The soap star died in her native Massachusetts.
A cause of death is not yet known.
The performance nabbed herSoap Opera Digest’s Outstanding Villainess award.
Nancy Frangione.CBS via Getty Images
She would go on to play the role for several years.
In 1985, Frangione temporarily filled in for actress Andrea Evans to portray Tina Lord onOne Life to Live.
Frangione also starred in the TV moviesSharing RichardandIn the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing.
Nancy Frangione on ‘All My Children’.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
She is survived by her daughter, whom she shared with her ex-husband andAnother Worldcostar Christopher Rich.
