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Hello fans,

Based on your votes, the majority of readers want to catch up with Tanya Roberts this week! I love her character on That '70s Show, which I watch in reruns all the time. What has she been doing since then? Find out now!

Take care,
Melissa

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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":

Gabe Kaplan: Played Mr. Kotter on the TV series "Welcome Back, Kotter"

Brian Doyle-Murray: He has appeared in numerous movies, including "JFK", "Wayne's World" and "Cabin Boy"

Rory Calhoun: Starred in numerous Westerns in the 1950s, appeared in the campy classic "Hell Comes to Frogtown"

(Answer at the bottom)
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Tanya Roberts
Learn More About Tanya Roberts on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH NAME: Victoria Leigh Blum

BIRTH DATE: October 15, 1955, The Bronx, New York City

CLAIM TO FAME: She is known for her role as Julie Rogers on the fifth and final season of Charlie's Angels (1980-81) and as Midge Pinciotti on That '70s Show (1998-2001).

FAMILY LIFE: She was married to Barry Roberts from 1974 until his death in 2006.

INFO: Roberts got her start as a model in TV ads for Ultra Brite, Clairol and Cool Ray sunglasses. She was a dance instructor for Arthur Murray and appeared in the Off-Broadway productions Picnic and Antigone. She made her film debut in the 1975 thriller Forced Entry and went on to act in such films as the 1979 cult-movie, Tourist Trap, Racket and California Dreaming.

In 1980, Roberts was picked to replace Shelley Hack in the fifth season of the detective television series, Charlie's Angels on ABC. She appeared as Kiri in the 1982 film The Beastmaster, and starred in the 1983 Italian-made adventure fantasy film Hearts and Armour. She earned a nomination for "Worst Actress" at the Razzie Awards for her next project - the 1984 disaster Sheena: Queen of the Jungle.

She earned another Razzie nomination when she appeared as Bond girl Stacey Sutton, a geologist, in A View to a Kill (1985). Other 1980s films include Night Eyes, an erotic thriller; Body Slam (1987), an action movie set in the professional wrestling world; and Purgatory, a movie about a woman wrongfully imprisoned in Africa.

In the 1990s, she starred in the erotic thriller Inner Sanctum, appeared on the cable TV series, Hot Line, and appeared in the video game, The Pandora Detective.

TRIVIA: Sister of Barbara Chase.

Took 5 years of voice training to get the Bronx out of her voice.

Has the unique distinction of having been both a Bond Girl and the last of the original Charlie's Angels.

Is of Irish and Jewish descent.

Her parents divorced when she was a teenager.

Her father was a fountain pen salesman.

WHERE IS SHE NOW: In 1998 Roberts took the role of Midge Pinciotti on the successful television sitcom, That '70s Show. She wrote the foreword to the 2008 book, The Q Guide to Charlie's Angels.

After leaving That '70s Show in 2004, Roberts appeared in a 2005 episode of the TV show Eve as Rebecca, and also in two episodes of the series Barbershop.

She is also an avid golfer, and has played tournaments for the Nissan Celebrity PRO-AM, the Arthritis Foundation, and the Los Angeles Police Department.

WRITE TO TANYA ROBERTS:
Tanya Roberts
2126 Ridgemont Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90046

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CREDITS:

2005 Barbershop (TV Series)...Ellie Palmer

2005 Eve (TV Series)...Rebeca
Kung Fu Divas (2005)

1998-2004 That '70s Show (TV Series)...Midge Pinciotti

2003 Fillmore! (TV Series)...Author
The Unseen Reflection (2003)

2002 Off Centre (TV Series)...Gretchen
Mike & Liz & Chau & Jordan (2002)

1998 The Angry Beavers (TV Series)...Marsha
Same Time Last Week/Beaver Fever (1998)

1997 High Tide (TV Series)...Rhonda Fogel
Girl on the Run (1997)

1997 The Blues Brothers Animated Series (TV Series)...Toni G. (voice)

1996 The Pandora Directive (Video Game)...Regan Madsen

1994-1996 Hot Line (TV Series)...Rebecca

1995 Silk Stalkings (TV Series)...Callie Callahan
Till Death Do Us Part (1995)

1995 Deep Down...Charlotte

1994 Burke's Law (TV Series)...Julie Reardon
Who Killed Nick Hazard? (1994)

1993 Sins of Desire...Kay Egan

1992 Almost Pregnant (Video)...Linda Alderson

1991 Legal Tender...Rikki Rennick

1991 Inner Sanctum...Lynn Foster

1990 Night Eyes...Nikki

1990 Twisted Justice...Secretary

1988 Purgatory...Carly Arnold

1986 Body Slam...Candace Vandervagen

1985 A View to a Kill...Stacey Sutton

1984 Sheena...Sheena

1983 Hearts and Armour...Angelica (Isabella)

1983 Murder Me, Murder You (TV Movie)...Velda

1982 The Beastmaster...Kiri

1982 Fantasy Island (TV Series)...Miss Amanda Parsons
The Ghost's Story/The Spoilers (1982)

1982 The Love Boat (TV Series)...Diane Dayton
Green, But Not Jolly/Past Perfect Love/Instant Family (1982)

1980-1981 Charlie's Angels (TV Series)...Julie Rogers

1980 Waikiki (TV Movie)...Carol

1980 Vega$ (TV Series)...Officer Britt Blackwell

1979 Racquet...Bambi

1979 California Dreaming...Stephanie

1979 Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV Series)...Bachemath
Jacob's Challenge (1979)

