10 Actresses Whose Careers Didn’t Flourish After They Were Bond Girls
3. Tanya Roberts
Many actresses have come to the Bond franchise in a career upswing and have then struggled. Tanya Roberts, who sadly passed away earlier this year, is just such an actress.
Before crossing paths with Roger Moore’s James Bond as geologist, Stacey Sutton in A View to a Kill (1985), Roberts starred in the last season of Charlie’s Angels (1976-1981) and in cult films such as The Beastmaster (1982), which was how she came to be noticed by producer, Albert R. “Cubby” Broccoli.
After “cleaning up a few details” in a shower with Roger Moore (who was embarrassed that even Roberts’ mother was younger than him), Tanya sadly did not progress beyond smaller movies and television productions.
She gained a newfound fame on television in That ‘70s Show (1998-2006), but quit as a series regular in 2001 owing to her husband’s failing health. She later retired from acting in 2005 to care for him, but remained a popular and uplifting presence online with her fans as well as focusing on her lifelong love for animals.
Tragically, she passed away nearly four years after Roger Moore, despite being 28 years his junior!