'That '70s Show' actress Lisa Robin Kelly has died at age 43. Kelly's death was first reported by celebrity website TMZ.
Craig Wyckoff - Kelly's agent, confirmed her death, saying that the actress had been dealing with her troubles with addiction at the time of her death, and had voluntarily checked into a California rehab facility on Monday. She apparently died in her sleep at a California clinic from cardiac arrest. Lisa Robin Kelly checked herself into rehab last week for treatment for an alcohol problem she had been fighting for years. Kelly's drinking problems began in 2003, following a miscarriage. The drinking eventually led to her departure from the series. Since then she was often in the news for her drug addiction and other problems. She was recently arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. |
Kelly rose to fame as Laurie Forman on That '70s Show, the hit sitcom that helped launch the careers of Ashton Kutcher, Topher Grace and Mila Kunis.Kelly's character was the older sister of Eric Forman, played by Grace. The show ran from 1998 to 2006 but Kelly left the hit sitcom in 2003 at the height of its popularity.
