The authorities did not disclose the cause of death. But it was not due to Covid-19, said his adviser and longtime friend Mike Pingel.
“I am devastated, I have been friends with Tanya for more than 20 years,” Pingel told CNN. “She was full of energy and we always had a lot of fun together. She was really an angel and I will miss her a lot.”
Roberts was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on December 24, after she passed out at her California home after a morning walk with her dogs, Pingel told CNN.
She died on Sunday.
Born Victoria Leigh Blum, Roberts began her career as a model before entering the cinema. A 30-year career in film and TV followed.
She had leading roles in cult favorites “The Beastmaster” and “Sheena: Queen of the Jungle”. And she appeared on several popular 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 his most iconic role up to that point. In 1985, she played geologist Stacey Sutton in ‘A View to a Kill’, alongside Roger Moore in her final release as 007.
She then gained a new legion of fans during her turn as Midge, Donna Pinciotti’s stupid mother, on “That 70s Show”. But she suddenly left the sitcom in its fourth season to look after her husband, now deceased, who had been diagnosed with an illness. (She returned in later seasons as a recurring character.)
His last appearance on the screen was in 2005 on the TV series “Barbershop”.