Actress Andrea Evans is probably best known for her role as Tina Lord on the daytime soap opera \u201cOne Life to Live.\u201d Other notable credits include \u201cPassions,\u201d \u201cDeVanity,\u201d \u201cLow Down Dirty Shame,\u201d \u201cThe Bold and the Beautiful,\u201d \u201cThe Bay,\u201d \u201cIce Cream Man\u201d and \u201cHit List.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sadly, Evans passed away on Sunday July 9, 2023, at the age of 66 years old. According to IMDB, her cause of death was breast cancer. Her manager, Nick Leicht, told PEOPLE, \u201cI\u2019ve been working with Andrea for the past 7 years. She was such a tremendous talent and an absolute joy to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n
Upon hearing the news of Evans\u2019 death, many of her former costars and famous friends shared touching tributes. Frank Valentini, who used to be the executive producer of \u201cOne Life to Live,\u201d tweeted, \u201cI am so sorry to learn of Andrea Evans\u2019 passing. Andrea was already a huge star when my career began at OLTL. She was always kind, gracious, and so fun to work with. A daytime legend who will be missed very much. My sympathies to her friends and family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kassie DePavia wrote on Facebook, \u201cSo sadden to hear of this talented actress\u2019s passing. She helped put OLTL in the spotlight. Cancer sucks!\u201d<\/p>\n
Actor Eric Martsolf also wrote on Facebook, \u201cWe lost Andrea Evans. She was wildly responsible and for showing me that working in Daytime doesn\u2019t have to feel like work at all. I will miss the sparkle in her eyes when she smiled, which was seemingly all the time. Rest in peace Andrea, and thank you for all you gave.\u201d<\/p>\n