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"May she rest in peace // 1970 - 2013"[]

Lisa Robin Kelly (March 5, 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 situation comedies.

Career[]

Lisa Robin Kelly made her debut in a 1992 episode of Married... with Children entitled "Kelly Doesn't Live Here Anymore". She appeared again in 1997 in the episode "Breaking Up Is Easy to Do". She has also appeared in shows such as Murphy Brown, 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 older sister of Eric Forman on That '70s Show. She left the show after five years; her character left to attend beauty school. She was kicked off the show due to her unreliability as she was using cocaine at the time.

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."

Following her departure from the show, 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 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.

Death[]

Lisa Robin Kelly died in her sleep at a rehab facility in California on August 14, 2013. Coincidentally, this was the same day of cast member Mila Kunis’ 30th birthday.

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