<Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Sir John Knight (father) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> British </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

Who played emma peel in the original avenger series