Bond Actress, 'That '70s Show' Star Tanya Roberts Dies at 65

Bond girl and 'That '70s Show' actress Tanya Roberts (pictured with agent Norby Walters in 2006) has died at the age of 65
Bond girl and 'That '70s Show' actress Tanya Roberts (pictured with agent Norby Walters in 2006) has died at the age of 65
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Bond Actress, 'That '70s Show' Star Tanya Roberts Dies at 65

Bond girl and 'That '70s Show' actress Tanya Roberts (pictured with agent Norby Walters in 2006) has died at the age of 65
Bond girl and 'That '70s Show' actress Tanya Roberts (pictured with agent Norby Walters in 2006) has died at the age of 65

Former Bond actress and "That '70s Show" star Tanya Roberts has died in Los Angeles at the age of 65, media reports said.

Roberts, who had been hospitalized since December 24 after she collapsed while walking her dogs, died on Sunday, her publicist Mike Pingel told The Hollywood Reporter.

"I'm devastated. She was brilliant and beautiful and I feel like a light has been taken away. To say she was an angel would be at the top of the list," he said.

"She was the sweetest person you'd ever meet and had a huge heart. She loved her fans, and I don't think she realized how much she meant to them."

Roberts is best known for her role as geologist Stacey Sutton in the 1985 James Bond film "A View to a Kill," which starred Roger Moore in his last appearance as 007.

Beside her Bond outing, Roberts starred in the 1982 sword-and-sorcery fantasy "The Beastmaster" and as the title character in "Sheena: Queen of the Jungle," a female version of Tarzan which was nominated for five Golden Raspberry Awards and has gone on to become a cult classic.

Other notable movie appearances included "Body Slam" and "Night Eyes."

Born in the Bronx, New York, in 1955, Roberts did some modeling and commercial work before getting her big acting break on the final season of "Charlie's Angels," where she played private investigator Julie Rogers helping the team of female crime fighters.

"It was my first steady job, and it launched my career," Roberts said on her website.

Nowadays Roberts is probably best known for her role in the sitcom "That '70s Show," where she played Midge Pinciotti, the dim-witted mother of Donna, played by Laura Prepon.

"'That '70s Show' was her favorite show, she really loved doing comedy," Pingel told USA Today.



Warner Bros Discovery Misses Revenue Estimates on Box Office Weakness 

The exterior of the Warner Bros. Discovery Atlanta campus in Atlanta, Georgia, US, May 2, 2023. (Reuters)
The exterior of the Warner Bros. Discovery Atlanta campus in Atlanta, Georgia, US, May 2, 2023. (Reuters)
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Warner Bros Discovery Misses Revenue Estimates on Box Office Weakness 

The exterior of the Warner Bros. Discovery Atlanta campus in Atlanta, Georgia, US, May 2, 2023. (Reuters)
The exterior of the Warner Bros. Discovery Atlanta campus in Atlanta, Georgia, US, May 2, 2023. (Reuters)

Warner Bros Discovery missed first-quarter revenue estimates on Thursday, weighed down by a lack of big box office hits from its studio and weakness in its traditional TV business as consumers continued to abandon cable for streaming.

Like others in the media business, Warner Bros Discovery is losing thousands of cable TV subscribers each year, putting pressure on the company to consistently produce hit content and boost profitability in its streaming business.

The threat of US tariffs on foreign-made films has also added to the headaches of an industry whose biggest-budget films are often produced across several continents.

WBD struggled in the January-March quarter to replicate the success of last year's "Dune: Part Two," which grossed more than $700 million. The company's marquee release for the period, Bong Joon Ho's sci-fi dark comedy "Mickey 17," earned only slightly more than its reported budget at the box office.

That meant studios revenue fell 18% to $2.31 billion, missing estimates of $2.73 billion, according to Visible Alpha.

The company has, however, made a strong start to the second quarter with Ryan Coogler's horror film "Sinners" and the blockbuster "A Minecraft Movie," which has raked in nearly $900 million globally, making it the biggest release of 2025 so far. Its summer lineup also looks strong with "Superman," directed by Marvel's long-time hitmaker James Gunn, set to release in July.

Revenue at the TV networks segment, which includes CNN, Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, fell 7%.

Overall, revenue fell 10% in the first three months of 2025 to $8.98 billion, missing analysts' average estimate of $9.60 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG.