Troubled 'That '70s Show' actress dead at 43 of cardiac arrest

• By MARC RAIMONDI
• Last Updated: 5:22 PM, August 15, 2013
• Posted: 5:18 PM, August 15, 2013

The troubled actress who played Eric Forman’s older sister on “That ‘70s Show” died Wednesday, her agent confirmed to multiple media outlets.

Lisa Robin Kelly, 43, died in her sleep of cardiac arrest at a rehab facility in California. The former Laurie Forman checked herself in this week to deal “with the addiction problems that have plagued her these past few years,” according to her agent Craig Wyckoff.

“I spoke to her on Monday and she was hopeful and confident, looking forward to putting this part of her life behind her,” Wyckoff said. “(Wednesday) night she lost the battle. Cause of death has not been issued yet and no death certificate has been issued either.”

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Actress Lisa Robin Kelly, who played Laurie Forman in That 70s Show, died in her sleep Thursday.

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A photo of Lisa Robin Kelly from 1998.

Robin Kelly had made headlines for a string of DUI and assault arrests over the last few years.

TMZ reported that she had been in and out of rehab centers recently, hoping to defeat her substance abuse issues and fell off the wagon recently after getting into a fight with estanged husband Robert Gilliam.

Robin Kelly filed for divorce in July,TMZ reported. Sources told the site that Gilliam beat Robin Kelly in May to get residual money from “That ’70s Show and was convicted of domestic battery last month. He was sentenced to three years probation and did 35 days in jail on the charge.

Robin Kelly’s new boyfriend took her rehab on Monday. She had been arrested at least three times in the last four years.

“That ’70s Show” was on the air from 1998-2006 and produced current A-list stars Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and Topher Grace.