https://daytimeconfidential.com/2023/07/10/soap-legend-andrea-evans-dead-at-66
 

I have absolutely no words….I’m beyond devastated!!! 😢😢😢

Rest in peace

Oh wow... this was unexpected

I'll just quote my post from the OLTL thread:

My first Tinas were the '90s Tinas, and I am still very partial to Karen Witter. But Witter's Tina is ultimately built on a fusion of the changing times and Andrea's own work - she perfectly synthesized the era to the kind of quirky tics and breathy neuroses Andrea created first.

When I first saw Andrea Evans as Tina I didn't really understand that or appreciate it. I just knew this Tina was incredibly squeaky and mannered and it drove me up the wall for a time. Later, I understood it. Because Andrea Evans offscreen was not Tina Lord - you look at any interview with her, and from voice to presence they were very different people. She transformed when the camera was on in a way few still do; it was a whole performance, full body and spirit. Yet there was a core underneath, it wasn't all artifice or screwball energy. She had humanity and depth. You can see the same in her Y&R work, which I saw during the pandemic - another whole different person.

There is something very sad yet appropriate to Tina that Andrea's last stint on the show had her wearing a gorgeous, flowing blond wig to hide the effects of  her illness. I will always remember her smiling at Roger Howarth's Todd and booping his nose, almost certainly unscripted. She always made it look so easy.

RIP!! 

Too young. Way too young

RIP

Another legend. 

I promise to return to polite language.

Soap opera fandom has been hard hit with deaths for about 3 years now. Bette Davis said, "Old age is not for sissies."

I'd like to add: [!@#$%^&*] CANCER. [!@#$%^&*] Alzheimers. [!@#$%^&*] ALS. [!@#$%^&*] PD. What am I leaving off? Oh, and pardon my use of the vernacular but nothing else would do. 

Oh, right,  the mechanical censor. 

Changing my profile banner pic. 

 

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I loved her as Rebecca Hotchkiss!  Even though Rebecca was such a bitch, a snob, a somewhat racist character (the names she would call Theresa....LOL), I couldn't hate Rebecca, and it was because of Andrea's portrayal.  She and Ben Masters were one of my all time favourite on-screen couples/duos.  RIP Andrea. 

I am just gutted. Heartbroken. Devastated. There are no words. She was MY Tina. She was MY Rebecca. She was just so dang good at what she did. I just can't believe it. What a loss. I feel a classic OLTL rewatch coming on though I am sure I'll cry every time Tina comes on screen for a while. Rest in peace, my lovely Andrea.

Andrea Evans won the Indie Series Award in 2015 as BestGuest Actress for "Vivian Price" in S4 of DeVanity. She can be seen briefly at about 2:33.

 

 

 

This is shocking. RIP Andrea Evans and thank you for your contributions to daytime.

 

I was really hoping this was a mistake!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Less than a month ago I put The only full episode of Y&R with her I got as a birthday tribute and now she's gone why are all the legends going! 😭😭😭 those Damn Daytime Emmys better hurry before the In Memorian Section last 1 hour! 

Very sad news, she was incredible on more than one soap.

Tina during the Rauch period on OLTL was instrumental to how popular that show was during the 80’s. Evans ran with what they provided in the writing, creating a kind of engine that powered many storylines, and scenes. She was one of those actors that had chemistry with everyone.

I always respected her for how outspoken she was about dangerous fans, and her experience with stalking. It was way ahead of it’s time, and truly sad that the network, show, and legal system were not willing or able to offer her more protection.