Tanya Roberts in the James Bond “Dangerously Yours” released in 1985. – Moviestore Collection / Rex Feat
The information is unfortunately good this time real. Tanya Roberts, playing James Bond Dangerously yours and the series Funny Ladies , died at Los Angeles following an infection, its publicist announced on Tuesday. The death of the actress , aged 65 years old, had been wrongly announced on Sunday evening, while she was still hospitalized in critical condition.
A death announced too early
The artist’s companion had inadvertently announced his death, following a misunderstanding with the Cedars-Sinai hospital where Tanya Roberts had been admitted, according to the latter’s publicist, Mike Pingel. Many media had disseminated the information, before correcting it.
Tanya Roberts finally succumbed to a urinary tract infection Monday night that had spread to the kidneys and other organs and turned into sepsis, Pingel said. Several American media have confirmed the death of the actress, citing her companion.
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Born Victoria Leigh Blum at New York in 1955, the actress began her career in modeling, before to take on the role of Detective Julie Rogers, for the last season of the television series Funny Ladies . “It was my first real job, it launched my career,” she said. Tanya Roberts then played the role of geologist Stacey Sutton in Dangerously Yours , the last James Bond shot by Roger Moore, in 1985.
In recent years, Tanya Roberts was best known for her role in the series That ’70 s Show where she played Midge Pinciotti, the mother by Donna, alongside Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher. That ’70 s Show was broadcast on Netflix for several years, resulting in the series created in the years 1985, a new surge of popularity.