Bonnie Franklin

She began acting when she was a child. Hall played herself in the movie. She was born in Santa Monica, California. Hall and Sohmer became parents via surrogacy, and the conception of their first child was chronicled in the autobiographical TV-movie Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story. Additionally, she has starred in stage plays both on and off Broadway, receiving a Tony Award nomination in 1970 for her work on the musical Applause. Deidre Hall is married to network executive Steve Sohmer. Franklin has also been a guest star on a number of other television series and directed several episodes of the 1980s sitcom Charles in Charge. She also portrayed Jessica Witherspoon on the nighttime drama Our House from 1986 to 1988.

Bonnie Franklin (born January 6, 1944) is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of the divorced mother Ann Romano on the long-running television situation comedy (or, since so many of its episodes dealt with serious topics, some have called it a "dramedy") One Day at a Time (1975-1984). Hall's first big role was as the superhero Electra Woman in the 1976 series Electra Woman and Dyna Girl. In 2004, it was revealed that Marlena was Salem's latest serial killer, only for the show to later reveal that the murders were hoaxes. In 1995, Marlena was possessed by the devil and had to be exorcised. A serial killer seemed to have murdered Marlena in 1982, but a fan uproar caused the producers to reveal that Marlena's twin sister Samantha had actually died.

Marlena has been at the center of many of the show's most controversial storylines. She is the twin sister of former actress Andrea Hall, who portrayed Samantha Evans on the serial from 1977 to 1982. She played the role originally from 1976 to 1987, and returned to the show in 1991. Marlena Evans on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives.

Deidre Hall (born October 31, 1947) is an actress who is best known for her portrayal of Dr.