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3Victoria Leigh Blum (October 15, 1949 – January 4, 2021), known by the {{stage name|s}} Tanya Roberts, was an American actress and producer.
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5She initially gained fame as Julie Rogers in the final season of ''Series/CharliesAngels'' in 1980. She was otherwise best known for playing Stacey Sutton in the ''Franchise/{{James Bond}}'' film ''Film/AViewToAKill'' (1985) and Midge Pinciotti on ''Series/That70sShow'' (1998–2004).
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7On January 4, 2021, she passed away at age 71 from a blood infection after collapsing at her home in late December 2020.
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9!!Works with pages on TV Tropes:
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11* ''Film/TouristTrap'' (1979) as Becky
12* ''Series/Vegas1978'' (2 episodes, 1980) as Officer Britt Blackwell
13* ''Series/CharliesAngels'' (1980–81) as Julie Rogers
14* ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' (1 episode, 1982) as Diane Dayton
15* ''Film/TheBeastmaster'' (1982) as Kiri
16* ''Series/FantasyIsland'' (1 episode, 1982) as Amanda Parsons
17* ''Film/{{Sheena}}'' (1984) as Sheena
18* ''Film/AViewToAKill'' (1985) as Stacey Sutton
19* ''Series/SilkStalkings'' (1 episode, 1995) as Callie Callahan
20* ''[[VideoGame/TexMurphy The Pandora Directive]]'' (1996) as Regan Madsen (voice)
21* ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'' (1 episode, 1998) as Marsha (voice)
22* ''Series/That70sShow'' (1998–2004) as Midge Pinciotti
23* ''Series/OffCentre'' (1 episode, 2002) as Gretchen
24* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fillmore}}'' (1 episode, 2003) as Author (voice)
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29* MsFanservice: In the '80s, Roberts had many roles as seductive women wearing revealing clothes: ''Series/CharliesAngels'', ''Film/TheBeastmaster'', ''Film/{{Sheena}}'', ''Film/AViewToAKill'', etc.
30* ScreamingWoman: Her screams in ''A View to a Kill'' need to be heard to be believed.
31* [[invoked]]WhatCouldHaveBeen:
32** She was considered for the leading role in ''[[Film/Ten1979 10]]'', ''Film/{{Highlander}}'' and ''Film/{{Splash}}''.
33** She also expressed interest in returning to a followup to ''That '70s Show'' if there was one, unfortunately she passed away less than a year before ''Series/That90sShow'' was announced.

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