Who played 'Emma Peel' in the 1998 film 'The Avengers'?
"Emma Peel Emma Peel is a fictional spy played by Diana Rigg in the British 1960s adventure television series ""The Avengers"", and by Uma Thurman in the 1998 film version. She was born Emma Knight, the daughter of an industrialist, Sir John Knight. She is the partner of John Steed. As a lady spy adventurer and expert in martial arts, she became a feminist role model around the world and is considered an icon of British popular culture. Regarded as a 1960s fashion icon, the character is often remembered for the leather catsuit worn by Rigg in the first series."
"Elizabeth Shepherd Elizabeth Shepherd (born 12 August 1936) is an English character actress whose long career has encompassed the stage and both the big and small screens. Her television work has been especially prolific. Shepherd's surname has been variously rendered as ""Shephard"" and ""Sheppard"". Shepherd began acting in television series in 1959. In 1960, she appeared in an adaptation of A. J. Cronin's novel, ""The Citadel"". She was the original choice to play Emma Peel in the 1960s television series ""The Avengers"". However, after filming nearly two episodes, Shepherd left the production and was replaced by Diana Rigg. In 1970"
"Diana Rigg Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, (born 20 July 1938) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Emma Peel in the 1960s TV series ""The Avengers"" (1965–68), Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" (1969), and Olenna Tyrell in ""Game of Thrones"" (2013–17). She has also had an extensive career in theatre, including playing the title role in ""Medea"", both in London and New York, for which she won the 1994 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She was made a CBE in 1988 and a Dame"
"years of Emma Peel, the BFI (British Film Institute) screened an episode of ""The Avengers"" followed by an onstage interview with Rigg about her time in the television series. Diana Rigg Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, (born 20 July 1938) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Emma Peel in the 1960s TV series ""The Avengers"" (1965–68), Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" (1969), and Olenna Tyrell in ""Game of Thrones"" (2013–17). She has also had an extensive career in theatre, including playing the title role in ""Medea"", both"
"Steed. Ultimately, they team up to find out the truth. The film was a critical and box office failure with the new incarnation of the characters being panned. In 2003, ""Total Film"" magazine voted Fiennes and Thurman as ""The Worst Movie Double Act of All Time"" for their performances as Steed and Peel. The music video for the Pretenders' 1986 single Don't Get Me Wrong is a tribute to ""The Avengers"" and inserts lead singer Chrissie Hynde into the role of Emma Peel. Other tracks related to Emma Peel include: References Sources Emma Peel Emma Peel is a fictional spy"
"television show ""The Avengers"", where spy duo John Steed and Emma Peel infiltrate a criminal, hedonistic, underground society. Emma Frost was specifically inspired by Emma Peel, played by actress Diana Rigg, who famously dons a provocative corset, collar, and boots and becomes the ""Queen of Sin"". After The Dark Phoenix saga, Emma Frost frequently appeared in other storylines in ""Uncanny X-Men"" and the original volume of the ""New Mutants"" alongside her Hellions. In March 1986, Tom DeFalco, Mary Wilshire, and Steve Leialoha were the creative team for the four issue ""Firestar"" miniseries, where Emma predominantly appeared alongside her Hellions. This"
"Dodo Watts Dorothy Margaret Watts (1910–1990), known professionally as Dodo Watts, was a British stage and film actress. She played Fay Eaton in the 1929 Broadway version of Ian Hay's play ""The Middle Watch"", and reprised her role in the 1930 British film version the following year. When her career wound down, she became a business woman, owning a successful millinery firm in London's West End. She was later a casting director, and head of casting for ABC Television (later Thames Television); and largely responsible for casting Diana Rigg in the role of Emma Peel in ""The Avengers"" TV series."
