Deidre Hall is set to reprise her role of Dr. Marlena Evans on ‘Days of Our Lives,’ Entertainment Weekly is reporting. A spokeswoman for the soap opera confirmed the news that the actress will return on September 26, 2011.
Hall immediately became one of the most beloved actresses in daytime after she joined ‘Days of Our Lives’ in 1976. Fans expressed their outrage after she was fired in 2009 due to severe budget cuts by NBC. The veteran was reportedly earning a soap opera high of $60,000 a month.
With NBC firing both Hall and Drake Hogestyn, who played her on-screen husband John Black, ‘Days of Our Lives’ was able to remain on the air. However, executive producer Ken Corday is ensuring fans that he hired two new head writers who will carry out the show’s commitment to return to more character-based storylines this fall.
The news of Hall’s return also comes after it was previously announced that fellow ‘Days of Our Lives’ favorites Patrick Muldoon, who played Austin Reed, and Christie Clark, who played Carrie Brady, will also return to the show in September 2011. Hogestyn may also return to the soap opera, but Corday has yet to comment on the actor’s return.
Written by: Karen Benardello
