Fran Boyd
{{Short description|American drug counsellor and actress (1956–2022)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Denise Francine Boyd Andrews
| image = Cast of The Wire - Andrews Boyd True-Frost Sohn Hector Royo (cropped).jpg
| alt = Fran Boyd Andrews
| caption = Boyd in 2010
| birth_name = Denise Francine Boyd
| birth_date = October 15, 1956
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| death_date = May 3, 2022 (aged 65)
| death_place = Parkville, Maryland, USA
| body_discovered =
| nationality =
| spouse = Donnie Andrews
| children = 2
| awards = Golden Globe Awards
}}
Denise Francine Boyd Andrews (October 15, 1956 – May 3, 2022) was an American drug counsellor and actress.{{Cite magazine |date=2022-05-26 |title=The Hard-Won Triumphs of a Life on the Corner in West Baltimore |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/afterword/the-hard-won-triumphs-of-a-life-on-the-corner-in-west-baltimore |access-date=2022-12-25 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}}
Early life
Career
Her story was chronicled in The Corner: a Year in the Life of an Inner-city Neighbourhood, a book by David Simon and Ed Burns, which was adapted into an HBO miniseries. Her son, DeAndre McCullough, died at the age of 35.{{Cite news |last=Slotnik |first=Daniel E. |date=2012-08-10 |title=DeAndre McCullough, Drug Dealer Who Inspired 'The Corner,' Dies at 35 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/10/arts/television/deandre-mccullough-inspiration-for-the-corner-dies-at-35.html |access-date=2022-12-27 |issn=0362-4331}} Boyd was an actress, known for The Wire (2002) and The Corner (2000).{{Cite web |date=2022-06-06 |title='The Wire' 20 Years Later: How Does "The Greatest Television Show Ever" Hold Up? |url=https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/artsentertainment/the-wire-twenty-years-later/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=Baltimore Magazine |language=en-US}}
Personal life
She married Donnie Andrews in 2007.{{cite news |last1=Mallozzi |first1=Vincent M. |last2=Abruzzese |first2=Sarah |date=19 August 2007 |title=Donnie Andrews and Fran Boyd |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/fashion/weddings/19VOWS.html |work=The New York Times}}{{Cite web |date=2009-09-05 |title=How We Met: Fran Boyd & Donnie Andrews |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/how-we-met-fran-boyd-donnie-andrews-1780688.html |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=The Independent |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2007-08-11 |title=Real-life inspirations for characters on 'The Wire' and 'The Corner' to wed |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2007/08/11/real-life-inspirations-for-characters-on-the-wire-and-the-corner-to-wed/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Urbina |first=Ian |date=2007-08-09 |title=From Two Broken Lives to One New Beginning |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/us/09baltimore.html |access-date=2022-12-27 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} She died on May 3, 2022, at her home in Parkville, Maryland.{{Cite news |last=Langer |first=Emily |date=May 30, 2022 |title=Denise Francine Boyd Andrews, drug counselor whose life was chronicled in 'The Corner,' dies at 65 |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/05/30/fran-boyd-andrews-the-corner-dead/ |access-date=2022-12-25}}{{Cite web |title=Denise Francine 'Fran' Boyd Andrews, a drug counselor whose battle with addiction inspired a book and HBO miniseries, dies |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/obituaries/bs-md-ob-fran-boyd-20220510-ebqtjjo25nh6xl4is2nynjg3ba-story.html |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Baltimore Sun|date=10 May 2022 }}
Award and accolades
- Golden Globe Awards 1986
References
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from Baltimore
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