"episodes (with the Tara King character changed to Emma Peel throughout). The Avengers were played by two British expatriate actors, Donald Monat as Steed and Diane Appleby as Mrs Peel, with Hugh Rouse as the tongue-in-cheek narrator. The stories were adapted into five-episode serials under Tony Jay and six- and seven-episode serials under Dennis Folbigge, of approximately 15 minutes each (including adverts) and stripped across the week, Monday-Friday, on Springbok Radio. Currently only 19 complete serials survive, all from reel-to-reel off-air recordings made by John Wright in 1972. Also, the first three episodes of a remake of ""Escape In Time"""
"season). Eventually the arduous shooting schedules, conflicts with the producers, the lure of film and stage roles, and a desire to challenge herself as an actress all combined in her decision to leave the show for good. After leaving the series, Rigg played a variation of the Emma Peel character in two German short films produced for the 8mm market: ""The Diadem"" and ""The Mini-Killers"". Little behind the scenes information has surfaced, though the films themselves have survived. Although Emma Peel appeared on ""The New Avengers"" in flashback clips from the original series, she's also features in the episode entitled"
"Tara King Tara King is a fictional character of British 1960s adventure television series ""The Avengers"", played by Canadian actress Linda Thorson. Sixth partner of agent John Steed (and fourth female partner), she appeared in season six (in colour) of the series (1968–1969), playing in 33 episodes. She is Emma Peel's successor. She is also the first of John Steed's partners to be a real spy. Viewers are not given any indication whether or not she is related to Dr. Martin King played by Jon Rollason one of Steed's partners from series 2. Unlike Steed's other partners, we know few"
"""This Sporting Life"" (1963) among other projects. His sons are the musician and publisher Christopher Wintle and the writer Justin Wintle. He was the subject of a biography by Anne Francis, ""Julian Wintle. A Memoir"", London, Dukeswood, 1984. This contains an extensive filmography with many films listed for which he was executive producer. Julian Wintle Julian Wintle (1913–1980) was a British film and TV producer who battled with haemophilia throughout his life. He is best remembered for his work on TV's ""The Avengers"", where he oversaw the transition of the series to film, the introduction of Emma Peel, and the"
"influence of Cathy Gale could be felt in productions on both sides of the Atlantic; characters considered to have been influenced by her in some way include the TV version of ""Honey West"" and the ""Doctor Who"" character Sara Kingdom, as well as the character that succeeded her in ""The Avengers"", Emma Peel. Blackman left the series after its third season in order to co-star in the James Bond film ""Goldfinger"". She was replaced by actress Diana Rigg as Emma Peel, who continued Gale's habit of wearing leather during action sequences until she was given her own unique costuming when"
"We only see Peter from behind, but he clearly has a Steed-like style and image, with dark suit, bowler hat and umbrella. Steed looks at the scene, appearing to be puzzled/intrigued. Tara King Tara King is a fictional character of British 1960s adventure television series ""The Avengers"", played by Canadian actress Linda Thorson. Sixth partner of agent John Steed (and fourth female partner), she appeared in season six (in colour) of the series (1968–1969), playing in 33 episodes. She is Emma Peel's successor. She is also the first of John Steed's partners to be a real spy. Viewers are not"
"version of ""The Avengers"" was produced in Britain in 1971, written by TV series veterans Brian Clemens and Terence Feely, and directed by Leslie Phillips. It starred Simon Oates as Steed, Sue Lloyd as new partner Hannah Wild, and Kate O'Mara as villainess Madame Gerda. All three actors had played guest roles in the original series. A character named Hana Wilde (played by Charlotte Rampling) had essentially acted as Steed's partner in series five's ""The Superlative Seven"", an episode in which Emma Peel appears only briefly. According to John Peel in his overview of ""The Superlative Seven"", ""Charlotte Rampling was"
"par with her co-star, or she would leave the show. The producers gave in, thanks to the show's great popularity in the US. At the end of the fifth series in 1967, Rigg left to pursue other projects. This included following Honor Blackman to play a leading role in a James Bond film, in this case ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" as James Bond's wife Tracy Bond. Rigg and Macnee remained lifelong friends. On 25 October 2015, to mark 50 years of Emma Peel, the BFI (British Film Institute) screened an episode of ""The Avengers"" followed by an onstage interview"
"Lady"". She commented on taking the role, ""I think it's so special. When I was offered Mrs. Higgins, I thought it was just such a lovely idea."" She received her fourth Tony nomination for the role. Rigg appeared in the British 1960s television series ""The Avengers"" (1965–68) opposite Patrick Macnee as John Steed, playing the secret agent Emma Peel in 51 episodes, replacing Elizabeth Shepherd at very short notice when Shepherd was dropped from the role after filming two episodes. Rigg auditioned for the role on a whim, without ever having seen the programme. Although she was hugely successful in"
