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Actress Andrea Evans has passed away at age 66.
Don Carroll, the star's former manager, and Nick Leicht, her last manager, both confirmed to ‘People’ that the actress had died. Leicht called Evans a “tremendous talent and an absolute joy to work with.”
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Evans was best known for playing the role of “Tina Lord” in ‘One Life to Live,’ and then as “Patty Williams” in ‘The Young and the Restless.’ She was nominated to a Daytime Emmy Award in 1988 for her performance as “Tina,” and then earned another nomination in 2015 for her work on ‘DeVanity.’
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Some of her other relevant roles include “Rebecca Hotchkiss” in ‘Passions,’ “Patty Walker” in ‘The Bay,’ “Denise” in ‘A Low Down Dirty Shame,’ “Wanda” in ‘Ice Cream Man,’ and “Diane Murphy” in ‘Hit List.’
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In 2008 — after Evans had taken some time off after a bad experience with a stalker — she reprised her role as “Tina” in a special episode for ‘One Life to Live.’ The show's executive producer told ‘TV Guide’ that fans had requested the return of the actress more than anything else.
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Another — former — executive producer Frank Valentini wrote on Twitter: “I am so sorry to learn of Andrea Evans’ passing. Andrea was already a huge star when my career began at OLTL.” Evans is survived by her husband Stephen Rodriguez, and daughter Kylie.
Andrea Evans was a loved TV actress with experience in some films but was mainly known for her roles in 'The Young and the Restless' and 'One Life to Live.'
Andrea Evans — actress known for ‘The Young and the Restless’ — has sadly passed away. Evans was 66 years old when she died from cancer in her home in Pasadena, California, on July 9th.