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Deidre Hall (born Deidre Ann Hall on October 31, 1947) is an American actress best known for her role as Dr Marlena Evans on the NBC daytime soap Days of our Lives.
Biography
Hall and her twin sister Andrea Hall were born in Milwaukee and raised in Lake Worth, Florida. She is a graduate of Lake Worth High School, Class of 1965.
At age 12, Hall was elected Junior Orange Bowl Queen.
Hall has two sons, David Atticus Sohmer, born August 23, 1992 and Tully Chapin Sohmer, born January 19, 1995. Both boys were born via a surrogate mother known as Robin B.
Career
Hall appeared on a number of shows, including Emergency! (as Nurse Sally Lewis) and The Young and the Restless (as Barbara Anderson) before joining Days of our Lives in 1976 as Dr. Marlena Evans.
In 1986, Hall began playing Jesse Witherspoon on the family drama Our House, which ran for two seasons. Hall exited Days of our Lives in 1987 when it became too difficult to co-ordinate her prime time and daytime schedules.
Hall continued to make guest appearances on a variety of prime time shows until 1991, when she made a dramatic return to Days of our Lives. Hall has remained on the show since then, and has been involved in some of the most controversial storylines of the shows history.
In 1995, Hall produced and starred in Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story, a made for TV movie about her personal struggles to become a mother.
Personal life
Hall has donated $1,000 to the campaign of Representative Dennis Kucinich for President.
She has been married 3 times. Her husbands were:
- Keith Barbour (1972-1977)
- Producer/Writer Michael Dubelko (1987-1989)
- Author/Screenwriter Steve Sohmer (1991-2006) Sohmer and Hall have two sons, David and Tully, born via a surrogate mother.
Awards, honors and nominations
- Daytime Emmy Award - Nominated, Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for a Daytime Drama Series (1980)
- Soapy - Winner, Outstanding Actress (1983)
- Soap Opera Digest Award - Winner, Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Soap Opera (1984)
- Daytime Emmy Award - Nominated, Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series (1984)
- Soap Opera Digest Award - Winner, Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Serial (1985)
- Daytime Emmy Award - Nominated, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1985)
- Soap Opera Digest Award - Winner, Outstanding Contribution by an Actor/Actress to the Form of Continuing Drama who is currently on a Daytime Serial (1986)
- Soap Opera Digest Award - Winner, Outstanding Lead Actress (1995)
- Soap Opera Digest Award - Nominated, Hottest Romance (1998)shared with Drake Hogestyn
- Soap Opera Digest Award - Nominated, Outstanding Lead Actress (1999)
- Soap Opera Digest Award - Nominated, Outstanding Lead Actress (2005)
- Soap Opera Digest Award - Winner, Favorite Couple (1999) shared with Drake Hogestyn
- TV Land Awards - Nominated, Superest Super Hero (2005) shared with Judy Strangis
- Soap Opera Digest Award - Winner, Favorite Couple (2005) shared with Drake Hogestyn
Roles
- San Francisco International Airport (1970)
- Night Gallery (Blonde - 1971)
- Adventures of Nick Carter (Ivy Duncan - 1972)
- Adam-12 (Nurse - 1972)
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
- Emergency! (Nurse Sally Lewis - 1972-1973)
- The Young and the Restless (Barbara - 1973)
- Columbo (Receptionist - 1974)
- Kung Fu (Luise - 1975)
- Karen (Janet Bartel - 1975)
- S.W.A.T. (Diane - 1975)
- Joe Forrester (1976)
- Special Delivery (1976)
- Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (Electra Woman - 1976)
- Days of Our Lives (Dr Marlena Evans - 1976-1987; 1991-present)
- Pray TV (Sarah of Nazareth - 1980)
- The Million Dollar Face (Barbara Sanderson - 1981)
- Hot Pursuit (1984)
- Hotel (Maggie Dawson - 1984)
- A Reason to Live (Delores Stewart - 1985)
- Our House (Jessica 'Jessie' Witherspoon - 1986-1988)
- Take My Daughters, Please (Nell - 1988)
- Wiseguy (Claudia Newquay, 1989)
- Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (Linda Horton - 1989)
- Columbo (Dian Hunter - 1990)
- Murder, She Wrote (Claudia Carboni - 1990)
- And the Sea Will Tell (Muff Graham - 1991)
- For the Very First Time (Mrs. O'Neil - 1991)
- Woman on the Ledge (Quinn - 1993)
- OP Center (Kate Michaels - 1995)
- Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story (Herself - 1995)
See also
External links
- Deidre Hall at IMDb