"New York and Sydney. Prints of her work are now available at Valentine Art Reproductions. Harmer's television career began with appearances in series such as ""Emergency - Ward 10"", ""Danger Man"" and ""Marriage Lines"". She played Jill Manson, the nominal headmistress of a deserted school in the village of Little Bazeley-on-Sea in the opening episode of the fourth series of ""The Avengers"" (ABC, 1965), in which Diana Rigg appeared for the first time as Emma Peel. Towards the end of the episode the two women engaged in a memorable fight. Harmer featured in Michael Gill's short film, ""The Peaches"" (1963),"
"Allen for BBC Radio 1's 40th-anniversary celebrations in 2007 and was released on the subsequent compilation album. In 2018, it was covered by Leigh Nash. The music video for the song is a tribute to the British 1960s TV spy series ""The Avengers"", with Chrissie Hynde playing Emma Peel searching for John Steed (Patrick Macnee appears in the original series' footage, with Hynde superimposed). The song has been performed on stage in France and Belgium by the leading French popular singer La Grande Sophie (Sophie Huriaux) for several years, including at all her 120 concerts of her ‘Place du Fantôme’"
"characters of Emma Peel and John Steed in ""The Avengers"" series. The early 1990s series ""Twin Peaks"" was a major influence on the show's dark atmosphere and its often surreal blend of drama and irony. Duchovny had appeared as a cross-dressing DEA agent in ""Twin Peaks"" and the Mulder character was seen as a parallel to that show's FBI Agent Dale Cooper. The producers and writers cited ""All the President's Men"", ""Three Days of the Condor"", ""Close Encounters of the Third Kind"", ""Raiders of the Lost Ark"", ""Rashomon"", ""The Thing"", ""The Boys from Brazil"", ""The Silence of the Lambs"" and"
"considered one of the worst films of all time. Thurman's performance, however, was largely highlighted upon the film's premiere; the ""Houston Chronicle"" remarked that ""Thurman [...] sometimes seems to be doing Mae West by way of Jessica Rabbit"", and a similar comparison was made by ""The New York Times"": ""[L]ike Mae West, she mixes true femininity with the winking womanliness of a drag queen"". She obtained a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Sci-fi Actress and was also nominated for Favourite Movie Actress at the Kids' Choice Awards. In 1998, she starred as a British secret agent in ""The Avengers"", another"
"the young woman Vivienne Michel, who is threatened with imminent rape by thugs when Bond kills them and claims her as his reward. The female spy Emma Peel in the 1960s British television series ""The Avengers"" was often seen in ""damsel in distress"" situations. The character and her reactions, as portrayed by actress Diana Rigg, differentiated these scenes from other movie and television scenarios where women were similarly imperilled as pure victims or pawns in the plot. A scene with Emma Peel bound and threatened with a death ray in the episode ""From Venus with Love"" is a direct parallel"
"produced a new stage play called ""The Goodbye Bird"" written by Colleen Murphy. Linda Thorson Linda Thorson (born Linda Robinson on 18 June 1947) is a Canadian actress, best known for playing Tara King in ""The Avengers"" (1968–69). For her role in ""The Avengers"", Thorson received a special BAFTA at the 2000 BAFTA TV Awards along with the other three actresses from the series, Honor Blackman, Joanna Lumley and Diana Rigg. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, she attended Bishop Strachan School, and then moved to the UK in 1965 to study acting. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic"
"was the impetus for framing the series around agents from the FBI, in order to provide the characters with a more plausible reason for being involved in each case than Carter believed was present in ""Kolchak"". Carter was also keen on keeping the relationship between the two lead roles strictly platonic, basing their interactions on the characters of Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) and John Steed (Patrick Macnee) in the series ""The Avengers"". During the early stages of production for the series, Carter founded Ten Thirteen Productions, and began to plan for filming the pilot in Los Angeles. However, unable to"
"Christmas Carol"" starring Albert Finney. She appeared as a regular in the TV series ""Couples"", ""Inside Story"", the 1966 BBC adaptation of ""The Three Musketeers"", ""Fox"", the ""Doctor Who"" serial ""The Enemy of the World"" and in 1978 she starred opposite Ian McShane in ""Disraeli"". When Diana Rigg left ""The Avengers"" in 1968, she was one of the actresses considered for the role of Steed's new assistant. Mary Peach Mary Peach (born 20 October 1934) is a South African-born British film and television actress, who was married to the screenwriter and director Jimmy Sangster until his death in 2011. Peach"
