I respect Andrea Evans, and would always offer her first dibs at the role, but my favorite Tina was Karen Witter. If the show wanted to bring Tina back, and AE wasn't available, I would be thrilled if Karen Witter returned in her place. I never saw Kelly Maroney or Marsha Clark (both of their time as Tina was grease lightening), but I absolutely didn't like Krista as Tina. Her Tina was extra flaky and cold.

Andrea Evans will always be my number one. Karen Witter was a great Tina as well. Other than Teserau, I don't know the other 2.

While I recognize her significance, I was never really a huge Tina fan. She had a terrible habit of overwhelming the show, with exaggerated plot devices that often left me irritated. As to who was the better at playing her, I guess it depends on which trait in her you preferred. If you prefer the airhead savvy, then AE was your Tina. If you preferred her silly and blithe, then KW's Tina was the one.

I started watching in the later half of Karen Witter's run as Tina and only sort of barely remember her being there. I don't think I had much of an opinion of the character of Tina at the time. Then Krista Tesreau came and immediately I HATED her. She was as bratty and annoying to me as Natalie is (maybe worst). So I guess I just never "bonded" with the Tina character personally. Although I do like watching old clips of her on YouTube from when AE played her.