Remembering Saturday live chats with Tanya Roberts

January 10, 2021 0 By 007 Travelers

After spending half a year of Saturday evenings chatting with Tanya Roberts on her live chat asking about her career, it’s difficult to put into words the feeling we’re currently experiencing. 2021 started in a sad way when we lost Tanya on the 4th of January 2021. Tanya was only 65 years old.

Among Bond fans Tanya Roberts was best known for her role as Stacey Sutton in the movie “A View to a Kill“, (1985).

In 2020 Tanya started her online chat show “Live Chat with Tanya Roberts“, where we, too, often asked Tanya questions, which she also answered in a warm way. Below is a compilation of our questions and Tanya’s answers.

007 Travelers: Some scenes of “A View to a Kill” was filmed in San Francisco City Hall. How much was done on location and how much on studio?

Tanya:

007 Travelers: What is the best memory of Christopher Walken during filming of “A View to a Kill“? (Christopher Walken was a villain Max Zorin in “A View to a Kill“)

Tanya:

007 Travelers: Did you notice any tension between Roger Moore and Grace Jones during filming of “A View to a Kill“? (Grace Jones played villain’s henchwoman May Day in “A View to a Kill“)

Tanya:

007 Travelers: What are your memories working with Tom Jones in “Pleasure Cove” (1979)?

Tanya:

007 Travelers: Do you have memories of Hervé Villechaize? (Tanya was a guest star in episode of “Fantasy Island“. Villechaize acted in that TV-series and also played “Nick Nack” in “The Man with the Golden Gun“, 1974)

Tanya:

007 Travelers: What are your favourite lines you have said in the movies or TV series that you starred in?

Tanya:

007 Travelers: Stacey Sutton has a cat in “A View to a Kill“. Was there only one cat or did they use “stunt cats”?

Tanya:

007 Travelers: Who is your favourite Bond villain and why?

Tanya:

007 Travelers: Can your tell us something about Soon Tek-Oh and how was it working with him? (Soon Tek-Oh acted in four episodes of “Charlie’s Angels” and was “Lieutenant Hip” in “The Man with the Golden Gun” (1974)

Tanya:

007 Travelers: What was it like working with Don Stroud? (Tanya acted in two different movies with Don Stroud. Stroud had also a role of “Heller” in “Licence to Kill“, 1989)

Tanya:

007 Travelers:

What are your memories of shooting “Legal Tender” (1991) movie? (Tanya acted with Robert Davi who is a villain Franz Sanchez in “Licence to Kill” (1989)

Tanya:

007 Travelers: Any memories of “The Last Time” episode in “That 70s Show“? (There are three other Bond girls in that episode)

Tanya:

007 Travelers: In “A View to a Kill” James Bond prepares an omelette to Stacey Sutton. Was that a real omelet and did you eat that during the shoot?

Tanya:

007 Travelers: When was the last time you saw Sir Roger Moore?

Tanya:

007 Travelers: Do you have favourite shoe brands?

Tanya:

007 Travelers: Did you ever meet Sean Connery? What is your favourite Sean Connery movie?”

Tanya:

007 Travelers: How many weeks / months did it take to film the sequences in “A View to a Kill“?

Tanya:

Tanya became known for “Charlie’s Angels” TV-series. She had a role of Julie Rogers of the fifth and final season of “Angels“. She acted many seasons in “That 70s Show” as Midge Pinciotti. Tanya was also in movies like “The Beastmaster” (1982) and “Sheena” (1984).