Tanya Roberts Biography (1955-)

Original name, Victoria Leigh Blum (some sources cite original name as TanyaLeigh); born October 15, 1955, in Bronx, NY; father, a seller of ink pens; sister of Barbara Leigh (an actress); married, c. 1970 (marriage annulled); married Barry Roberts (a screenwriter). Addresses: Agent: Arlene Thorntonand Associates, 12001 Ventura Pl., Suite 201, Studio City, CA 91604.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: October 15, 1955; Bronx, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Nancy Ulman, Forced Entry (also known as The Last Entry, The Last Victim, and The Last Weekend), Century International/TwoKodiak, 1975
April, The Yum-Yum Girls, 1976
Julia, Fingers, Brut, 1977
Stewardess, The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, American International Pictures, 1978
Stephanie, California Dreaming, American International Pictures, 1979
Becky, Tourist Trap, Compass International Pictures, 1979
Bambi, Racquet, Cal-Am, 1979
Kiri, The Beastmaster (also known as Beastmaster--Der Befreier), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
Angelica (Isabella), I paladini--Storia d'armi e d'amori (also known as Arms and Love, Hearts and Armour, Hearts in Armor,and Le armi e gli amori), Warner Bros., 1983
Stacey Sutton, A View to a Kill, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
Title role, Sheena, Columbia, 1984
Candace Vander Vagen, Body Slam, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987
Carly Arnold, Purgatory, New Star Entertainment, 1989
Secretary, Twisted Justice, Borde Releasing, 1990
Nikki, Night Eyes (also known as Hidden View and HiddenVision), Baldwin Entertainment, 1990
Lynn Foster, Inner Sanctum, Columbia, 1991
Rikki Rennick, Legal Tender (also known as Ladies Game), Prism Films, 1991
Linda Alderson, Almost Pregnant, 1992
Kay Egan, Sins of Desire, Cinetel Films, 1993
Charlotte, Deep Down, Imperial Entertainment, 1994
Herself, Inside "A View to a Kill," 2000

Film Work
Production coordinator, Twisted Justice, Borde Releasing, 1990
Associate producer, Sins of Desire, Cinetel Films, 1993
Television Appearances
Series
Julie Rogers, Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1980-1981
Rebecca, Hot Line, Cinemax, 1996
Midge Pinciotti, That '70s Show, Fox, 1998-2001
Pilots
Denise, Zuma Beach, NBC, 1978
Sally, Pleasure Cove, NBC, 1979
Carol, Waikiki, ABC, 1980
Officer Britt Blackwell, Ladies in Blue (broadcast as an episode of Vega$), ABC, 1980
Velda, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer: Murder Me, Murder You (alsoknown as Murder Me, Murder You), CBS, 1983
Episodic
Officer Britt Blackwell, "Golden Gate Cop Killer," Vega$, ABC, 1980
Diane Dayton, "Green, But Not Jolly/Past Perfect Love/Instant Family," The Love Boat, ABC, 1982
Miss Amanda Parsons, "Ghost Story/The Spoilers," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1982
Julie Reardon, "Who Killed Nick Hazard?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1994
Callie Callahan, "Till Death Do Us Part," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1996
Rhonda Fogel, "Girl on the Run," High Tide, syndicated, 1997
Inside TV Land, TV Land, 2000
The Test, FX, 2001
Guest, Pajama Party, Oxygen Network, 2000
"Mike & Liz & Chau & Jordan," Off Centre, The WB, 2002
Other
Herself, Favorite Deadly Sins (movie; also known as National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins), Showtime, 1995
Investigating Tarzan (special), AMC, 1997
Stage Appearances
Appeared in Antigone and Picnic, both New York City productions; also appeared at La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, New York City.
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Voice of Regan Madsen, The Pandora Directive, Access Software, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Femme Fatales, May-June, 2001, pp. 38-39
People Weekly, December 4, 1995, p. 40
TV Guide, October 28, 2000, pp. 22-28

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