Pete McMurray Show

👯‍♀️ Double Drama! Deidre Hall (Marlena) on the time Days of Our Lives brought in her real life twin “You have a twin, let’s get her out here… and she wasn’t an actress, she was a teacher!”

Episode Notes

Deidre Hall played the unforgettable Dr. Marlena Evans on Days of Our Lives for more than four decades. And now Days is being inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame

Diedre joined us to talk:
-John Black - Drake Hogestyn, her Days on screen husband "Horrible loss.  For us and the audience who adored him and we adored him on stage"
-Pete thanking Deidre for 'wingwoman' status at Bradley University
-Her first day on-set in 1976 flubbing her line and character name
-Her twin sister on Days was her real life identical twin.  Days says, "You have a twin, let's get her out here, and she wasn't an actress, she was a teacher. She didn't bring those self-conscience things to the part"
-Deidre guest starring on HBO's 'Hacks'