Lisa Robin Kelly -- That '70s Show

Lisa Robin Kelly

Born March 1970
Died August 14, 2013 (aged 43)
Altadena, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Actress
Years active 1992–2013

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.

Career

Lisa Robin Kelly, born in March 1970,[ 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 was written out of the show "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.

Legal issues

In August 2010, Kelly was arrested in North Carolina on a charge of driving under the influence. In November 2010, she pleaded guilty, was fined and sentenced to 12 months unsupervised probation.

On March 31, 2012, Kelly was arrested on a felony charge of corporal injury upon a spouse, and was released on $50,000 bail. The charge was based on a complaint filed by her ex-boyfriend, John Michas. She later made public statements saying that she was the one who had been assaulted, and denied Michas' claim that she assaulted him. On May 12, 2012, TMZ reported that the LA County DA declined to file charges.

In November 2012, police in Mooresville, North Carolina arrested the 42-year-old Kelly and her 61-year-old husband Robert Joseph Gilliam after responding to a disturbance at their home. Both were charged with assault and released on bond.

On June 23, 2013, Kelly was arrested for a suspected DUI when law enforcement responded to a call about a parked car blocking a lane of traffic on the I-5 freeway and she failed a field sobriety test.

Death

Kelly died on the evening of August 14, 2013, at the Pax House substance abuse facility in Altadena, California. Her manager Craig Wyckoff said Kelly had voluntarily checked herself into the facility several days earlier to receive treatment. The cause of her death was not immediately known, and the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said it was waiting for test results. According to reports, she died in her sleep from cardiac arrest.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes

1994 Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes -- Sherrie -- Video

1995 Payback -- Teenage Girl

1996 Amityville Dollhouse -- Dana -- Video

1997 Performance Anxiety -- Laura -- Kincaid

1998 The Survivor -- Devin

1999 Kill the Man -- Nan

1999 Jawbreaker -- Cheerleader #2

1999 Clubland -- Carla

2005 The Food Chain: A Hollywood Scarytale -- Marilyn -- Short film

2012 SUX2BME -- Angel -- Short film


Television

Year Title Role Notes

1992 Married with Children Carol Episode: "Kelly Doesn't Live Here Anymore"

1994 Silk Stalkings Gina Nelson Episode: "Killer Cop"

1994 Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story Charlie Greenwell's girlfriend -- TV film

1994 Renegade Debbie Episode: "Sheriff Reno"

1995 Platypus Man Brandi Episode: "NYPD Nude"

1995 Spring Fling! Jenny TV film

1995 ABC Afterschool Special Ashley Episode: Fast Forward

1995 Terror in the Shadows Patty TV film

1995 Sisters Kristy Episode: "Deceit"

1995 Murphy Brown Student Episode: "The Feminine Critique"

1996 The X-Files Terri Roberts Episode: "Syzygy"

1996 Hope and Gloria Debbee Episode: "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Funicular"

1996 Suddenly Angie TV film

1996 Days of our Lives Jill Stevens TV series

1997 Married with Children Heather Talrico Episode: "Breaking Up is Easy to Do: Part 1"

1997 Jenny Real World Actress Episode: "A Girl's Gotta Live in the Real World"

1997 Alone Mary Louise TV film

1998 Poltergeist: The Legacy Janine Kinsey Episode: "Hell Hath No Fury"

1998 Fantasy Island Regina Episode: "Pilot"

1998 Buddy Faro Rita Nardo Episode: "Ain't That a Kick in the Head"

1998 The Net Lucy Episode: "Lucy's Life"

1998 Young Hearts Unlimited Molly TV film

1998-2003 That '70s Show Laurie Forman Recurring role (50 episodes)

1999 Charmed Daisy Episode: "Love Hurts"

1999 Late Last Night Tristan TV film

2002 Alikes Krystal TV film