By Kim McGuire

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS

Andrea Lynn Evans (June 18, 1957 – July 9, 2023) was an American actress and producer. She was 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 from 1985 to 1990, returning in 2008 and 2011. Evans also appeared on the soap operas The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Passions.

Evans was briefly married to One Life to Live costar Wayne Massey (who played Tina’s love interest Johnny Drummond) in 1981. Evans married Los Angeles attorney Steve Rodriguez on January 10, 1998; the couple adopted a daughter in 2004.

Evans died of cancer at her home in Pasadena, California, on July 9, 2023, at the age of 66.