# Changed Title: RIP Tanya Roberts \[death now confirmed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [January 4, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643 "2021-01-04T17:06:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/1 "2021-01-04T17:06:19Z")
It didn’t seem to make the news services that I read, so maybe some missed it. Tanya Roberts died yesterday at 65, no cause of death given. I never saw her season of Charlie’s Angels, but I saw Beastmaster about ten times. 🙂 It was on cable continuously in the 80s. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/2 "2021-01-04T17:09:48Z")
One of my favorite Bond girls. May she rest in peace. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/3 "2021-01-04T17:37:25Z")
Very sad! Tanya was so sexy, especially in “Beastmaster”, and a good actress. She will be missed! ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/4 "2021-01-04T18:38:28Z")
I just watched _A View to a Kill_ last week for the first time in decades. I remembered thinking she was the best-looking Bond girl ever when it came out (but her frequent screams of “James!” got old fast). ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/5 "2021-01-04T18:58:44Z")
I wonder why it’s taking so long for the major celeb sites to report this. She was in so many things that I enjoyed when I was young. Beastmaster, Sheena-- although the first thing I thought of was That 70s Show. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/6 "2021-01-04T19:03:38Z")
Beastmaster. Sheena. Hearts and Armour. dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/7 "2021-01-04T19:44:06Z")
> According to [media reports](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tanya-roberts-bond-girl-and-that-70s-show-star-dies-at-65?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=THR%20Breaking%20News&utm_term=hollywoodreporter_breakingnews), Roberts collapsed on Dec. 24 while walking her dogs and was admitted to a Los Angeles Hospital. No cause of death has been revealed but a longtime representative for the actress told [hollywoodreporter.com](http://hollywoodreporter.com/) that she had not been ill and the death was not COVID-19 related. Seems like a sudden random thing. Aneurysm or a similar cardiovascular issue similar seems like a possibility. One of the most attractive people from that generation. Late night cable creates a pretty strong imprint on a teenaged boy. Enjoyed her on That 70s Show too. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/8 "2021-01-04T22:14:24Z")
For those of us who had to look her up: > **[Tanya Roberts - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000617/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)** > > Tanya Roberts. Actress: A View to a Kill. The younger daughter of a Jewish American pen salesman (Oscar Blum) and an English mother (Dorothy Smith), Tanya Roberts was born 1949 in Manhattan and grew up in the Westchester County suburbs Scarsdale and... ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/9 "2021-01-04T22:31:12Z")
Maybe not. > **[Tanya Roberts' Partner Explains Why He Thought She Had Died](https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/04/tanya-roberts-still-alive-rep-saying-shes-dead-70s-show-bond-girl/)** > > The famed Bond actress is still alive. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/10 "2021-01-05T00:13:12Z")
If it’s true she is still alive, it’s probably her greatest performance ever. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/11 "2021-01-05T00:25:28Z")
Well, she’s still in the ICU in reportedly “dire” condition. Granted, that’s a tiny piece of quite vague information, but it still sounds pretty bad. ---
**Author:** ![pirviii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pirviii/32/3233_2.png) [@pirviii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pirviii)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/12 "2021-01-05T01:17:26Z")
Yesterday she was declared dead, they transferred her to a better hospital and her condition was upgraded to alive. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/13 "2021-01-05T01:18:48Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Maybe not. Hmmm…no wonder the MSM doesn’t have anything. I did check Wikipedia before starting the thread - for whatever that’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/14 "2021-01-05T01:56:37Z")
> [@pirviii](#): > > Yesterday she was declared dead, they transferred her to a better hospital and her condition was upgraded to alive. Thank goodness for Doctor Max. [![](https://i.imgflip.com/977qs.jpg) ](https://i.imgflip.com/977qs.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/15 "2021-01-05T01:59:37Z")
She’s not dead. She’s resting! She doesn’t want to go on the cart. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/16 "2021-01-05T02:19:16Z")
> [@Dropo](#): > > If it’s true she is still alive, it’s probably her greatest performance ever. I’m sorry if this offends anybody, but Goddammit, that’s _FUNNY!_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/17 "2021-01-05T03:27:18Z")
Perhaps she’ll go for a walk… In other news, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/18 "2021-01-05T04:54:09Z")
Reports of her death have been greatly exaggerated. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/19 "2021-01-05T06:20:15Z")
She’s mostly alive. And mostly alive is a little dead. Sheesh - the first time I ever make a RIP thread, and the person isn’t even dead! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643/20 "2021-01-05T12:37:58Z")
Isn’t that how JAQing always works? You gently assert something almost true then everybody else takes both sides of the argument? IOW: great username / OP combo! Bravo! 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-title-rip-tanya-roberts-death-now-confirmed/929643.md?page=2)