‘Charlie’s Angels’ star Tanya Roberts alive despite being declared dead

 

Actress Tanya Roberts, declared dead at the weekend, is still alive, according to latest report about the 65-year-old Hollywood star.

Her publicist mistakenly announced on Sunday that the former Bond girl had died.

Roberts’ death was confirmed via a post on her official Facebook page, which was attributed to her publicist, Mike Pingel, and multiple media outlets.

However, Pingel has now confirmed that as of Monday morning, the That ’70s Show star is actually still alive, but remains in “very dire” condition.

Pingel said that on Monday, Robert’s partner, Lance O’Brien, received “a call from the hospital that confirmed that Tanya was alive and did not pass last night.”

He told THR on Monday, “I did get confirmation [of her death], but that was from a very distraught person (Roberts’ boyfriend, Lance O’Brien),” Pingel said.

Roberts is known to many as Midge, the mother of Donna Pinciotti (played by Laura Prepon), on That 70’s Show, a woman who was consistently the center of attention to all the young neighborhood guys. She appeared in 81 episodes (1998-2004) throughout the Fox comedy’s eight-season run.

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She’s also beloved for her year-long stint on Charlie’s Angels, playing Julie Rogers in Season 5 (1980-1981). Her character helped fellow Angels Kris and Kelly (Cheryl Ladd and Jacyln Smith, respectively) solve crimes until the series’ cancellation in 1981. Her other TV credits include The Love Boat, Silk Stalkings, Fantasy Island, The Blues Brothers Animated Series and Barbershop.

Roberts had been hospitalized since Dec. 24 after she collapsed while walking her dogs.

Her hospitalization is not COVID-19 related, reports said. She was seen conducting live chats with fans as recently as Dec. 19 and was said to be in good health.

Born in New York as Victoria Leigh Blum, Roberts began a career in modeling before moving to movies with the 1976 horror film “Forced Entry.”