Tanya Roberts

Hollywood is mourning the loss of an iconic actress. Former Bond Girl Tanya Roberts, who starred as Stacey Sutton alongside Roger Moore in the 1985 007 film A View To Kill, has passed away at the age of 65.

The actress’ publicist and friend, Mike Pingel, initially announced the news of her death on social media Monday morning, but later revealed the statement was premature and Roberts was still alive but in her last moments. After days of confusing and false reports, the actress’ husband, Lance O’Brien, confirmed that she had died on Monday evening.

O’Brien, told TMZ, which was first to report the news, that Roberts’ doctors called him just after 9 p.m. on January 4 to notify him of Roberts’ passing. He told Fox News the actress had been hospitalized for complications of a UTI that he claimed spread to her kidneys, liver and gallbladder before it “got into her blood.”

Roberts collapsed at her home in the Hollywood Hills on Christmas Eve after she returned from taking her dog out for a walk and was subsequently rushed to hospital and put on a ventilator.  TMZ reported earlier that Roberts was not sick in the days before the incident and her health issues were not related to COVID-19.

Tanya Roberts

In addition to being a Bond Girl, Roberts starred in the fifth and final season of Charlie’s Angels between 1980 and 1981. In 1998, she garnered a new generation of fans when she starred as Midge Pinciotti in the hit sitcom, That 70s Show. Roberts left the series after three seasons in 2001 to care for her terminally ill husband, Barry Roberts. She returned for a few special guest appearances in the sixth and seventh season and retired from acting in 2005.

THAT 70s SHOW

Following the news of the actress’ passing, actor Topher Grace took to Twitter to share a sweet tribute to his That 70s Show co-star.

“I was so sad to hear that Tanya Roberts has passed away. She was a Bond girl, one of Charlie’s Angels, and truly a delightful person to work with,” wrote Grace. “I had never acted before and, to be honest, a little nervous around her. But she couldn’t have been kinder. We’ll miss you Midge,”