Officials did not disclose her cause of death. But that was not due to Covid-19, said her publicist and longtime friend Mike Pingel.
“I’m devastated, I’ve been friends with Tanya for over 20 years,” Pingel told CNN. “She was full of energy and we always had a wild time together. She was truly an angel and I will miss her so much. ‘
Roberts was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Dec. 24 after collapsing in her California home after a morning walk with her dogs, Pingel told CNN.
She passed away on Sunday.
Born as Victoria Leigh Blum, Roberts began her career as a model before breaking into movies. A 30-year career in film and TV follows.
She starred in the cult favorites “The Beastmaster” and “Sheena: Queen of the Jungle.” And she appeared in several well-known TV shows of the time, including ‘Fantasy Island’, ‘The Love Boat’ and a season of ‘Charlie’s Angels’ as one of the three main characters.
Then came her most iconic role up to that point. In 1985, his geologist Stacey Sutton starred in ‘A View to a Kill’ opposite Roger Moore in his last outing as 007.
After that, she earned a new legion of fans during her turn as Midge, Donna Pinciotti’s mother, in “That 70s Show.” But she suddenly left the sitcom in his fourth season to let her husband, who was diagnosed with an illness, die. (She later returned as a recurring character.)
Her last appearance on screen was in 2005 in the TV series “Barbershop”.