Days of our Lives
Ep. #10896
Friday 22 August 2008 on NBC

Lexie checks in on Marlena. Lucas tells Nicole that it's over between him and Sami.

In 2006, Deidre signed on with Days Of Our Lives for a further two years.
(edit) Deidre guest starred on Murder She Wrote. She played an undercover CIA agent named Jennifer Paige. Jennifer, in the story, was posing as a wealthy widow named Claudia Carboni. (edit) Deidre starred in the TV movie Woman on a Ledge. (edit) Deidre was in a show called Electra Woman in the mid-70's. She was the lead crime fighter. Her side kick was Dyno-Girl. They both wore very shiny tights and had big hair. (edit) Deidre starred in the TV Movie OP Centre as the President's mistress and news reporter. (edit)

Deidre: (her least favourite storyline on “Days Of Our Lives“) I did the first crib death. I wasn’t that skilled as an actress. I wasn’t comfortable with unrestrained emotion on camera. (The writers) decided to let Marlena walk in and find the baby. It was hugely difficult and hugely frightening. I spoke to doctors who had counselled people through that experience. The stories were horrific of the human response. I felt lost and scared, and unprepared to do those scenes. (edit) Deidre: (her favourite storyline on “Days Of Our Lives“) I loved the possession story. Those were two long arcs where I got to veer away from Marlena’s perfection. (edit) Deidre: When I was early on the show [Days Of Our Lives], I met a man through my fan mail. He lived In Chester, Pennsylvania. We wrote back and forth. He became my pal. When I first wrote him he was 97 years old. When he turned 98, I said, ‘I’m coming back for your birthday’. I flew to Pennsylvania and I spent his birthday with him. He was an artist and an illustrator for the Saturday Evening Post. He was extraordinary. That’s one of the gifts that I get to have playing Marlena: meeting wonderful people. (edit) Deidre: When Marlena was pronounced dead because of the Salem Strangler, there was a big picket line around NBC, which was astonishing. The Executive Producer pulled me aside and said, ‘They don’t know that you’re working today. We should send you out there. The media is here and there are people picketing.’ It was startling! (edit) Deidre: (on her favourite memories on “Days Of Our Lives“) My favourite times were when my sister was on the show playing Hattie. She was sort of Marlena-esque, but when she played Hattie we laughed until we cried. She was a natural at it. (edit)

Star
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The Young and the Restless Barbara Anderson

Guest Star
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