Tanya Roberts, Roger Moore's Bond girl and 'Charlie's angel', dies

Tanya Roberts with Roger Moore in 'A View to Kill' (1985) .CORDONPRESS

The American actress Tanya Roberts, who starred with Roger Moore in the 1985 James Bond film

, died this Monday at the age of 65 in Los Angeles (USA).

Mike Pingel, representative of the actress, has explained in a statement collected by

that the interpreter was admitted to a hospital in the Californian city since she fainted on the street on December 24 while walking her dogs.

For now, the cause of Roberts death has not been released, although in principle it has been ruled out that it is due to the coronavirus.

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Roberts, whose original name was Victoria Leigh Blum, was born in New York in 1955. The artist tried her hand as a model and also in advertising before finding a place as an actress.

The small screen was her first home, since Roberts, after several small roles in television series and films, was selected as one of the three protagonists of the fifth and final season

(1976-1981).

The interpreter could not avoid the end of that famous series, but her career continued to rise until she achieved what, finally, would be the great role of her career: the role of Bond girl in

.

Directed by John Glen, this film was Roger Moore's last as Bond before handing over the baton for Agent 007 to actor Timothy Dalton.

also featured Christopher Walken and Grace Jones in its cast.

Roberts' career also includes other films such as

(1982) or

(1984).

Her last prominent role was on television thanks to the series

(1998-2004), where she played Midge Pinciotti, Donna's mother, played by Laura Prepon.