Her death was announced by casting director Don Carroll.

You knew when you worked with her, itd be like going head to head with a champion.

I admired her daring.

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I hate the disease that took her.

She returned toOne Lifein 1985, and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 1988.

The fear, she said, forever changed me.

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Andrea Evans, Erika Slezak, ‘One Life To Live’ (1979)ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images

She eventually began accepting acting roles, but remained terrified of participating in public events.

And its time for me to get closure on why I left in the first place.

Evans received her second Daytime Emmy nomination in 2015 for her performance in the web seriesDeVanity.

Primetime credits includeCircus of the StarsandHollywood Squares.She had recently completed work on her forthcoming memoirMy One Life To Live.

She is survived by husband Steve Rodriguez and daughter Kylie.