Lisa Robin Kelly -- who played Eric Forman's older sister on "
That '70s Show" -- has died.
The 43-year-old actress passed away in her sleep Wednesday night at a rehab facility in California.
We
spoke with Kelly's agent who tells us the actress had just voluntarily
checked herself in for treatment for an alcohol problem this past week
... and was determined to clean herself up.
The agent states"She had been fighting demons for a while and finally lost her battle."
Sources say Lisa had been in and out of rehab centers hoping to kick
her alcohol problem ... and most recently fell off the wagon after a
huge dispute with her estranged husband Robert Gilliam.
Sources
say Kelly's estranged husband beat her last May to obtain residual
money from her show. He was convicted of domestic battery last month and
sentenced to 3 years probation. He also served 35 days in jail for the
beating.
Lisa filed for divorce from Gilliam back in July.
Lisa's new boyfriend brought her to rehab again on Monday ... but
she went into cardiac arrest late Wednesday night and could not be
saved.
The boyfriend blames her estranged husband for the relapse.
Sources
connected with the attempted rescue say when emergency
responders arrived at the rehab facility, they found needle marks on
both of Lisa's arms.
However, her BF tells us the reason for the
needle marks is that he took Lisa to a hospital on Sunday -- because
she had a .34 blood alcohol level ... and nurses made multiple attempts
to insert a needle into her vein to extract blood.
After several attempts, medical personnel were able to use a vein on the top of Lisa's wrist.
Kelly
had been troubled for the past couple of years -- she was arrested at
least 4 times in the past 3 years for DUI, spousal abuse and assault.
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