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Marla Vene Adams[citation needed] (August 28, 1938 – April 25, 2024) was an American actress. She was best known for playing the roles of Belle Clemens on the CBS soap opera The Secret Storm (1968 to 1974) and Dina Abbott Mergeron on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless (1983 to 1986, 1991, 1996, 2008, 2017 to 2020). She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role on The Young and the Restless in 2021. She had been nominated in the same category in 2018.
Adams was born in Ocean City, New Jersey. As a teenager, she won the Miss Ocean City and Miss Cape May pageants. She was named Miss Diamond Jubilee at the 75th anniversary celebration of her hometown in 1954. Adams graduated from Ocean City High School in 1956. She studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
Adams' early theater roles include The Mikado, The Devil's a Stranger, Deathtrap, Inherit the Wind (co-starring with Ed Begley Jr.), and Roger the Sixth (co-starring with Dorothy Lamour).
The day she graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Adams won the role of Ottilie Schill in the original Broadway production of The Visit. The play ran from May 5, 1958 to November 29, 1958 at the Morosco Theatre. She co-starred with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. She made her film debut, appearing opposite Natalie Wood in the period drama Splendor in the Grass (1961).
Adams briefly appeared as Mildred Deal on General Hospital in 1963. She was cast as Belle Clemens on The Secret Storm in 1968, playing the role until the show's cancellation in 1974. She was the show's reigning villainess, stopping at almost nothing to destroy the life of the show's leading heroine, Amy Ames (Jada Rowland).
Adams made guest appearances on The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Harry O, Marcus Welby, M.D., and Barnaby Jones. She played Ruth in the television film The Secret Night Caller (1975), co-starring with Robert Reed. She guest starred on Emergency!, Adam-12, and Starsky & Hutch. Adams appeared in the comedy film Special Delivery (1976). She continued to land guest starring roles on The Streets of San Francisco, The Love Boat, Carter Country, Hart to Hart, Archie Bunker's Place, and Happy Days. In 1981, she appeared on stage in a production of The Max Factor, co-starring with Cesar Romero.
In 1983, Adams briefly played the role of Myrna Clegg on the CBS soap opera Capitol. She was then cast as Dina Abbott Mergeron on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The character was the ex-wife of John Abbott and the mother of his three children. Adams began airing in the role on May 27, 1983.
Adams played Cathy in the television film Concrete Beat (1984). She also appeared in the film Gotcha! (1985). In 1986, she left the role of Dina on The Young and the Restless when her contract ended. She guest starred on Hill Street Blues, Matlock, Who's the Boss? and Beauty and the Beast. She starred on stage in a production of The Odd Couple, co-starring with Lee Meriwether. Adams played Shirley in the television film Maybe Baby (1988).
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Marla Adams
Marla Vene Adams[citation needed] (August 28, 1938 – April 25, 2024) was an American actress. She was best known for playing the roles of Belle Clemens on the CBS soap opera The Secret Storm (1968 to 1974) and Dina Abbott Mergeron on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless (1983 to 1986, 1991, 1996, 2008, 2017 to 2020). She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role on The Young and the Restless in 2021. She had been nominated in the same category in 2018.
Adams was born in Ocean City, New Jersey. As a teenager, she won the Miss Ocean City and Miss Cape May pageants. She was named Miss Diamond Jubilee at the 75th anniversary celebration of her hometown in 1954. Adams graduated from Ocean City High School in 1956. She studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
Adams' early theater roles include The Mikado, The Devil's a Stranger, Deathtrap, Inherit the Wind (co-starring with Ed Begley Jr.), and Roger the Sixth (co-starring with Dorothy Lamour).
The day she graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Adams won the role of Ottilie Schill in the original Broadway production of The Visit. The play ran from May 5, 1958 to November 29, 1958 at the Morosco Theatre. She co-starred with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. She made her film debut, appearing opposite Natalie Wood in the period drama Splendor in the Grass (1961).
Adams briefly appeared as Mildred Deal on General Hospital in 1963. She was cast as Belle Clemens on The Secret Storm in 1968, playing the role until the show's cancellation in 1974. She was the show's reigning villainess, stopping at almost nothing to destroy the life of the show's leading heroine, Amy Ames (Jada Rowland).
Adams made guest appearances on The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Harry O, Marcus Welby, M.D., and Barnaby Jones. She played Ruth in the television film The Secret Night Caller (1975), co-starring with Robert Reed. She guest starred on Emergency!, Adam-12, and Starsky & Hutch. Adams appeared in the comedy film Special Delivery (1976). She continued to land guest starring roles on The Streets of San Francisco, The Love Boat, Carter Country, Hart to Hart, Archie Bunker's Place, and Happy Days. In 1981, she appeared on stage in a production of The Max Factor, co-starring with Cesar Romero.
In 1983, Adams briefly played the role of Myrna Clegg on the CBS soap opera Capitol. She was then cast as Dina Abbott Mergeron on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The character was the ex-wife of John Abbott and the mother of his three children. Adams began airing in the role on May 27, 1983.
Adams played Cathy in the television film Concrete Beat (1984). She also appeared in the film Gotcha! (1985). In 1986, she left the role of Dina on The Young and the Restless when her contract ended. She guest starred on Hill Street Blues, Matlock, Who's the Boss? and Beauty and the Beast. She starred on stage in a production of The Odd Couple, co-starring with Lee Meriwether. Adams played Shirley in the television film Maybe Baby (1988).
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