Andrea Evans

Infobox actor


name = Andrea Evans
caption = Andrea Evans
birthdate = June 18
location = Aurora, Illinois
birthname = Andrea Lynn Evans
spouse = Stephen Rodriguez (1998-present)
Wayne Massey (1981-1984)
homepage = http://www.AndreaEvans.com/
imdb = 0262529

Andrea Evans (born June 18 in Aurora, Illinois [http://www.soapoperadigest.com/soapstarstats/andreaevansbio/ Soap Star Stats: Andrea Evans - SoapOperaDigest.com] ] ) is an American Emmy-nominated actress. Evans is best known for her portrayal of the "much-loved" schemer Tina Lord on the ABC soap opera, "One Life to Live". She played the role from 1978 to 1981Schemering, Christopher. "The Soap Opera Encyclopedia", September 1985, pg. 158-166, ISBN 0-345-32459-5 (1st edition)] [http://www.soaps.com/onelifetolive/cast/653/Tina_Lord Tina Lord profile - Soaps.com] ] [http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/castlist.php?section=past "One Life to Live" cast and credits - SoapCentral.com] ] and 1985 to 1990, and returned on June 11, 2008. [http://abc.go.com/daytime/onelifetolive/tinareturns.html "Andrea Evans returns to "OLTL" as Tina Lord!"] Retrieved from ABC.com on April 9, 2008.] "Comings and Goings: Andrea Evans (Tina Lord Roberts)." "Soap Opera Digest", Vol. 33, No. 24, June 10, 2008, page 15. ] [http://abc.go.com/daytime/onelifetolive/episodes/2008/20080611.html "One Life to Live" recap (6/11/08) - ABC.com] ] [Murray, Jesse. [http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/article/path-articleNum_5863/category_shows "One Life to Live" Next Week." SOAPnet.com.] June 6, 2008.]

Biography

Career

As a child Evans appeared in beauty pageants, and later regional theater and commercials. She graduated early from high school and attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While there Evans was cast as an extra in the 1978 Brian de Palma film "The Fury", and the same year in the miniseries "The Awakening Land". Casting director Mary Jo Slater soon got Evans the role of Tina on "One Life to Live", where she stayed until 1981. Evans then went on to portray Patty Williams, Paul Williams' little sister and Jack Abbott's wife, on "The Young and the Restless" from 1983 to 1984.

Evans returned to "One Life to Live" in 1985, in a storyline credited with putting the series "back on course" and ultimately bringing Tina to her height of popularity. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1988 for "Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series" for "One Life to Live", and has appeared on the cover of "Soap Opera Digest" five times. [ [http://www.soapoperadigest.com/andrea-evans-cover-slideshow/index.html Andrea Evans Cover Slideshow - SoapOperaDigest.com] Retrieved August 4, 2008.] [Evans appeared on the cover of "Soap Opera Digest" every year from 1986 to 1990.]

Evans left "One Life to Live" abruptly in January 1990. and dropped out of public view for nearly a decade. Years later she revealed that she had left to escape a persistent stalker who had gone as far as breaking into the ABC studios in New York City, intent on killing her. At the time, the stalker incident had been played down heavily in the press. On "One Life to Live", the character of Tina returned after a short hiatus, with former "Playboy" Playmate Karen Witter in the role.

Evans made two feature films during the 1990s, performing a small part in "A Low Down Dirty Shame" in 1994 and a major role in "Ice Cream Man" in 1995. She returned to television in 1999, appearing as Amber Moore's "trashy" mother Tawny on "The Bold and the Beautiful" until 2000. That year she stepped into the role of Rebecca Hotchkiss Crane on the NBC soap opera "Passions" (replacing Maureen McCormick, whose ten-episode stint had ended), where she would stay until the series' final episode. Evans' longtime recurring status on "Passions" and the subsequent cancellation of the series for years fueled rumors of her return to the "One Life to Live" role of Tina, [http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/news/2008/0407-evans.php "OLTL" News: Andrea Evans Returning as "OLTL"'s Tina Lord."] SoapCentral.com. April 5, 2008.] "Revolving Door: Back to "OLTL"!" "Soap Opera Weekly", Vol. 19, No. 16, April 15, 2008, page 3. ] but it was announced in July 2007 that she would stay with "Passions" for its continued run on DirecTV. ["Soap Opera Digest", Vol. 32, No. 30, July 24, 2007, page 17.] The series finished taping in March 2008,cite-web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983195.html?categoryid=14&cs=1|author=Josef Adalian
title=NBC squashes "Passions" chances|publisher="Variety"|date=2008-03-31|accessdate=2008-03-31] though new episodes were broadcast on DirecTV through August 2008.

In the June 26, 2007 issue of "Soap Opera Digest", Evans was asked what her favorite role was besides her current one on "Passions"; she answered "That's an easy one ... Tina Lord Roberts on "One Life to Live" because in every actor's life, you hope for a role that becomes bigger than yourself and for me, Tina was that role." ["Soap Opera Digest", Vol. 32, No. 26, June 26, 2007, page 57.]

In April 2008, ABC.com announced that Evans would return to the role of Tina, with episodes airing at the beginning of June 2008. Executive Producer Frank Valentini noted, "Even though Andrea has not appeared on "OLTL" since 1990, she has remained among the most requested characters to return to the show ... I welcome her home to "OLTL" and to the role where she made an indelible mark on our audience."

Personal life

Evans was briefly married to "One Live to Live" costar Wayne Massey (who played Tina's love interest Johnny Drummond) in 1981. Evans married Los Angeles attorney Steve Rodriguez on 10 January 1998, and the couple adopted a daughter, Kylie Lynn (born 9 May 2004), on Mother's Day 2004.

References

External links

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* [http://www.soapoperadigest.com/soapstarstats/andreaevansbio/ Soap Star Stats: Andrea Evans - SoapOperaDigest.com]
* [http://www.soapcentral.com/ps/whoswho/rebecca.php Rebecca Hotchkiss Crane character profile - SoapCentral.com]
* [http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/whoswho/tina.php Tina Lord Roberts character profile - SoapCentral.com]

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NAME= Evans, Andrea
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Evans, Andrea Lynn
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress
DATE OF BIRTH= June 18
PLACE OF BIRTH= Aurora, Illinois
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