The actress won a Daytime Emmy nomination for her Tina role.
When Andrea Evans, one of the biggest stars of daytime television, went away at the age of 66, the entire world was in mourning.
Don Carroll, her longtime manager, revealed that the acclaimed actress passed suddenly on Sunday as a result of cancer. Her manager at the time, Nick Leicht, expressed his sadness over her passing.
For the last seven years, Andrea and I have worked together. He said, “She was such a tremendous talent and an absolute joy to work with.”
A troubled adolescent from One Life to Live’s Tina Lord and a character from The Young and the Restless Two of Andrea’s most well-known daytime roles are as Patty Williams.
For her portrayal as Tina, she was nominated in 1988 for a Daytime Emmy in the category of Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series.
Frank Valentini, the current and former executive producers of General Hospital and One Life to Live, paid tribute to the late figure on Twitter.
He said, “Deeply saddens me,” when he learned of Andrea Evans’ passing. “Andrea was already a big star when I started at OLTL,” he added.
She was a pleasure to work with and was constantly helpful and friendly. a significant individual in the midday. I offer my condolences to her family and friends.
Andrea received a second Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Performer in a New Approaches Drama Series in 2015 for her role as Vivian Price in the web series DeVanity.
Andrea’s other well-known television performances outside of daytime drama include Rebecca Hotchkiss on Passions and Patty Walker on The Bay.
She additionally made appearances in the films Hit List, Ice Cream Man, and A Low Down Dirty Shame as well as on television. In order to take a break from acting, Andrea departed One Life to Live in the 1990s. After that, she was largely forgotten.
She admitted to the magazine in 2008 that a harrowing encounter with a stalker was what made her want to stay out of the spotlight. She said, “It’s changed me forever.” It couldn’t possibly not, I insisted.
That following year, the well-liked actress made a comeback as Tina on One Life to Live.
Executive Producer Valentini stated to TV Guide in 2008 that fans had been anticipating her return for a very long time.
He asserted that Andrea is still one of the most often desired characters to appear on OLTL even though she hasn’t since 1990.
I remarked, “I’m delighted to see her back at OLTL and in the position where she first had an effect on our viewers.
In 1998, she wed Stephen Rodriguez; the couple had a daughter named Kylie. Between 1981 and 1983, she married One Life to Live co-star Wayne Massey.