| Biography 
'Tanya Roberts' (qv) came from modest beginnings in the  Bronx,  the
  daughter  of  a  pen  salesman (Irish) and a Jewish mother (who were
  divorced before she reached high school). She dropped  out  of  high
  school  at  age  15,  got married, and hitchhiked around the country
  until her husband's  mother  had  the  marriage  annulled.  She  met
  psychology  student,  Barry Roberts, in a New York movie line. A few
  months later she proposed to him in a subway station, and they  were
  married.  She  studied  acting  under  'Lee Strasberg' (qv) and 'Uta
  Hagen' (qv). In her early years in New York  she  supported  herself
  as  an  'Arthur Murray' (qv) dance instructor and then modeling. She
  appeared in off-Broadway productions of _Picnic_ and _Antigone_  and
  in  television  commercials  for  Ultra Brite, Clairol, and Cool Ray
  sunglasses.  In  1977  Tanya  and   her   husband   (who   took   up
  scriptwriting)  moved to Hollywood. She began appearing in TV pilots
  such as _Pleasure Cove (1979) (TV)_ (qv), _Zuma Beach  (1978)  (TV)_
  (qv)  and  0081735.  Her  first film appearance is evidently _Forced
  Entry (1975)_ (qv) [made in 1975].  After  roles  in  several  minor
  films,  her  first  big break came when she was selected as an angel
  (the last) for _Charlie's Angels (1976)  (TV)_  (qv)  in  the  final
  season.   She  was  featured  on  the  cover  of  _People_  magazine
  (2/9/81).  The  attention  at  this  time  helped  secure  her  most
  significant  film  parts  -  _Beastmaster, The (1982)_ (qv), 0088103
  [the lead role], and _View to a Kill,  A  (1985)_  (qv).  Tanya  was
  featured  on  the  cover  and  inside  of  the  Oct.  1982  issue of
  _Playboy_  to  promote  _Beastmaster,  The   (1982)_   (qv).   Tanya
  continues  to  appear in films, which primarily go directly to video
  and cable release. Most recently she is featured in the CD  computer
  game _The Pandora Directive_ (1996).
 Biography courtesy of the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com).
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