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Deidre Hall Biography (1947-)

Full name, Deidre Ann Hall; born October 31, 1947, in Milwaukee, WI; raised in Lake Worth, FL; daughter of John (a postal worker) and Jean (a high schoolsecretary) Hall; twin sister of Andrea Hall Gengler (an actress); married Keith Barbour (a singer and songwriter), c. 1970 (divorced, 1977); married Michael Dubelko (a television executive), October 17, 1987 (divorced, 1989); married Steve Sohmer (a novelist, producer, and television network executive), December 31, 1991; children: (third marriage; through a surrogate mother) DavidAtticus, Tully Chapin. Addresses: Office: Days of Our Lives, NBC Studios, 3000 West Alameda Ave., Burbank, CA 91523.; Agent: David Shapira and Associates, 15821 Ventura Blvd., Suite 235, Encino, CA 91436.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

October 31, 1947

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Nurse Barbara Anderson, The Young and the Restless (also known asY&R), CBS, 1973-1975
• Laurie/Electra Woman, The Krofft Supershow: Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (also known as Electra Woman and Dyna Girl and The Krofft Superstar Hour), ABC, 1976-1977
• Dr. Marlena Evans Brady, Days of Our Lives (also known as Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Lives, Days, and DOOL), NBC, 1976-1987, 1991-
• Jessica "Jessie" Witherspoon, Our House, NBC, 1986-1988
• Cohost, Home, ABC, 1989
• Movies
• Receptionist, Columbo: Mind over Mayhem, 1974
• Barbara Sanderson, The Million Dollar Face (also known as Kissof Gold), NBC, 1981
• Delores Stewart, A Reason to Live, NBC, 1985
• Nell Page, Take My Daughters, Please (also known as All My Darling Daughters), NBC, 1988
• Linda Horton, Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (alsoknown as The Case of the All-Star Assassin and The Case of the Sudden Death Playoff), NBC, 1989
• Diane Hunter, Columbo Cries Wolf (also known as The ABC Saturday Mystery and Columbo: Columbo Cries Wolf), ABC, 1990
• Mrs. O'Neil, For the Very First Time (also known as Til I Kissed Ya), NBC, 1991
• Quinn, Woman on the Ledge, NBC, 1993
• Herself, Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story (also known as Deidre Hall's Story: After All), ABC, 1995
• Miniseries
• Muff Graham, And the Sea Will Tell, CBS, 1991
• Kate Michaels, Tom Clancy's OP Center (also known as OP Center), ABC, 1995
• Specials
• TV's Censored Bloopers, NBC, 1984
• Bob Hope's Comedy Salute to the Soaps, NBC, 1985
• The Tenth Annual Circus of the Stars (also known as Circus of the Stars #10), CBS, 1985
• Night of 100 Stars III, 1985
• NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986
• 53rd Annual King Orange Jamboree Parade, NBC, 1986
• America Talks Back, NBC, 1986
• The Wildest West Show of the Stars, CBS, 1986
• Harry Anderson's Sideshow, NBC, 1987
• Happy Birthday Hollywood, ABC, 1987
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1987
• NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars XIX, ABC, 1988
• Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular, 1988
• Miss Hollywood Talent Search, syndicated, 1989
• Herself, The 14th Annual Circus of the Stars (also known as Circus of the Stars #14), CBS, 1989
• The Candid Camera Comedy Shopping Spree, CBS, 1990
• Guiding Light: The Primetime Special, CBS, 1992
• Total Exposure--Privacy and the Press (also known as First Person with Maria Shriver), NBC, 1992
• Cohost, A Sea World/Busch Gardens Summer Celebration, CBS, 1993
• Ringmaster, Circus of the Stars Gives Kids the World, CBS, 1993
• Dr. Marlena Evans, Days of Our Lives: Night Sins (also known as Night Sins), NBC, 1993
• The Return of TV's Censored Bloopers, NBC, 1993
• The Ultimate Driving Challenge, CBS, 1993
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1996
• Intimate Portrait: Loni Anderson, Lifetime, 1999
• Marlena Evans, Days of Our Lives' 35th Anniversary, NBC, 2000
• Intimate Portrait: Linda Dano, Lifetime, 2000
• Herself and Marlena Evans, Days of Our Lives' Christmas, NBC, 2001
• Television: The First 50 Years, PBS, 2001
• Intimate Portrait: Lisa Rinna, Lifetime, 2001
• Intimate Portrait: Deidre Hall, Lifetime, 2001
