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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.
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.


November 17th, 2008 - According to Soap Opera Digest, Deidre Hall, along with Drake Hogestyn (Her DAYS Husband) have been let go from the show. They are to stop airing sometime in the new year.
November 17th, 2008 - According to Soap Opera Digest, Deidre Hall, along with Drake Hogestyn (Her DOOL husband) have been let go from the show. They are to stop airing sometime in the new year.


===Personal life===
===Personal life===

Revision as of 20:33, 21 November 2008

Deidre Hall
Deidre Hall, November 2005
Born
Deidre Ann Hall

Deidre Ann Hall (born October 31, 1947) is an American actress best known for her role as Dr. Marlena Evans on the NBC daytime soap opera, Days of our Lives.

Biography

Hall and her twin sister, Andrea Hall, were born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 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

Along with her sister, Andrea, Hall appeared in press materials for the 1952 Hudson Twin-H-Power engine.

In the 1970s, she appeared as the superheroine Electra Woman in "ElectraWoman and DynaGirl", a Sid and Marty Krofft children's show.

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 show's 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.

November 17th, 2008 - According to Soap Opera Digest, Deidre Hall, along with Drake Hogestyn (Her DOOL husband) have been let go from the show. They are to stop airing sometime in the new year.

Personal life

Hall has donated $1,000 to the campaign of Representative Dennis Kucinich for President.[1]

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.

Awards, honors and nominations

Roles

See also

References

  1. ^ "Election Center 2008: Candidates - Election & Politics News from CNN.com". Retrieved 2007-11-12.
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