Fifty years after joining Days of Our Lives as Salem's resident psychiatrist and heroine Marlena Evans, Deidre Hall isn't just a daytime television legend — she's also influencing pop culture.
If you've tuned into the new Legally Blonde prequel Elle, you've already seen it. Set in 1995, the series features Marlena's infamous devil-possession storyline as a subplot, introducing one of the decade's defining TV moments to a new generation.
Hall is still wrapping her head around it.
"How could I ever have imagined all these years later that a storyline would remain as popular and riveting as it was the day it hit the air 30 years ago?" Hall tells Yahoo. "Especially one like possession. Who knew? I'm beyond flattered and delighted. So happy to be levitating for Elle."
It's not the first recent reminder that Hall's work has endured well beyond daytime. Earlier this year, Ryan Gosling called her his "OG acting inspiration," praising the Daytime Emmy-nominated actor's performance as "an incredible acting class."
If you've tuned into the new Legally Blonde prequel Elle, you've already seen it. Set in 1995, the series features Marlena's infamous devil-possession storyline as a subplot, introducing one of the decade's defining TV moments to a new generation.
Hall is still wrapping her head around it.
"How could I ever have imagined all these years later that a storyline would remain as popular and riveting as it was the day it hit the air 30 years ago?" Hall tells Yahoo. "Especially one like possession. Who knew? I'm beyond flattered and delighted. So happy to be levitating for Elle."
It's not the first recent reminder that Hall's work has endured well beyond daytime. Earlier this year, Ryan Gosling called her his "OG acting inspiration," praising the Daytime Emmy-nominated actor's performance as "an incredible acting class."
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