Andrea Evans, the two-time Daytime Emmy-nominated actor best known for playing Tina Lord on the ABC soap One Life To Live, died Sunday of cancer. She was 66.
Evans rose to fame in the 1970s and ’80s as the troublemaking teen Tina Lord, a role she originated in 1978. She later appeared on The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, Passions and The Bay. Her portrayal earned her Daytime Emmy nominations in 1988 and 2015.
In 1990, Evans abruptly left One Life To Live and retreated from public life for nearly a decade. She later revealed she had been the victim of a stalker, who sent death threats written in blood and was once detained carrying a meat cleaver and a picture of her. Evans said the experience “forever changed me.”
She returned to the role of Tina Lord in 2008 and 2011, saying it was time to give fans what they wanted and to find closure. Evans also recently completed a memoir, My One Life To Live.
Evans is survived by her husband Steve Rodriguez and daughter Kylie. She devoted time to animal rescue organisations and City of Hope.