1979 Pleasure Cove (TV Movie)...Sally

1979 Tourist Trap...Becky

1978 Zuma Beach (TV Movie)...Denise

1978 Fingers...Julie

1977 The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover...Stewardess

1976 The Yum Yum Girls...April

1975 Forced Entry...Nancy Ulman

To see Then & Now pictures of Tanya Roberts, visit: Celebrity Nooz

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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Gabe Kaplan - ALIVE
Born: 03/31/1945

Brian Doyle-Murray - ALIVE
Born: 10/31/1945

Rory Calhoun - DEAD (Diabetes)
Born: 08/08/1922 Died: 04/28/1999

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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
10/29
Sheikh Salahuddin, 44, Bangladeshi cricketer, cardiac arrest.
Phil Thigpen, 87, American politician, Essex County Democratic Chairman.

10/28
Bonfire, 30, German Olympic champion dressage horse (2000), euthanized following adrenal disease and hoof inflammation.
Troy Clarke, 44, Australian football player, aneurysm.
Eunice Kazembe, 61, Malawian politician, Minister of Industry and Trade (2009-2012), Minister for Education (since 2012).
Tadashi Maeda, 66, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (1990-1993, 1996-2000), heart failure.
Tadeusz Mazowiecki, 86, Polish politician, Prime Minister (1989-1991), Member of the Sejm (1961-1972, 1991-2001).
Ike Skelton, 81, American politician, member of the House of Representatives from Missouri (1977-2011).
Aleksandar Tijanic, 64, Serbian journalist, general director of RTS.

10/27
Aldo Barbero, 76, Argentine actor.
Vinko Coce, 59, Croatian singer, complications from diabetes.
Noel Davern, 67, Irish politician, Teachta Dála (1969-1981, 1987-2007), Member of the European Parliament (1979-1984), Minister for Education (1991-1992).
Luigi Magni, 85, Italian screenwriter and film director.
Darryn Randall, 32, South African cricketer (Border), head trauma.
Lou Reed, 71, American rock musician (The Velvet Underground) and songwriter ("Walk on the Wild Side"), liver disease.
Albie Thomas, 78, Australian Olympic runner.
Sir Michael Wilkes, 73, British army general.

10/26
Tony Brevett, 60s, Jamaican musician (The Melodians), cancer.
Ron Davies, 91, Welsh photographer.
Denis Foley, 79, Irish politician, Teachta Dala (1981-1989, 1992-2002), Senator (1989-1992).
Doug Ireland, 67, American journalist and blogger.
Gabriel of Komana, 67, Belgian-born French Orthodox archbishop.
Al Johnson, 65, American soul singer (The Unifics).
Gias Kamal Chowdhury, 74, Bangladeshi journalist.
Andries Maseko, 58, South African footballer.

10/25
Ron Ackland, 78, New Zealand rugby league player and coach.
Jenny Dalenoord, 95, Dutch illustrator of children's books and cartoon artist.
Arthur Danto, 89, American philosopher and art critic.
Nigel Davenport, 85, English actor (Chariots of Fire, Howard's Way).
Maria de las Casas, 70, Venezuelan beauty pageant winner, Miss Venezuela (1965).
Roy Grantham, 86, British trade unionist, General Secretary of APEX (1971-89).
Sir Nicholas Hunt, 82, British admiral.
Tokiko Iwatani, 97, Japanese lyricist, pneumonia.
Tommy McConville, 67, Irish footballer.
Peter Mitterer, 66, Austrian politician, Senator (2005-2013), President pro tempore (2005, 2010).
Hal Needham, 82, American stuntman and film director (Smokey and the Bandit, The Cannonball Run), cancer.
Augusto Odone, 80, Italian economist and medical pioneer (Lorenzo's oil).
Paul Reichmann, 83, Canadian businessman and real estate mogul (Olympia and York).
Bill Sharman, 87, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Boston Celtics) and coach (Utah Stars), (Los Angeles Lakers), complications from a stroke.
Amparo Soler Leal, 80, Spanish actress, cardiac arrest.
Chico Vaughn, 73, American basketball player (St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons), cancer.
Marcia Wallace, 70, American actress (The Simpsons, The Bob Newhart Show) and comedienne, pneumonia.

10/24
Antonia Bird, 62, English television drama and film director, thyroid cancer.
Andrea Cipriano Brambilla, 67, Italian comedian, cancer.
Manna Dey, 94, Indian playback singer, respiratory illness and renal failure.
Manolo Escobar, 82, Spanish singer and actor.
Brooke Greenberg, 20, American woman with rare slow-aging condition.
Ben Haden, 88, American televangelist, broadcaster and CIA operative.
Ana Bertha Lepe, 79, Mexican actress, Miss Mexico (1953).
Lew Mayne, 93, American football player.
Raymond Mwanyika, 73, Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Njombe (1971-2002).
Kadir Nurman, 80, Turkish-born German restaurateur, credited with inventing the doner kebab.
Frank Perconte, 96, American World War II veteran, portrayed in Band of Brothers.
Reggie Rogers, 49, American football player (Detroit Lions).
Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana, 100, Thai Buddhist monk, Supreme Patriarch of Thailand (since 1989).
Henry Taylor, 80, English racing driver.
Deborah Turbeville, 81, American fashion photographer, lung cancer.
Maudie Wilson, 110, New Zealand supercentenarian, nation's oldest woman.