Deidre Ann Hall /diːdrə hɔːl/ (born October 31, 1947) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Dr. Marlena Evans on NBC's daytime drama Days of Our Lives, which she has played for over 40 years.
I don't work a five-day week as a rule, and I've managed to fill that time up. It hasn't been that hard. I volunteer at school. I'm working because I love it. Yet, I don't not envy women who have a stay-at-home job, because you miss stuff.
There was never a point in my life where I gave up. My marriage, as you know, fell apart.
I know it may seem surprising to people, but learning dialog that has a conversational flow to it is not that difficult.
I have a book! It's called 'How Does She Do It?' and it's 35 years on camera.
I have such a strong belief in women's ability to sustain each other.
I would have ten children. I think they are the most fascinating, and it's the only thing in the world that hasn't been overrated.
Come to find out, the Russians were never afraid of the Americans. They weren't raised with the terror that we were by our government. I was struck by how our government misled us for so many years.
I've learned survival secrets from being on camera, and then translated them into everyday life.
The fact is that daytime television is less valued than nighttime, and its partly because of the product that we produce. We do a one-hour show in 12 hours. Nighttime produces a one-hour show in seven to nine days.
I guess I strike people as very serious, or very intense.