Deidre Hall originally joined Days of Our Lives as the compassionate Dr. Marlena Evans in 1976. Hall left the series in 1987 to focus on a career in primetime television and returned to DAYS in August 1991.

She has earned three Emmy Award nominations and three People�s Choice Award nominations for her work on Days of Our Lives. She has been named Outstanding Actress six times in the 16-year history of the �Soap Opera Digest� Awards.

Hall starred on the NBC drama �Our House� and appeared in many miniseries and television movies, including �And the Sea Will Tell,� �Woman On a Ledge,� �For the Very First Time� and �Take My Daughters, Please.� She has also made guest appearances on several primetime series, including �Wiseguy.� Her stage credits include �A. R. Gurney�s Love Letters.�

Hall, who has an identical twin, was born in Milwaukee and raised in Florida. She is married to novelist Steve Sohmer (�Favorite Son�) and they have two children. Hall enjoys traveling and spending time with her family. Her birthday is October 31.

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