Tanya Roberts.Photo: Lester Cohen/WireImageOf Tanya Roberts' extensive list of credits as an actress, her favorite role to play was that of Midge Pinciotti onThat ’70s Show.Roberts, 65, died Monday evening after it was erroneously reported that she had died earlier that day. Her rep told PEOPLE on Tuesday that shedied from a urinary tract infection.Lance O’Brien, the actress' partner, told Fox News on Tuesday that sheloved working on the sitcom, which ran from 1998 to 2006. In addition to Roberts, the series starredTopher Grace,Ashton Kutcher,Mila Kunis,Laura Prepon, Kurtwood Smith, Debra Jo Rupp, Don Stark andDanny Masterson.Roberts' Midge was the mother of Prepon’s character Donna Pinciotti.“She lovedThat ’70s Showmore than anything in the world,” O’Brien said, explaining that the work schedule was one that fit well with her preferred lifestyle. “She loved that more than any of her movies.“Tanya Roberts with Don Stark in That 70s Show.20th Century Fox/Kobal/ShutterstockRoberts is also known for her roles in theJames BondmovieA View to a Kill,Sheenaand theCharlie’s Angelsseries in the early 1980s.“It was so much fun,” O’Brien added of Roberts' role onThat ’70s Show. “She could come home, have dinner at home, see the dogs.“Roberts' publicist Mike Pingel confirmed to PEOPLE Tuesday that the actress died “on January 4, 2021 around 9:30pm PT at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA.“Pingel said that Roberts' cause of death “was from a urinary tract infection which spread to her kidney, gallbladder, liver and then blood stream.“Cast of That 70s Show.FOXThe announcement follows a roller coaster day in which Roberts — who had been hospitalized after reportedly collapsing on Christmas Eve — was reported dead Monday morning after her partner of 18 years, Lance O’Brien, believed she had died on Sunday and told her publicist.Amid the confusion, some of Roberts’That ’70s Showcostars shared tributes on social media, which Kutchercommented on to share that she was still alive.O’Brien discovered that his longtime partner was still alive while he was in the middle of giving an interview toInside Editionon Monday morning, when he answered a phone call from the hospital and said, “Now, you’re telling me she’s alive?““The hospital is telling me she is alive,” he said through tears. “They are calling me from the ICU team.“Roberts died later Monday night.O’Brien added to Fox News, “I just am devastated about what I’m going to do without her.”
Tanya Roberts.Photo: Lester Cohen/WireImage
Of Tanya Roberts' extensive list of credits as an actress, her favorite role to play was that of Midge Pinciotti onThat ’70s Show.Roberts, 65, died Monday evening after it was erroneously reported that she had died earlier that day. Her rep told PEOPLE on Tuesday that shedied from a urinary tract infection.Lance O’Brien, the actress' partner, told Fox News on Tuesday that sheloved working on the sitcom, which ran from 1998 to 2006. In addition to Roberts, the series starredTopher Grace,Ashton Kutcher,Mila Kunis,Laura Prepon, Kurtwood Smith, Debra Jo Rupp, Don Stark andDanny Masterson.Roberts' Midge was the mother of Prepon’s character Donna Pinciotti.“She lovedThat ’70s Showmore than anything in the world,” O’Brien said, explaining that the work schedule was one that fit well with her preferred lifestyle. “She loved that more than any of her movies.“Tanya Roberts with Don Stark in That 70s Show.20th Century Fox/Kobal/ShutterstockRoberts is also known for her roles in theJames BondmovieA View to a Kill,Sheenaand theCharlie’s Angelsseries in the early 1980s.“It was so much fun,” O’Brien added of Roberts' role onThat ’70s Show. “She could come home, have dinner at home, see the dogs.“Roberts' publicist Mike Pingel confirmed to PEOPLE Tuesday that the actress died “on January 4, 2021 around 9:30pm PT at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA.“Pingel said that Roberts' cause of death “was from a urinary tract infection which spread to her kidney, gallbladder, liver and then blood stream.“Cast of That 70s Show.FOXThe announcement follows a roller coaster day in which Roberts — who had been hospitalized after reportedly collapsing on Christmas Eve — was reported dead Monday morning after her partner of 18 years, Lance O’Brien, believed she had died on Sunday and told her publicist.Amid the confusion, some of Roberts’That ’70s Showcostars shared tributes on social media, which Kutchercommented on to share that she was still alive.O’Brien discovered that his longtime partner was still alive while he was in the middle of giving an interview toInside Editionon Monday morning, when he answered a phone call from the hospital and said, “Now, you’re telling me she’s alive?““The hospital is telling me she is alive,” he said through tears. “They are calling me from the ICU team.“Roberts died later Monday night.O’Brien added to Fox News, “I just am devastated about what I’m going to do without her.”
Of Tanya Roberts' extensive list of credits as an actress, her favorite role to play was that of Midge Pinciotti onThat ’70s Show.
Roberts, 65, died Monday evening after it was erroneously reported that she had died earlier that day. Her rep told PEOPLE on Tuesday that shedied from a urinary tract infection.
Lance O’Brien, the actress' partner, told Fox News on Tuesday that sheloved working on the sitcom, which ran from 1998 to 2006. In addition to Roberts, the series starredTopher Grace,Ashton Kutcher,Mila Kunis,Laura Prepon, Kurtwood Smith, Debra Jo Rupp, Don Stark andDanny Masterson.
Roberts' Midge was the mother of Prepon’s character Donna Pinciotti.
“She lovedThat ’70s Showmore than anything in the world,” O’Brien said, explaining that the work schedule was one that fit well with her preferred lifestyle. “She loved that more than any of her movies.”
Tanya Roberts with Don Stark in That 70s Show.20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock
Roberts is also known for her roles in theJames BondmovieA View to a Kill,Sheenaand theCharlie’s Angelsseries in the early 1980s.
“It was so much fun,” O’Brien added of Roberts' role onThat ’70s Show. “She could come home, have dinner at home, see the dogs.”
Roberts' publicist Mike Pingel confirmed to PEOPLE Tuesday that the actress died “on January 4, 2021 around 9:30pm PT at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA.”
Pingel said that Roberts' cause of death “was from a urinary tract infection which spread to her kidney, gallbladder, liver and then blood stream.”
Cast of That 70s Show.FOX
The announcement follows a roller coaster day in which Roberts — who had been hospitalized after reportedly collapsing on Christmas Eve — was reported dead Monday morning after her partner of 18 years, Lance O’Brien, believed she had died on Sunday and told her publicist.
Amid the confusion, some of Roberts’That ’70s Showcostars shared tributes on social media, which Kutchercommented on to share that she was still alive.
O’Brien discovered that his longtime partner was still alive while he was in the middle of giving an interview toInside Editionon Monday morning, when he answered a phone call from the hospital and said, “Now, you’re telling me she’s alive?”
“The hospital is telling me she is alive,” he said through tears. “They are calling me from the ICU team.”
Roberts died later Monday night.
O’Brien added to Fox News, “I just am devastated about what I’m going to do without her.”
source: people.com
