Actress Lisa Robin Kelly, who had a role in the US sitcom That `70s Show alongside Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, has died at age 43.
Career
Lisa Robin Kelly (March 1970 – August 14, 2013) was an American actress best known for her roles on That '70s Show and Amityville Dollhouse. Prior to her role
in That '70s Show, she had small roles in several sitcoms.
Lisa Robin Kelly, born in March 1970,[1] was raised in Southington, Connecticut. She made her debut in a 1992 episode of Married... with Children entitled "Kelly Doesn't Live Here Anymore". She appeared again in 1997 on episodes of Charmed and Silk Stalkings, as well as in direct-to-video and TV movies, such as Amityville Dollhouse, Late Last Night and Jawbreaker.
Kelly played Laurie, the promiscuous elder sister of Eric Forman on That '70s Show. She left the show after five years; her character left to attend beauty school.
She briefly returned to the show in the fifth season in four episodes, but was replaced with Christina Moore in the sixth season. In an interview with ABC News she admitted that "With That '70s Show I was guilty of a drinking problem, and I ran." Kelly appeared in a 2005 film called The Food Chain: A Hollywood Scarytale
Her manager Craig Wyckoff said Kelly died on Wednesday at a Los Angeles addiction treatment facility where she had been admitted earlier in the week.
No official cause of death was given.
Kelly portrayed Laurie Forman, the promiscuous sister of Eric - played by Topher Grace on the Fox series, which ran from 1998 until 2006.
She left the series at the end of the fifth season in 2003. Her character was portrayed by the actress, Christina Moore, in season six.
Kelly fell out of the spotlight after leaving the show but soon began making headlines for her troubled personal life.
She was arrested in November along with her 61-year-old husband, Robert Joseph Gilliam, in connection with a disturbance at their home in North Carolina.
In June, she was arrested on suspicion of drink driving in California.
"Lisa had voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility early this week where she was battling the addiction problems that have plagued her these past few years," said Wyckoff.
"I spoke to her on Monday, and she was hopeful and confident, looking forward to putting this part of her life behind her. Last night, she lost the battle," he added.
Prior to That '70s Show, Kelly had minor roles in several US TV shows, including The X-Files, Charmed and Married With Children.
She also had roles in the TV movies Amityville Dollhouse, Late Last Night and Jawbreaker.
Lisa Robin Kelly (March 1970 – August 14, 2013) was an American actress best known for her roles on That '70s Show and Amityville Dollhouse. Prior to her role
in That '70s Show, she had small roles in several sitcoms.
Lisa Robin Kelly, born in March 1970,[1] was raised in Southington, Connecticut. She made her debut in a 1992 episode of Married... with Children entitled "Kelly Doesn't Live Here Anymore". She appeared again in 1997 on episodes of Charmed and Silk Stalkings, as well as in direct-to-video and TV movies, such as Amityville Dollhouse, Late Last Night and Jawbreaker.
Kelly played Laurie, the promiscuous elder sister of Eric Forman on That '70s Show. She left the show after five years; her character left to attend beauty school.
She briefly returned to the show in the fifth season in four episodes, but was replaced with Christina Moore in the sixth season. In an interview with ABC News she admitted that "With That '70s Show I was guilty of a drinking problem, and I ran." Kelly appeared in a 2005 film called The Food Chain: A Hollywood Scarytale
Her manager Craig Wyckoff said Kelly died on Wednesday at a Los Angeles addiction treatment facility where she had been admitted earlier in the week.
No official cause of death was given.
Kelly portrayed Laurie Forman, the promiscuous sister of Eric - played by Topher Grace on the Fox series, which ran from 1998 until 2006.
She left the series at the end of the fifth season in 2003. Her character was portrayed by the actress, Christina Moore, in season six.
Kelly fell out of the spotlight after leaving the show but soon began making headlines for her troubled personal life.
She was arrested in November along with her 61-year-old husband, Robert Joseph Gilliam, in connection with a disturbance at their home in North Carolina.
In June, she was arrested on suspicion of drink driving in California.
"Lisa had voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility early this week where she was battling the addiction problems that have plagued her these past few years," said Wyckoff.
"I spoke to her on Monday, and she was hopeful and confident, looking forward to putting this part of her life behind her. Last night, she lost the battle," he added.
Prior to That '70s Show, Kelly had minor roles in several US TV shows, including The X-Files, Charmed and Married With Children.
She also had roles in the TV movies Amityville Dollhouse, Late Last Night and Jawbreaker.
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