Deidre Hall

Hall played herself in the movie. Hepburn's niece is actress Katharine Houghton, whom appeared with her in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), and Hepburn's grand-niece is actress, Schuyler Grant. 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. Hepburn's professional legacy is today carried on within her family. Deidre Hall is married to network executive Steve Sohmer. A more lighthearted (though oddly accurate) portrayal of the older Hepburn was performed by comedian Martin Short on SCTV and Saturday Night Live. She also portrayed Jessica Witherspoon on the nighttime drama Our House from 1986 to 1988. Most recently she has been portrayed by Cate Blanchett in a 2004 movie about the life of Howard Hughes — The Aviator, directed by Martin Scorsese.

Hall's first big role was as the superhero Electra Woman in the 1976 series Electra Woman and Dyna Girl. She was 96. 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. She died on June 29, 2003 at 2:50 p.m., at Fenwick, the Hepburn family home, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. In 1995, Marlena was possessed by the devil and had to be exorcised. Her autobiography, Me: Stories of My Life, was published in 1991. 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. Hepburn had previously married and divorced Ludlow Ogden Smith and also had relationships with Leland Hayward and Howard Hughes.

Marlena has been at the center of many of the show's most controversial storylines. Though they were together until Tracy's death in 1967, the couple never married - reportedly because Tracy, a devout Catholic, would not divorce his wife. She is the twin sister of former actress Andrea Hall, who portrayed Samantha Evans on the serial from 1977 to 1982. She and Tracy made a total of nine films together including Adam's Rib and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. She played the role originally from 1976 to 1987, and returned to the show in 1991. In Woman of the Year (1942), she made her first appearance opposite Spencer Tracy, launching one of Hollywood's most famous romances. Marlena Evans on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives. In 1932 her screen-test for RKO gained her a role in the George Cukor film A Bill of Divorcement (1932), opposite John Barrymore.

Deidre Hall (born October 31, 1947) is an actress who is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut and was educated at Bryn Mawr College; she received her degree in 1928 and debuted on Broadway that same year in Night Hostess. She was nominated for twelve Best Actress Academy Awards, more than any other actress, and was awarded a record four. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 - June 29, 2003) was a notable American film and stage actress. An Uncommon Woman: Katharine Hepburn (http://home.nyc.rr.com/alweisel/premierekatharinehepburn.htm).

IMDb filmography (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000031/). The Making of the African Queen Katharine Hepburn, Knopf, 1987. Me, Stories of My Life, Katharine Hepburn, Knopf, 1991. The West Side Waltz - 1981.

A Matter of Gravity - 1976. Coco - 1969. Antony and Cleopatra, Twelfth Night - 1960, Stratford, Connecticut Shakespeare Theatre. The Merchant of Venice; Much Ado About Nothing - 1957, Stratford, Connecticut Shakespeare Theatre.

The Merchant of Venice; Measure for Measure; The Taming of the Shrew - 1955, On tour in Australia with the Old Vic. The Millionairess - 1952. As You Like It - 1950. Without Love - 1942.

The Philadelphia Story - 1939. Jane Eyre - 1937. The Lake - 1933. The Warrior's Husband - 1932.

Art and Mrs. Bottle - 1930. These Days - 1928.