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Related: About this forumTanya Roberts, known for her role in 'That 70s Show' and 'View to a Kill,' has died at 65
Actress Tanya Roberts, who is best known for her role as a Bond girl in "A View to a Kill" and Midge Pinciotti on "That '70s Show," has died. She was 65.
Born Victoria Leigh Blum, Roberts began her career as a model before breaking into films. A 30-year career in movies and TV followed.
She had starring roles in the cult favorites "The Beastmaster" (1982) and "Sheena: Queen of the Jungle" (1984). And she appeared in several well-known TV shows of the time, including "Fantasy Island," "The Love Boat," and one season of "Charlie's Angels" as one of the three principal characters.
Then came her most iconic role until that point. In 1985, she played geologist Stacey Sutton in "A View to a Kill," opposite Roger Moore in his final outing as 007.
She then earned a new legion of fans during her turn (1998-2004) as Midge, Donna Pinciotti's dimwitted mom, in "That 70s Show."
At: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/04/entertainment/tanya-roberts-death-trnd/index.html
Tanya Roberts, with co-star Roger Moore in A View to a Kill.
MakeTXBlue2020
(133 posts)Just saw her in the lesser known cult film Tourist Trap. She was too young to go. May she rest in peace.
AmyStrange
(7,989 posts)-
Tanya Roberts not actually dead, former Bond girl's reps reverse statement
https://ew.com/movies/tanya-roberts-mistakenly-declared-dead/
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TexasBushwhacker
(20,680 posts)She had a urinary tract infection that spread to other organs.
Dagstead Bumwood
(5,057 posts)It came out when I was a teen, but even though it was PG, it had a good quantity of nudity in it. Scripts a little thin, though
Sad to hear of her passing.
sandensea
(22,850 posts)I remember her best for her role as the feisty Stacy Sutton in View to a Kill.
Hers was arguably the last of the 'damsels in distress' roles in the Bond series - given that in every Bond movie since, the female lead has been expected to be just as capable in combat as Bond himself.
And while that change toward more heroic female leads was certainly a welcome one, there's something to be said for the quaint feminine charm of a role like Roberts' as Stacy Sutton.
But she was no pushover.
Tanya Roberts as Stacy Sutton, fending off Max Zorin's goons in A View of a Kill.
The shotgun was filled with rock salt - but packed a wallop.