told TMZ that she was walking her dog on Christmas Eve and, when she returned home, she collapsed. She was taken to the hospital, put on a ventilator but never recovered and passed away Sunday.Born Victoria Leigh Blum in the Bronx, Roberts’ career began when she was a teenager, studying at the Actors Studio and, eventually, modeling in commercials for everything from Ultra Brite toothpaste to Clairol hair products.