Details

Release year: 1965

Storyline

A chronicle of the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of the citizens of the fictional city of Salem.

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Cast

Deidre Hall — Dr. Marlena Evans, Dr. Marlena Evans Black, Dr. Marlena Black, Marlena Evans, Hattie Adams, Marlena Black, Dr. Marlena Evans North, Dr. Marlena Evans Brady, Marlena Evans Brady, Samantha Evans, Charlemagne
Kristian Alfonso — Hope Brady, Hope Williams, Hope Williams Brady, Gina Von Amberg, Hope Brady Hernandez, Hope Hernandez, Hope Jennings
Drake Hogestyn — John Black, Roman Brady, Pawn Sean
Alison Sweeney — Sami Brady, Sami Brady Hernandez, Sami Brady DiMera, Sami DiMera, Sami Brady Roberts, Colleen Brady, Sami Brady Reed, Samantha Brady, Sami Hernandez, Sami Brady Walker, Young Adrienne Johnson (flashbacks)

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Awards

0 wins & 4 nominations

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Did you know

• Deidre Hall and Andrea Hall were the first real life twins to play twins in a soap opera.

• Macdonald Carey's voice over in the opening title was kept as a tribute to the actor after he died.

• Drake Hogestyn was hired in 1986 to take over the role of "Roman Brady" after Wayne Northrop left the series after a falling out with the show's writers. Several years later Northrop approached the producers of the show about him returning to the series, which created a problem because Hogestyn had quickly became one of the show's most popular actors. In order to keep Hogestyn on the show while allowing Northrop to return to the series as Roman, a storyline was crafted that revealed that Hogestyn's Roman was actually a mercenary named John Black who had been brainwashed into thinking he was Roman Brady as punishment for betraying his employer Stefano Dimera. This allowed Hogestyn to continue on the show while allowing Wayne Northrop to resume his previous role.