Trivia

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

Wore electric-blue eye-contacts during most of her career.

Her death was prematurely announced by her personal acquaintance, Lance O'Brien, on January 3, 2021, exactly one day before her actual passing. This created a lot of confusion in the news-media (internet and television), particularly when she eventually died the following day.

Upon her death, she was cremated and her ashes were scattered along her hiking trail.

During Roberts' career, her birth year was reported variously as 1954, 1955 or 1959, but when she passed, it was discovered that she was really born in 1949.

Both Priscilla Presley and Sharon Stone were considered, before Tanya landed the leading lady role in the James Bond film 007: En la mira de los asesinos (1985).

Is the second Angel of Los ángeles de Charlie (1976) to pass away, after Farrah Fawcett in 2009.

She got cast as the main Bond woman (Stacey Sutton) in 007: En la mira de los asesinos (1985) after the makers saw her in Sheena (1984). By a strange coincidence, Roberts choose her name 'Tanya' off the main James Bond woman in the book, 'From Russia with Love'.

Always claimed that she was born and raised in The Bronx, but she was actually born in Manhattan and grew up in Scarsdale, one of the wealthiest communities in the entire United States.

Is the fourth main Bond girl to pass away after Claudine Auger in 2019 and Honor Blackman and Diana Rigg in 2020.

During the last 8 months of her life, she was interviewed several times on podcasts (due to the Covid-19 outbreak). Roberts frequently stated that she was looking forward to seeing the upcoming James Bond film (Sin tiempo para morir (2021), which was delayed several times). Unfortunately, she ended up passing away --nine months before the film finally got released in the U.S.

In one of her podcast interviews, she stated that --despite not having acted for TV (or film) since 2005, she would be willing to make an appearance (reprising her role as 'Midge Pinciotti') if "That '70s Show" got a revival and she was asked. Unfortunately, she ended up passing away eight months before the revival was announced (and the revival premiered two years after her passing).

While appearing in Televison's Vegas she was seen by producer Aaron Spelling and cast in Charlies Angels. She was the original choice for 10 with Dudley Moore but was replaced at the last minute with B0 Derek.

Auditioned for the role of Kate Roberts on the soap opera, Days of Our Lives (1965), in 1995 though the role went to Lauren Koslow.

According to director Donald Farmer, Roberts turned down a role in Vicious Kiss (1995) which eventually went to Margaux Hemingway.

Her paternal grandfather, Theodor Blum (1883-1962), has been described as the most outstanding oral surgeon in America.

Her sister, Barbara Chase, was married to Timothy Leary for 14 years.

Was a lifelong Democrat.

Aunt of Zach Leary.

Stated in her podcast interviews that she had lived in France and in Ontario, Canada at times in her life.

She was the only replacement 'Angel' in 'Charlie's Angels' never to work with Farrah Fawcett.

Though she spoke very highly of working with Roger Moore (on the Bond film 'A View to a Kill'), Moore himself stated in his personal writings that Roberts was his --least favorite of his seven main Bond women (throughout his seven films), largely since he felt there was little chemistry written for their characters.