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Tanya Roberts(1949-2021)

  • Actress
  • Producer
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Tanya Roberts at an event for The 5th Annual TV Land Awards (2007)
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The second daughter of manufacturing executive Oscar Blum and his wife Dorothy, Tanya Roberts was born 1949 in Manhattan and grew up in the elite Westchester County suburbs Scarsdale and Greenburgh. Tanya reportedly dropped out of high school, got married and hitchhiked around the country until her mother-in-law had the marriage annulled. She met psychology student Barry Roberts while waiting in line to see a movie. A few months later, she proposed to him in a subway station, and they were married. She studied acting under Lee Strasberg and Uta Hagen. In her early years in New York, she supported herself as an Arthur Murray dance instructor and by modeling. She appeared in off-Broadway productions of "Picnic" and "Antigone", and in television commercials for Ultra Brite, Clairol and Cool Ray sunglasses.

In 1977, Tanya and her husband -- by then a scriptwriter -- moved to Hollywood. She began appearing in made-for-TV films including Pleasure Cove (1979), Zuma Beach (1978), and Waikiki (1980). Her film debut was in The Last Victim (1976). After appearing in several minor films, her first big break came when she was selected as the last Angel on the final season of Charlie's Angels (1976), and was featured on the cover of People magazine (02/09/1981). The attention she garnered helped secure her most significant film roles: The Beastmaster (1982) (and posed for the cover and an inside spread in Playboy magazine to promote the film), the title role in Sheena (1984) and as a Bond girl in A View to a Kill (1985). She continued to appear in films, though mainly direct-to-video and direct-to-cable features. She was featured in the CD computer game The Pandora Directive (1996) and had a recurring lead role in the television series That '70s Show (1998). Widowed in 2006, Tanya Roberts died of sepsis from a urinary tract infection in 2021.
BornOctober 15, 1949
DiedJanuary 4, 2021(71)
BornOctober 15, 1949
DiedJanuary 4, 2021(71)
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  • Awards
    • 3 nominations total

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Known for

Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts, and Christopher Walken in A View to a Kill (1985)
A View to a Kill
6.3
  • Stacey Sutton
  • 1985
The Beastmaster (1982)
The Beastmaster
6.2
  • Kiri
  • 1982
Tanya Roberts in Sheena (1984)
Sheena
4.9
  • Sheena
  • 1984
Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Wilmer Valderrama, Topher Grace, and Laura Prepon in That '70s Show (1998)
That '70s Show
8.1
TV Series
  • Midge Pinciotti

Credits

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Actress



  • Omar Gooding in Barbershop (2005)
    Barbershop
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Ellie Palmer
    • 2005
  • Ali Landry, Natalie Desselle Reid, Jason George, Brian Hooks, Sean Maguire, and Eve in Eve (2003)
    Eve
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Rebecca
    • 2005
  • Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Wilmer Valderrama, Topher Grace, and Laura Prepon in That '70s Show (1998)
    That '70s Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Midge Pinciotti
    • 1998–2004
  • Orlando Brown, Tara Strong, Horatio Sanz, Kyle Sullivan, Danny Tamberelli, and Lauren Tom in Fillmore! (2002)
    Fillmore!
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Author (voice)
    • 2003
  • John Cho, Jason George, Sean Maguire, Lauren Stamile, and Eddie Kaye Thomas in Off Centre (2001)
    Off Centre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Gretchen
    • 2002
  • Nick Bakay and Richard Steven Horvitz in The Angry Beavers (1997)
    The Angry Beavers
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Marsha (voice)
    • 1998
  • The Blues Brothers Animated Series (1997)
    The Blues Brothers Animated Series
    3.8
    TV Series
    • Toni G. (voice)
    • 1997
  • George Segal, Yannick Bisson, and Rick Springfield in High Tide (1994)
    High Tide
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Rhonda Fogel
    • 1997
  • Shannon Tweed in Hot Line (1994)
    Hot Line
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Rebecca
    • 1994–1996
  • The Pandora Directive (1996)
    The Pandora Directive
    8.9
    Video Game
    • Regan Madsen
    • 1996
  • Silk Stalkings (1991)
    Silk Stalkings
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Callie Callahan
    • 1995
  • Deep Down (1994)
    Deep Down
    4.4
    • Charlotte
    • 1994
  • Gene Barry and Peter Barton in Burke's Law (1994)
    Burke's Law
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Julie Reardon
    • 1994
  • Sins of Desire (1993)
    Sins of Desire
    4.2
    • Kay Egan
    • 1993
  • Joan Severance, Tanya Roberts, and Jeff Conaway in Almost Pregnant (1992)
    Almost Pregnant
    4.7
    Video
    • Linda Alderson
    • 1992

Producer



  • Sins of Desire (1993)
    Sins of Desire
    4.2
    • associate producer
    • 1993

Videos6

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Trailer 0:27
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Trailer 2:53
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Purgatory (2008)
Trailer 1:51
Purgatory (2008)
The Beastmaster: Special Edition
Trailer 2:12
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Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Facebook Fan Page
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Height
    • 5′ 7¼″ (1.71 m)
  • Born
    • October 15, 1949
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 4, 2021
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(sepsis due to urinary tract infection)
  • Spouse
    • Barry Roberts1973 - June 15, 2006 (his death)
  • Children
    • No Children
  • Parents
      Dorothy Blum
  • Relatives
      Barbara Chase(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Radio commercial (Las Vegas, NV): Consolidated Resorts, Inc. (tahiti Village).
  • Publicity listings
    • 8 Interviews
    • 6 Articles
    • 20 Pictorials
    • 15 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Has the unique distinction of having been both a Bond Girl and a Charlie's Angel.
  • Quotes
    [interview in "People" Magazine, 1984] Even if I get thrown out of Hollywood, I'll come back. It took me 14 years to get where I am. I'm going to hang in there.
  • Salary
    • Charlie's Angels
      (1976)
      $12,000 per episode

FAQ

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  • When did Tanya Roberts die?
    January 4, 2021
  • How did Tanya Roberts die?
    Sepsis due to urinary tract infection
  • How old was Tanya Roberts when she died?
    71 years old
  • Where did Tanya Roberts die?
    Los Angeles, California, USA
  • When was Tanya Roberts born?
    October 15, 1949

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