“Shadows of Passion”, “The Rich and Beautiful”, “Love, Lies, Passion”, “Passions” – these soap operas have been among the most successful on American television for several decades. Andrea Evans was all in it. The actress embodied roles in the series, sometimes spanning hundreds of episodes. In the late 1970s, she rose to fame as the scheming Tina Lord in “Love, Lies, Passion” and stayed true to the soap opera genre.
In the US, she is considered a TV icon. The grief for Andrea Evans is correspondingly great. She died of cancer at the age of 66 on Sunday. Her good friend and colleague Don Carroll confirmed this to the trade magazine “Deadline”. A wave of sadness erupted on social media. On Twitter and Co. countless fans remember the legendary roles of the actress.
I can not believe this. I have no words to say. I’m just shocked right now. My prayers are with Andrea Evans Family at this time. Tina Lord is one of my favorite OLTL characters. I loved Tina so much along with her pairing with Cord. RIP Andrea Evans 😢 😢 😢 #OLTL pic.twitter.com/4VO2qnIVKU
— Alicia (@LukeLauraGH) July 10, 2023
Born in Aurora, Illinois, Evans competed in beauty pageants from a young age and appeared on regional theater stages before appearing as an extra in Brian De Palma’s horror classic The Fury and other minor roles in Hollywood productions in the late 1970s. Famed soap casting director Mary Jo Slater noticed her and cast her for “Love, Lies, Passion” – her big break.
Stalker forced her to withdraw from the public eye
In the early 1980s, Evans left the series and joined “Shadow of Passion” as Patty Williams. In 1985, she returned to her signature role of Tina Lord, for which she was nominated for an Emmy. But then Evans abruptly left the soap and retired from the public for nearly a decade. She did not reveal the reason for this until later: she was harassed by a stalker who, among other things, wrote her death threats with blood.
The man was eventually arrested, Evans resumed acting roles, but the fear “changed me forever,” she said in a 2008 interview. The same year she returned to “Love, Lie, Passion” and was seen again as Tina until 2011 Lord. Most recently, Evans starred in the Amazon Prime series The Bay.
The actress announced a few years ago that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and was undergoing treatment. She is survived by husband Steve Rodriguez and daughter Kylie. (t-online, jdo)
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