Actress Nancy Frangione, best known for her role as the scheming villainess Cecile DePoulignac on NBC daytime soap Another World, has died.
Nancy Frangione died in her hometown of Barnstable, Massachusetts, about 71 miles south of Boston, on August 18. She was 70
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Who was Nancy Frangione?
Nancy Frangione was an American soap opera actress born on July 10, 1953 in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Frangione was a 1971 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.
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Nancy Frangione cause of death
Nancy Frangione died in Barnstable, Massachusetts on August 18, 2023, at the age of 70.
A cause of death is not known.
Tributes from Frangione’s fans poured in after news of her death broke.
One fan wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: “RIP Nancy Frangione […] Our Queen is dead.”
“I always thought she was among the loveliest actresses in daytime serials,” another fan wrote.
A third X user said: “She was my favorite of all time.”
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