Nancy Frangione, who played villain Cecile DePoulignac on NBC’s “Another World,” died Aug. 18 at the age of 70, according to a public obituary.
People reports that she died in Barnstable, Massachusetts. No cause of death was revealed.
The actress previously played Tara Martin ABC’s “All My Children” from 1977 to 1979. She joined “Another World” in 1981 as the scheming Cecile, appearing regularly until 1984 and occasionally returning to reprise the role into the 1990s.
Frangione won the Soap Opera Digest award for outstanding villainess in 1984 for her part in the “Another World” love triangle with Blaine Ewing (Laura Malone) and Alexander “Sandy” Cory Sr. (Christopher Rich).
She and Rich were married from 1982-96 and share a daughter, Mariel.
Frangione’s “Another World” run overlapped with Anne Heche, Morgan Freeman, Christine Baranski, Kelsey Grammer and Jackée Harry all appearing on the soap.
In 2011, her c0-star Les Brandt, who played Rafael Santierro on the show,...
People reports that she died in Barnstable, Massachusetts. No cause of death was revealed.
The actress previously played Tara Martin ABC’s “All My Children” from 1977 to 1979. She joined “Another World” in 1981 as the scheming Cecile, appearing regularly until 1984 and occasionally returning to reprise the role into the 1990s.
Frangione won the Soap Opera Digest award for outstanding villainess in 1984 for her part in the “Another World” love triangle with Blaine Ewing (Laura Malone) and Alexander “Sandy” Cory Sr. (Christopher Rich).
She and Rich were married from 1982-96 and share a daughter, Mariel.
Frangione’s “Another World” run overlapped with Anne Heche, Morgan Freeman, Christine Baranski, Kelsey Grammer and Jackée Harry all appearing on the soap.
In 2011, her c0-star Les Brandt, who played Rafael Santierro on the show,...
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― Lord Byron
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On this date in...
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