Nancy Frangione
Nancy Elizabeth Frangione | |
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| Born | July 10, 1953 |
| Died | August 18, 2023 (aged 70) Barnstable, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1977–1996 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Nancy Frangione (July 10, 1953 – August 18, 2023) was an American soap opera actress.
Career
Born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, Frangione was a 1971 graduate of Barnstable High School where she performed in many plays and musicals and competed in the Speech and Debate League, where she was a national runner-up in Dramatic Interpretation. She attended Barry College in Florida before arriving in New York, beginning a many years-long career in TV and theater. She lived and worked in both New York City and Los Angeles before returning to Cape Cod.
At age 21, she made her professional debut on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theater alongside Sir Alec McGowan and Anthony Perkins in Equus. She debuted on soap operas in 1977, playing the role of Tara Martin Tyler Jefferson on All My Children; Frangione departed that role in 1979.
Frangione was best known for her role as the scheming villainess Cecile DePoulignac Frame Cory on Another World, which she played from June 1981 to November 1984, winning the 1st Soap Opera Digest Awards as Outstanding Villainess in 1984. She reprised the role four times, in 1986, 1989, 1993, and from October 1995 to June 1996.
In addition to other soap operas, such as One Life to Live, where she filled in for an ailing Andrea Evans as Tina Lord in 1985, Frangione appeared on nighttime television series such as The Nanny (as Fran's cousin Marsha), Highway to Heaven, Matlock, and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1977-1979 | All My Children | Tara Martin Tyler Jefferson | Daytime serial (contract role) |
| 1980 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Karana | Episode: "Space Rockers" |
| 1981–1984, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1995-1996 | Another World | Cecile DePoulignac Frame Cory | Daytime serial (contract role) |
| 1985 | One Life to Live | Tina Clayton Lord Roberts Roberts Roberts | Daytime serial (temporary replacement for Andrea Evans @ 2 episodes in July) |
| 1987 | Matlock | Elizabeth "Liz" Benson | Episode: "The Husband" |
| Highway to Heaven | Mrs. Bailey | Episode: "I Was a Middle Aged Werewolf" | |
| 1988 | Sharing Richard | Bonnie | Television movie (CBS) |
| 1990 | In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing | Maggie | Television movie (NBC) |
| 1993 | The Nanny | Marsha | Episode: "The Butler, the Husband, the Wife and Her Mother" |
| 1994 | Episode: "Take Back Your Mink" |
Personal life and death
Frangione was married to her Another World co-star Christopher Rich from 1982 to 1996; they had one (adopted) daughter named Mariel Rich.[1]
Frangione died in Barnstable, Massachusetts, on August 18, 2023, at the age of 70.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ Oct. 22, N. F. MENDOZA; Pt, 1995 12 Am (October 22, 1995). "WITH AN EYE ON . . . : More about Christopher Rich, the blond thorn in Murphy Brown's side". Los Angeles Times.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Nancy Frangione". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Petski, Denise (August 23, 2023). "Nancy Frangione Dies: 'Another World', 'All My Children' Actor Was 70". Deadline. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Jaden (August 23, 2023). "Nancy Frangione, Soap Opera Actor in 'Another World' and 'All My Children,' Dies at 70". Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2023.