• NBC 75th Anniversary Special, NBC, 2002
• NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 2002
• Also appeared in Bob Hope Special, NBC, and Night of a HundredStars II.
• Episodic
• "An Act of Chivalry," Night Gallery, 1971
• Nurse Sally Lewis, "Show Biz," Emergency! (also known as Emergency One and Emergencia), NBC, 1972
• Nurse Sally Lewis, "Dinner Date," Emergency! (also known as Emergency One and Emergencia), NBC, 1972
• Nurse Sally Lewis, "Virus," Emergency! (also known as EmergencyOne and Emergencia), NBC, 1972
• Nurse Sally Lewis, "Saddled," Emergency! (also known as Emergency One and Emergencia), NBC, 1972
• Nurse Sally Lewis, "Musical Mania," Emergency! (also known as Emergency One and Emergencia), NBC, 1972
• Nurse, "Lost and Found," Adam-12, 1972
• "I Gave at the Office," Karen, ABC, 1975
• "Karen's Dilemma," Karen, ABC, 1975
• "Guilt by Association," McMillan and Wife, 1975
• "Fire Power," Joe Forrester, NBC, 1976
• Guest panelist, Hollywood Squares, 1978
• Maggie Dawson, "Transitions," Hotel, ABC, 1984
• Stephanie Josephson, "Home Is the Heart: Parts 1 & 2," Hot Pursuit, NBC, 1984
• Herself, Win, Lose, or Draw, NBC, 1988
• Herself, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, syndicated, 1988
• Claudia Newquay, "And It Comes Out Here," Wiseguy, CBS, 1989
• Claudia Newquay, "The Rip-off Stick," Wiseguy, CBS, 1989
• Claudia Newquay, "High Dollar Bop," Wiseguy, CBS, 1989
• Claudia Newquay, "Hip Hop on the Gravy Train," Wiseguy, CBS, 1989
• Claudia Carboni, "The Sicilian Encounter," Murder, She Wrote, CBS,1990
• Herself, "Women in Film," Women of the House, CBS and syndicated,1995
• Appeared in episodes of All-Star Anything Goes; Celebrity Bowling; Larry King Live, CNN; Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law; The Streets of San Francisco; S.W.A.T.; The Tonight Show, NBC; and 20/20, ABC.
• Awards Presentations
• Presenter, The 13th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1986
• Herself, The 22nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1987
• Cohost, The 8th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards, NBC, 1992
• Presenter, The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1992
• Presenter, The 19th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1992
• Presenter, 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1993
• Host, The Ninth Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1993
• The Tenth Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards, NBC, 1994
• Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Awards, ABC, 1994
• Segment host, The 11th Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1995
• Host, The 22nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1995
• Presenter, The 23rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1996
• Host, The 15th Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1999
• Presenter, The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2001
• Other
• Ivy Duncan, Adventures of Nick Carter, 1972
• Television Work
• Movies
• Executive producer, Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story (also known as Deidre Hall's Story: After All), ABC, 1995
• Film Appearances
• Gloria, Special Delivery (also known as Dangerous Break), American International Pictures, 1976
• Sarah of Nazareth, Pray TV (also known as K-GOD), 1980
• Stage Appearances
• Night of 100 Stars III, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1985
• Appeared as Melissa Gardner in Love Letters.
• WRITINGS
• Compiler of the Days of Our Lives Celebrity Cookbook.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, December 8, 1995, p. 56
• Inside Soap, February, 2000, p. 21
• People Weekly, September 28, 1982, pp. 69-75; December 14, 1987, pp. 65-69; January 20, 1992, pp. 34-35; November 20, 1995, p. 198
• TV Guide, November 3, 2001
• Woman's World, September 23, 1997

Electronic

• Deidre Hall Official Site, http://www.marlena.com, August 3, 2002

Other

• Intimate Portrait: Deidre Hall (television special), Lifetime, 2001
• Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story (television movie; also known as Deidre Hall's Story: After All), ABC, 1995