"Amanda Peet Amanda Peet (born January 11, 1972) is an American actress. After studying at Columbia University, Peet began her career in television commercials, and progressed to small roles on television, before making her film debut in 1995. A featured role in the 2000 comedy film ""The Whole Nine Yards"" brought her wider recognition. She has appeared in a variety of films, including the 2001 comedy ""Saving Silverman"", the 2003 romantic comedy ""Something's Gotta Give"", the 2003 psychological thriller film ""Identity"", the 2005 action-thriller ""Syriana"", the 2006 comedy-drama remake ""Griffin & Phoenix"", the 2007 romantic comedy ""The Ex"", the 2008"
"haircut and beret typical in Canada of the mentally disabled. Before she was well known, Twiggy had modelled for McDonagh in England and helped out in the stockroom. In 1999 McDonagh co-founded the Fashion Design Council of Canada, the former owners and producers of Toronto Fashion Week. They honoured her with a lifetime achievement award in 2003. In England, McDonagh designed costumes for The Beatles, and for Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in ""The Avengers"" for whom she created leatherwear and python-buckled coats which she called ""a very sophisticated, slightly fanciful take on what was happening in the swinging London"
"Pat McDonagh (fashion designer) Patricia (Pat) McDonagh (17 March 1934 – 31 May 2014) was a British fashion designer who became an important figure in Canadian fashion. She promoted the then-unknown model Twiggy and she designed costumes for The Beatles. McDonagh also designed costumes for Diana Rigg, as Emma Peel, in ""The Avengers"". McDonagh was born in Harpurhey, Manchester, England on St. Patrick's Day 17 March 1934, the eldest of four children in a family of Irish origins. Her mother instilled a strong perfectionist tendency into her children. McDonagh later said ""[she] never praised us"". She was educated at Loreto"
"plan was shelved and instead, actress Emily VanCamp took over as Sharon Carter for the next two films. Although her role was minor, the Blu-ray edition of ""The Avengers"" contains some deleted scenes that expand her role in the movie and further her interactions with Captain America. As a voice actress, she played Sean on the cartoon movie ""The First Snow of Winter"" in the US version in 1998, Gretchen Grundler on the Walt Disney TV animated series ""Recess"", Terra in the ""Teen Titans"" animated series during the show's second and fifth season, Jinmay on ""Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce"
"Nation the concept for Nation's 1975 TV series ""Survivors"" in the late 1960s and had registered the idea with the Writers' Guild of Great Britain in 1965. Nation strenuously denied this. Clemens married his first wife Brenda Prior in 1955 and were divorced in 1966. From 1967, he was with the actress Diane Enright, who was Diana Rigg's stand-in as Emma Peel during the 1965-1967 Avengers series. Enright committed suicide in 1976. He then married Janet Elizabeth with whom he had two sons; they stayed together until his death. Clemens was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire"
"Julian Wintle Julian Wintle (1913–1980) was a British film and TV producer who battled with haemophilia throughout his life. He is best remembered for his work on TV's ""The Avengers"", where he oversaw the transition of the series to film, the introduction of Emma Peel, and the subsequent international success, in what is considered by many to be the series ""classic"" years (1965–67). Wintle was a member of the Bryanston Consortium from 1959 to 1963. For several years, in the early 1960s he was head of Beaconsfield Film Studios, and a director of Independent Artists Ltd., which produced Lindsay Anderson's"
"Linda Thorson Linda Thorson (born Linda Robinson on 18 June 1947) is a Canadian actress, best known for playing Tara King in ""The Avengers"" (1968–69). For her role in ""The Avengers"", Thorson received a special BAFTA at the 2000 BAFTA TV Awards along with the other three actresses from the series, Honor Blackman, Joanna Lumley and Diana Rigg. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, she attended Bishop Strachan School, and then moved to the UK in 1965 to study acting. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with an Honours Diploma, including speaking and singing honors (soprano), on 1"
"but the cancer had spread to her lymph nodes, resulting in the need for multiple operations over the course of two years. Cobie Smulders Jacoba Francisca Maria Smulders (born April 3, 1982) is a Canadian actress and model. She is known for her role as Robin Scherbatsky in the comedy series ""How I Met Your Mother"" (2005–2014) and S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films ""The Avengers"" (2012), """" (2014), """" (2015), """" (2018), and """" (2019). Smulders was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to a Dutch father and a British mother. She was named after her"
"Roxann Dawson directing. Main cast members Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, and Elizabeth Henstridge star as Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Grant Ward, Skye, Leo Fitz, and Jemma Simmons, respectively. Like the rest of the series, the majority of the episode was filmed in Los Angeles, but the opening sequence was filmed on location in Stockholm, Sweden. Theatrical actress Pascale Armand got the role of Akela Amador a week after auditioning, and received the episode's script the night before traveling to Los Angeles. In preparation for the role, Armand watched ""Marvel's The Avengers"", and took"