1. Deidre Hall was born on October 31,1947 and is an American actress and model.
17 Facts About Deidre Hall
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Deidre Hall has won three Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1984,1985, and 1995.
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Deidre Hall has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy three times.
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The third of five children born to John and Jeanie Hall, Deidre and her twin sister, Andrea, were born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and raised in Lake Worth, Florida.
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Deidre Hall was cast, though, and the role skyrocketed her to fame, which was proved by fan protests when a 1979 NBC promo hinted that Deidre Hall's character would be killed off.
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In 1986, Deidre Hall began playing Jesse Witherspoon on the family drama Our House, which ran for two seasons on NBC.
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Wilford Brimley, who was 13 years older than Deidre Hall, played her father-in-law in the series; Chad Allen, her son; Shannen Doherty, her older daughter.
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Deidre Hall initially reacted without concern on playing on two television series at a time, explaining that she filmed Our House on weekdays while taping Days of Our Lives on Saturdays.
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Deidre Hall made guest appearances on a variety of prime time shows until March 1991, when she made a return to Days of Our Lives.
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Producers were reluctant to give into Deidre Hall's requests, fearing that the fans would leave after six months when she left.
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Since at least early 2009, Deidre Hall has occasionally guest-hosted Clout, a talk radio program syndicated through Air America Media.
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Deidre Hall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016.
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In between her marriages to Barbour and Dubelko, Deidre Hall dated Louisiana State Senator Ned Randolph in the early 1980s.
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Deidre Hall made several campaign appearances during Randolph's run for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1982, which he lost to incumbent Gillis William Long.
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Deidre Hall is close friends with General Hospital's Jane Elliot.
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The Hall Family was one of the founding families of the town of Meriden, Connecticut, and Deidre is descended from two notable Halls.
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John Deidre Hall immigrated from England and settled in Boston in 1625.