A Urinary Tract Infection Killed Tanya Roberts

Actress dies hours after her death was prematurely reported

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 6, 2021 1:49 AM CST

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Tanya Roberts Dies Hours After Premature Reports of Death — Tanya Roberts stars as Kiri in the adventure movie "The Beastmaster," on Dec. 16, 1981. Roberts, who captivated James Bond in “A View to a Kill” and appeared in the sitcom “That ’70s Show,” died Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Wally Fong, File)

Hours after her death was prematurely reported, Tanya Roberts did die Monday night, her partner tells CNN. The Bond girl and That '70s Show actress was 65. She had been hospitalized after collapsing Christmas Eve following a walk with her dogs in California, and had tested negative for COVID-19. Her rep tells People her cause of death "was from a urinary tract infection which spread to her kidney, gallbladder, liver and then blood stream." (Roberts' partner explains the miscommunication on her death.)