Andrea Evans
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Andrea Lynn Evans is an American Emmy
-nominated actress. Evans is most recognized for her portrayal of Tina Lord
on the ABC
soap opera
One Life to Live
, a role she played from 1978 to 1981 and 1985 to 1990, returning from June 11, 2008 to November 25, 2008., and finally on September 27, 2011 to the present.
She has also appeared on the soap operas The Young and the Restless
, The Bold and the Beautiful
, and Passions
.
. 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
for One Life to Live, and has appeared on the cover of Soap Opera Digest
five times.
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, but it was announced in July 2007 that she would stay with Passions for its continued run on DirecTV
. The series finished taping in March 2008, 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."
ABC.com announced in April 2008 that Evans would soon return as Tina; she reappeared onscreen on June 11, 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." Evans' imminent departure from the series was announced on November 5, 2008. Both Evans and ABC noted that the actress' return was always set to be short-term, as her "life, family and home" are in California
while One Life to Live tapes in New York City
. Valentini continued in a statement, "The character of Tina is a very important part of the OLTL canvas ... [If] there is an opportunity to have her — Tina and Andrea — return at a future date, the show would be happy to explore it." Evans' last appearance was on November 25, 2008.
On April 6, 2010, TVGuide.com announced that Evans would be returning to The Young and the Restless, not as Patty Williams, but as Evans' "trashy" The Bold and the Beautiful character Tawny. The one-episode stint aired on May 12, 2010. On November 8 of the same year, it was announced that Evans would be crossing back over to 'The Bold and the Beautiful' with the character of Tawny. This time, Tawny will face off with her daughter Amber Moore once again for the first time in a decade.
While still appearing in recurring capacity on The Bold and the Beautiful, Evans reprised the role of Tina on OLTL on September 27, 2011. Evans couldn't pass up the opportunity to play Tina one last time before the show leaves ABC. Her long time on-screen love interest, John Loprieno also reprised the role of Cord. It is unknown how long Evans' run will last, but conceivably until the end of the show's run on ABC.
(who played Tina's love interest Johnny Drummond) in 1981. Evans married Los Angeles
attorney Steve Rodriguez on January 10, 1998, and the couple adopted a daughter, Kylie Lynn (born May 9, 2004), on Mother's Day 2004.
Daytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
-nominated actress. Evans is most recognized for her portrayal of Tina Lord
Tina Lord
Tina Lord Roberts is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live, originated and most notably portrayed by Andrea Evans...
on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
, a role she played from 1978 to 1981 and 1985 to 1990, returning from June 11, 2008 to November 25, 2008., and finally on September 27, 2011 to the present.
She has also appeared on the soap operas The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
, The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
, and Passions
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
.
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-ChampaignUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
. While there Evans was cast as an extra in the 1978 Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over 40 years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films, including such box office successes as the horror film Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, The Untouchables, and Mission:...
film The Fury, and the same year in the miniseries The Awakening Land
The Awakening Land
The Awakening Land is 1978 television miniseries based on Conrad Richter's trilogy of novels: The Trees; The Fields; and The Town...
. Casting director Mary Jo Slater
Mary Jo Slater
Mary Jo Slater is an American casting director and producer for film, television and theatre. She has over 100 movie credits to her name....
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
Patty Williams
Patricia Ann "Patty" Williams is a fictional character in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by originating actress Tammy Taylor briefly in 1980 before Lilibet Stern took over the role from 1980 to 1983 and by Andrea Evans from 1983 to October 1984...
, Paul Williams' little sister and Jack Abbott's wife, on The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
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
Daytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
in 1988 for Outstanding Ingenue
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys since the 12th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony in 1985. The award category was originally called the Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series...
for One Life to Live, and has appeared on the cover of Soap Opera Digest
Soap Opera Digest
Soap Opera Digest is a weekly magazine covering American daytime soap operas. It features onscreen and offscreen news about the series, interviews with and articles about performers, storyline summaries and analysis, and related promotional information...
five times.
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
Stalking
Stalking is a term commonly used to refer to unwanted and obsessive attention by an individual or group to another person. Stalking behaviors are related to harassment and intimidation and may include following the victim in person and/or monitoring them via the internet...
who had gone as far as breaking into the ABC studios in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, 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
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
Playmate Karen Witter
Karen Witter
Karen Rachel Witter is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1982 issue, and her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag. Witter later appeared on the cover of the March 1983 issue with fellow Playmates Kimberly McArthur and Kelly Tough...
in the role.
Evans made two feature films during the 1990s, performing a small part in A Low Down Dirty Shame
A Low Down Dirty Shame (film)
A Low Down Dirty Shame is a 1994 action-comedy film, written, directed by, and starring Keenen Ivory Wayans. The film also stars Charles S. Dutton, Jada Pinkett, and Salli Richardson.-Plot:...
