Well, you only live twice...
Posted on 01/03/2021 8:38:18 PM PST by BenLurkin
Tanya's rep tells TMZ, she was on a walk with her dogs on Christmas Eve and when she returned home she collapsed. She was taken to the hospital and put on a ventilator but never got better. We're told it was NOT COVID-related. Tanya died today.
In the days leading up to her collapse, we're told Tanya appeared perfectly healthy ... even doing video chats for her fans.
Tanya was a go-to model and actress in her heyday -- so much so, she even appeared as one of the Bond girls, Stacey Sutton, in "A View to a Kill," opposite Roger Moore.
She also starred in campy adventure fantasy flicks like "Sheena" and "The Beastmaster," plus a bunch of raunchy comedies, slashers movies and action/erotica B-films like "Sins of Desire," "Legal Tender," "Deep Down," "Inner Sanctum," "Night Eyes," "Almost Pregnant," "Favorite Deadly Sins" and "Tourist Trap," plus several others. All in all, she has 41 acting credits to her name dating back to '70s.
Speaking of that era, she might best remembered as Donna Pinciotti's mom, Midge, on "That '70s Show" -- who was always getting ogled by the boys in the neighborhood. Tanya was portrayed as a dumb blonde, who eventually left her TV family and the show entirely to deal with her hubby's real-life illness.
(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...
10 years ago I had quadruple bypass open heart surgery after spending a life of living healthy and exercising. I didn't drink, smoke and watched my weight. But family genetics finally caught up with me.
Two days after surgery, lying in surgical ICU, they rolled me over in bed to do an X-ray and I threw a pulmonary embolus. I quit breathing and my newly repaired heart arrested.
They had to open back up my chest cavity and a surgeon hand massaged my stopped heart for almost 10 minutes before it started beating on its own again. I spent six weeks in the hospital and a year and a half at home recovering.
But today I feel fine and walk everyday. Besides taking some meds, I live a normal life again. We live and work on our cattle farm.
My surgeon told me months later when I ran into him in the hallway at the hospital, that it was a miracle I survived. It just doesn't happen like it did in most cases.
So at 73 years old, I am very grateful to be alive and living well again. My wife and I are raising our 3 year old granddaughter so I need to stay healthy so I can be here for her a few more years. She is who keeps me motivated everyday.
Good luck.
Wow, they must have had you opened up in no time.
Did they give you any diet recommendations?
I’m nearing 74, went keto then carnivore three years ago, after learning I was prediabtic. Lost 50 pounds. Blood work is great, no meds, just a few supplements. Looking slim now, but my new scale shows over 27% body fat.
Thanks for the reminder about walking. I was doing about 30 minutes in the evening, but it’s been cold.
Depends on the dates you're using.
Roberts died on December 26, although it's just being reported now.
Marsden died on January 3, a week later.
If you want to go back a few days, Chad Stuart of Chad and Jeremy died on December 20. Is that close enough to make a trio?
-PJ
Tanya Roberts played Velda, Mike Hammer’s secretary in the very first Stacy Keach made-for-tv pilot movie in 1983.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_Me,_Murder_You
Sure, it’s all arbitrary anyway
They couldn't close my chest wound the second time they cut me open because they opened it in an unsterile environment. IOW, not in the operating room. So I had to deal with an open chest wound for 2 1/2 months before it closed up again.
I lost 30 lbs after the surgery in the hospital. Nothing smelled or tasted good so I didn't eat much. They gave me no specific diet but just to exercise and keep the weight down.
Forget about the body fat number. At our age, it's not that important. The last years of our life shouldn't be focused on trying to look good in the open casket at our funeral. Just watch your weight.
I only walk now and do strength training on my Bowflex machine. I had both my knees replaced a year before the heart surgery so no more running. I used to be a long distance runner and marathoner for years. Look what good that did me.
Walking in the cold is not a problem as long as you dress in layers. Your internal thermostat will heat you up to keep you warm. Just be careful of slipping on the ice and snow and breaking a leg or something. I slipped and fell in Kansas City one time running in the winter and sprained my ankle real bad. Took me forever to get up. Thought I was going to freeze to death.
Sounds like you are doing well.
Apparently reports of her death were exaggerated.
https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/04/tanya-roberts-still-alive-rep-saying-shes-dead-70s-show-bond-girl/
Oh...wow!
Jonty30 - I think an apology is due.
Google: Actress Tanya Roberts is still alive
Many links. She is alive. The spokesman may want to look for another job and Tanya may want to get a new husband.
Link to search: https://tinyurl.com/y5ufh5ws
Actress Tanya Roberts is still alive, despite reports to the contrary, her rep confirmed to the Daily News. Spokesman Mike Pingle said her husband Lance thought he said goodbye for the last time Sunday, so Pingle sent out a press statement confirming Roberts’ death prematurely.
BTW that photo of her as Sheena, she wears that outfit well.
One of her first movies, if not her first, CALIFONIA DREAMING.
https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/05/tanya-roberts-dead-dies-65-bond-girl-70s-show-premature-announcement/
Now she really is dead.
Well, you only live twice...
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