Nancy Frangione obit

Nancy Frangione

JULY 10, 1953 – AUGUST 18, 2023

 She was not on the list.

Born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, Frangione was a graduate of Barnstable High School. She debuted on soap operas in 1977, playing the role of Tara Martin on All My Children; Frangione departed that role in 1979.

Frangione was best known for her role as the scheming villainess Cecile DePoulignac 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.

Frangione was married to her Another World co-star Christopher Rich from 1982 to 1996; they had one daughter named Mariel Rich.

Nancy Frangione died in Barnstable, Massachusetts on August 18, 2023, at the age of 70.

 

Actress

Another World (1964)

Another World

Cecile de PoulignacCecilie de PoulignacCecile dePoulignac ...

TV Series

1980–1995

75 episodes

 

Fran Drescher in The Nanny (1993)

The Nanny

Cousin MarshaMarsha

TV Series

1993–1994

2 episodes

 

In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing (1990)

In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing

Maggie

TV Movie

1990

 

Sharing Richard (1988)

Sharing Richard

Bonnie

TV Movie

1988

 

Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)

Highway to Heaven

Mrs. Bailey

TV Series

1987

1 episode

 

Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)

Matlock

Elizabeth 'Liz' Benson

TV Series

1987

1 episode

 

Gil Gerard and Erin Gray in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Karana

TV Series

1980

1 episode

 

Susan Lucci, Debbi Morgan, Rebecca Budig, Cameron Mathison, and Darnell Williams in All My Children (1970)

All My Children

Tara Martin Brent

TV Series

1977–1979

6 episodes

 

Kristen Alderson, Kassie Wesley DePaiva, Erika Slezak, Trevor St. John, and John-Paul Lavoisier in One Life to Live (1968)

One Life to Live

Tina Clayton Lord Roberts Roberts Roberts (July 1985) (temporary replacement for Andrea Evans)

TV Series

1968