Lisa Robin Kelly, the actress most famous for playing Eric Forman's older sister on "That '70s Show, has died at age 43 according to reports from TMZ.
The actress was reportedly undergoing a stint in a California rehab facility when she passed away in her sleep on Wednesday night. Kelly's agent told the gossip site that she had checked herself into the facility voluntarily for an ongoing problem with alcoholism earlier in the week.
"She had been fighting daemons for a while and finally lost her battle," her agent said.
Kelly had been in and out of rehab centers for quite some time hoping to kick her alcohol problem. Her most recent fall off the wagon came after a dispute with her estranged husband Robert Gilliam. Sources tell TMZ he beat Kelly in order to obtain some residual money from her show last May. He was convicted of domestic battery last month and sentenced to three years probation and server 35 days in jail for the beating. Kelly filed for divorce in July.
After the incident , Kelly's boyfriend brought her to rehab on Monday only for the actress to go into cardiac arrest and die late Wednesday night. Kelly was arrested four times over the past three years for various charges including DUI, spousal abuse and assault.
First responders reported to TMZ the actress had needle marks in her arm but her boyfriend explained that she had been taken to the hospital on Sunday with a blood alcohol level of .34. The nurses reportedly had a difficult time finding a vein to draw blood from, hence the numerous needle marks.
Besides Kelly's work on the Fox sitcom, she appeared in several TV shows and movies.
Below is a scene from the show featuring Kelly as Eric Forman's attractive sister toying with his dim-witted friends.
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