that we announce that Dame Diana Rigg died peacefully early this morning,” Simon Beresford said in a statement about the actress who also starred in “The Avengers” television series.

“She was at home with her family who have asked for privacy at this difficult time,” he added, calling her “an icon of theatre, film and television”.