Her agent, Nick Leicht, confirmed the death of the actress to the media. “She was so talented and so wonderful to work with,” he said in a statement from USA Today. The deceased’s husband, Stephen Rodriguez, emphasizes that his wife was “an amazing person who was adored by everyone who knew her. Her unwavering strength, positive attitude and unbridled will to fight inspired us every step of her fierce fight against this relentless disease.”
Andrea Evans is dead. The star of “Fashion for Success” was 66 years old
Andrea Evans was considered a true veteran in the industry. She was born in 1957 and celebrated her 66th birthday on June 18. As a child, she participated in beauty pageants, then performed in regional theaters and commercials. She studied at Illinois State University and made her debut in the film industry in 1978. Then she also became an extra in Brian De Palma’s “Fury”. In the same year, she played in the miniseries “Land of Awakened Hopes”.
Next was the role of Tina Clayton in the now cult American soap opera “Only One Life”. Thanks to this production, she quickly gained popularity, and in 1981 she took the role of Patty Williams in another very popular series “The Young and the Restless”. After returning to the set of “Life” she received an Emmy nomination. In 1987, an incident occurred that caused her to abandon production and her career.
The actress was attacked by a stalker in the lobby of the building where “The Young and the Restless” was filmed. He first accosted Evans, then cut his wrists on the stairs outside the entrance to the studio building. He was taken to a mental hospital, and there he gave the name of the actress as his relative. “Then I started to be afraid,” she confessed years ago in an interview with “” Evans. Later, he sent her letters with death threats, some of which he wrote in blood.
Police and the FBI have been able to identify a man who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. In the early 1980s, he stalked Ronald Reagan. It was a Russian immigrant, but the press never reported his name – at the request of the actress.
In the 1980s, there was no adequate legislation to effectively protect victims of stalking. They could not arrest the perpetrator until there was a physical attack on the actress. This forced her to hire private security, and then led to her not leaving the house, even to go shopping. When the police arrested the stalker in one of the offices in Washington, he was carrying a meat cleaver and a photo of Evans. Then she resigned from the role in the popular series, withdrew from public life and moved from New York to Los Angeles.
Over the next few years, she recovered from the case and went to therapy. Little by little, she returned to work on television, for example with a role in the soap opera “Passions”. Before her death, she managed to finish work on a memoir, which is soon to be published under the title “My One Life to Live”.
Andrea Evans in a promotional photo for the TV series ‘One Life to Live’ ABC Daytime/Fairuse
Her daughter Kylie Rodriguez said in a statement released after her mother’s death: “I’m only 19 years old and my whole world has changed forever. No words can adequately express the depth of my sadness. Her wonderful personality, contagious laugh, boundless love for life. had an impact on every person who was lucky enough to know her. During her battle with cancer, my mother showed admirable strength. In spite of pain and uncertainty, she taught me an invaluable lesson and showed me how to find joy even in the most terrible moments. We held hands until the last moment “.
Source: Gazeta
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