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
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
until 2000. That year she stepped into the role of Rebecca Hotchkiss Crane
Rebecca Hotchkiss
Rebecca Hotchkiss is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV daytime drama Passions. Rebecca has been played by both Maureen McCormick and Andrea Evans , neither of whom was ever on contract...
on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
soap opera Passions
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
(replacing Maureen McCormick
Maureen McCormick
Maureen Denise McCormick is an American actress, celebrity and recording artist. She is most widely known as a child actress who played Marcia Brady in the television series The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974.- Early life and career :...
, whose ten-episode stint had ended), where she would stay until the series' final episode. Evans' longtime recurring status
Recurring status
In the U.S. soap opera world, recurring status is a term used to describe the status of a performer who consistently performs in less than three episodes out of a five-day work week, and is therefore let out of their multi-year contract in order for the show to save money...
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, but it was announced in July 2007 that she would stay with Passions for its continued run on DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
. The series finished taping in March 2008, though new episodes were broadcast on DirecTV through August 2008.
In the June 26, 2007 issue of Soap Opera Digest
Soap Opera Digest
Soap Opera Digest is a weekly magazine covering American daytime soap operas. It features onscreen and offscreen news about the series, interviews with and articles about performers, storyline summaries and analysis, and related promotional information...
, 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."
ABC.com announced in April 2008 that Evans would soon return as Tina; she reappeared onscreen on June 11, 2008. Executive Producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
Frank Valentini
Frank Valentini
Frank Valentini is an American television producer, director and composer for the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. From 1985-1994 he worked as stage manager. In 1994 he was promoted to Associate Producer assuming full producer duties in 1996 and in 2003 he became executive producer, replacing Gary...
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." Evans' imminent departure from the series was announced on November 5, 2008. Both Evans and ABC noted that the actress' return was always set to be short-term, as her "life, family and home" are in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
while One Life to Live tapes in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Valentini continued in a statement, "The character of Tina is a very important part of the OLTL canvas ... [If] there is an opportunity to have her — Tina and Andrea — return at a future date, the show would be happy to explore it." Evans' last appearance was on November 25, 2008.
On April 6, 2010, TVGuide.com announced that Evans would be returning to The Young and the Restless, not as Patty Williams, but as Evans' "trashy" The Bold and the Beautiful character Tawny. The one-episode stint aired on May 12, 2010. On November 8 of the same year, it was announced that Evans would be crossing back over to 'The Bold and the Beautiful' with the character of Tawny. This time, Tawny will face off with her daughter Amber Moore once again for the first time in a decade.
While still appearing in recurring capacity on The Bold and the Beautiful, Evans reprised the role of Tina on OLTL on September 27, 2011. Evans couldn't pass up the opportunity to play Tina one last time before the show leaves ABC. Her long time on-screen love interest, John Loprieno also reprised the role of Cord. It is unknown how long Evans' run will last, but conceivably until the end of the show's run on ABC.
Personal life
Evans was briefly married to One Live to Live costar Wayne MasseyWayne Massey
Donald Wayne Massey is an American country music artist and actor. He is best known for playing the role of country/rock music superstar Johnny Drummond on the American daytime soap opera One Life to Live from 1980 to 1984. Massey is also known for marrying country music singer Charly McClain,...
(who played Tina's love interest Johnny Drummond) in 1981. Evans married Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
attorney Steve Rodriguez on January 10, 1998, and the couple adopted a daughter, Kylie Lynn (born May 9, 2004), on Mother's Day 2004.
Filmography
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978+ 1985 |
One Life to Live One Life to Live One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social... |
Tina Lord Tina Lord Tina Lord Roberts is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live, originated and most notably portrayed by Andrea Evans... Young Irene Manning Irene Manning (One Life to Live) Irene Manning is a fictional character from the original daytime soap opera, One Life to Live. The character first appears on-screen May 27, 1978 originated by the actress Kate McKeown. In 1985, Andrea Evans portrayed her in flashbacks... |
July 1978 - December 1981; February 1985 - January 1990; June - November 2008; 2011 1985 |
| 1978 | The Awakening Land | N/A | |
| 1983 - 84 | The Young and the Restless The Young and the Restless The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin... |
Patty Williams Patty Williams Patricia Ann "Patty" Williams is a fictional character in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by originating actress Tammy Taylor briefly in 1980 before Lilibet Stern took over the role from 1980 to 1983 and by Andrea Evans from 1983 to October 1984... |
1983 - October 1984 |
| 1985 | Jenny's War | Receptionist | |
| Arch of Triumph | |||
| Florence Nightingale | |||
| 1990 | Capital News | ||
| 1999+ | The Bold and the Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987.... |
Tawny Moore | March 1999 - June 2000; December 2010+ |
| 2000 - 08 | Passions Passions Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008.... |
Rebecca Hotchkiss Rebecca Hotchkiss Rebecca Hotchkiss is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV daytime drama Passions. Rebecca has been played by both Maureen McCormick and Andrea Evans , neither of whom was ever on contract... |
September 2000 - August 2008 |