Nancy Frangione in ‘Sharing Richard’.Photo:CBS via Getty
CBS via Getty
Soap star Nancy Frangione, best known for her starring role onAnother World, has died. She was 70.
Frangione died on Aug. 18 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, according toher obituary.
The cause of her of death remains unknown.
Frangione is best known portraying Cecile de Poulignac onAnother Worldfrom 1989-95.
In 1984, Frangione won the Soap Opera Digest award for outstanding villainess in a daytime soap opera for her portrayal of the antagonist who was involved in a love triangle with Blaine and Sandy. Sandy and Cecile eventually married and had a daughter before splitting up.
Off screen, Frangione was married to herAnother Worldco-star Christopher Rich from 1982-96. They welcomed one daughter, Mariel, together.
Nancy Frangione and Richard Van Vleet on ‘All My Children’.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
The Massachusetts native debuted onAll My Childrenin 1977 as Tara Martin.
Nancy Frangione.Glasshouse Images/Shutterstock
Glasshouse Images/Shutterstock
Frangione also performed inEquuson Broadway in 1974.
Nancy Frangione with ‘Sharing Richard’ costars Eileen Davidson, Ed Marinaro and Hillary B. Smith.CBS via Getty
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In 1970,Another Worldbecame the first daytime soap to inspire a spinoff series whenSomersetpremiered on NBC.Somersetran through 1976. In 1980, a secondAnother Worldspinoff,Texas,debuted and ran for two seasons on NBC through 1982.
source: people.com
