{"id":25735,"date":"2023-07-10T21:25:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T21:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/10\/andrea-evans-veteran-soap-opera-actress-dead-at-66\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T21:25:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T21:25:47","slug":"andrea-evans-veteran-soap-opera-actress-dead-at-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/10\/andrea-evans-veteran-soap-opera-actress-dead-at-66\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Evans, Veteran Soap Opera Actress, Dead at 66"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Very sad news today out of the daytime drama universe:<\/p>\n<p>Andrea Evans, best known for her role as One Life to Live\u2018s conniving and beloved Tina Lord, has passed away after a brave battle against breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p>She was 66 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1012\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-479251 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059-1012x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059-1012x1024.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059-768x777.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059-1518x1536.jpg 1518w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059-735x744.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059-331x335.jpg 331w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059-343x347.jpg 343w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059-514x520.jpg 514w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059-633x640.jpg 633w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059-759x768.jpg 759w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059-949x960.jpg 949w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059-1067x1080.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1170866059.jpg 1687w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andrea Evans attends the Television Academy Daytime Programming Cocktail Reception at Television Academy\u2019s Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center on August 28, 2019 in North Hollywood.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Said the actress\u2019 manager, Nick Leicht, to People Magazine on Monday afternoon:<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI\u2019ve been working with Andrea for the past 7 years. She was such a tremendous talent and an absolute joy to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evans, who was nominated for an Emmy Awards in 1988 who originated the role of Tina back in 1978\u2026 and then left the ABC drama three years later. <\/p>\n<p>The star returned as this same character in 1985. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"851\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-851x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-479250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-851x1024.jpg 851w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-768x924.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-1276x1536.jpg 1276w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-1702x2048.jpg 1702w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-735x884.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-278x335.jpg 278w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-288x347.jpg 288w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-432x520.jpg 432w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-532x640.jpg 532w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-638x768.jpg 638w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-798x960.jpg 798w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-897x1080.jpg 897w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"851\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-479250 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-851x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-851x1024.jpg 851w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-768x924.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-1276x1536.jpg 1276w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-1702x2048.jpg 1702w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-735x884.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-278x335.jpg 278w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-288x347.jpg 288w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-432x520.jpg 432w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-532x640.jpg 532w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-638x768.jpg 638w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-798x960.jpg 798w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1021710818-897x1080.jpg 897w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andrea Evans attends the Television Academy\u2019s Daytime Programming Peer Group Reception at Saban Media Center on August 22, 2018 in North Hollywood.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Five years later, Evans abruptly exited One Life to Live and spent a decade out of the spotlight due to a stalker. <\/p>\n<p>She eventually reprised her role as Lord for brief stints in 2008 and 2010, before the aforementioned soap opera left the airwaves in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Evans also played Patti Weaver on The Young and the Restless, while appearing on The Bold and the Beautiful (as Tawny Moore), as well as NBC\u2019s Passions (as Rebecca) later in her career.<\/p>\n<p>For her work as Vivian Price on the Web series DeVanity, Evans earned another Daytime Emmy Nomination in 2015 for outstanding performer in a new approaches drama series.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-479249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-1361x2048.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-735x1106.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-345x520.jpg 345w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-425x640.jpg 425w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-510x768.jpg 510w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-638x960.jpg 638w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-717x1080.jpg 717w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-scaled.jpg 1701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-479249 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-680x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-1361x2048.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-735x1106.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-345x520.jpg 345w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-425x640.jpg 425w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-510x768.jpg 510w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-638x960.jpg 638w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-717x1080.jpg 717w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-51320106-scaled.jpg 1701w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andrea Evans attends the celebrity gala opening for the national tour of \u201cMovin\u2019 Out\u201d on September 17, 2004 at the Pantages Theatre, in Hollywood.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Evans worked for the City of Hope and various animal rescue organizations and recently completed a memoir, My One Life to Live, casting director Don Carroll told The Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n<p>She also appeared in such movies as A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994), Ice Cream Man (1995) and Hit List (2012) and on game shows including The $10,000 Pyramid and Hollywood Squares.<\/p>\n<p>Evans is survived by her husband Steve and daughter Kylie.<\/p>\n<p>May she rest in peace.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Jeffrey Carlson \u2014 a soap opera star who played the first-ever transgender character on All My Children \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/07\/jeffrey-carlson-groundbreaking-all-my-children-star-dead-at-48\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died at age 48<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>s<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/07\/andrea-evans-veteran-soap-opera-actress-dead-at-66\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Very sad news today out of the daytime drama universe: Andrea Evans, best known for her role as One Life to Live\u2018s conniving and beloved Tina Lord, has passed away after a brave battle against breast cancer. 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