Andrea Evans: US series star died at the age of 66

Andrea Evans
US series star dies at the age of 66

American TV icon Andrea Evans has died. This was initially confirmed by her manager to “People” magazine. The series actress died on Sunday from her long-standing breast cancer. Evans is known for her numerous engagements in famous soap operas. Above all, her role as the scheming Tina Lord in “Love, Lies, Passion” made her a star in the US from the late 1970s. She was also seen in similar formats such as “Rich and Beautiful”, “Shadow of Passion” or “Passions”.

Frank Valentini (60), former producer of “Love, Lies, Passion” and current maker of “General Hospital” paid tribute to Evans via Twitter as a “big star”: “She was always friendly, kind and it was so much fun to work with her.” She is a “daytime legend” who will be greatly missed.

Andrea Evans husband speaks of a ‘remarkable woman’

The actress’ family has also spoken out and speaks of her as a “remarkable woman”. Her husband Stephen Rodriguez, to whom she has been married since 1998, told People magazinethat his wife was valued by everyone who knew her: “Her unwavering strength, positivity and unyielding spirit inspired us in every step of her fearless battle against this unrelenting disease.”

Andrea Evans faced the challenges with “grace, resilience and an unbroken love of life”. She was his rock and a great wife and mother. “The cancer killed Andrea, but not her spirit,” Rodriguez continues. Rodriguez was Evans’ second husband. In 1981 she first married her series colleague Wayne Massey (76). Evans and Rodriguez shared a daughter who they adopted in 2004.

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