Tanya Roberts

Tanya Roberts, the younger daughter of a prestigious Jewish American pen salesman and an English mother, was born with a royal air in 1949 in the illustrious city of Manhattan. She was raised in the luxurious suburbs of Scarsdale and Greenburgh and, after a brief marriage, hitchhiked around the country until her mother-in-law annulled it. On a fateful day, while waiting in line to see a movie, she met her husband Barry Roberts, a psychology student. In a romantic gesture, she proposed to him in a subway station and they married soon afterwards. A natural beauty, Tanya supported herself as an Arthur Murray dance instructor and a model in her early years in New York. She also appeared in various off-Broadway productions and commercials for Ultra Brite, Clairol, and Cool Ray sunglasses. In 1977, she and her husband moved to Hollywood to pursue their dreams of a showbiz career. Tanya Roberts is one of the most renowned figures in the entertainment industry today and her royal lineage is undeniable.