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Marla Adams

American actress (1938-2024) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 85

Marla Vene Adams was an American actress. She was best known for playing the roles of Belle Clemens on the CBS soap opera The Secret Storm and Dina Abbott Mergeron on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.

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2024Died25 April 20242019Beneath the LeavesFilm, Nadine2000The President's ManFilm, Pierwsza Lady Matthews1996Nash BridgesSeries, Mrs. Van Pelt1993Walker, Texas RangerSeries, Betsy Harper1991Marilyn and MeFilm, Gladys BakerWhite Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma ToddFilm, 1991Mrs. Ford1988Empty NestSeries, ElnaMaybe BabyFilm, 1988Shirley1985The Golden GirlsSeries, Woman #1Gotcha!Film, 1985Maria1984Concrete BeatFilm, Cathy Lord1983Classic Striptease and Glamour Films 03Film1982CapitolSeries1979Hart to HartSeries1976Special DeliveryFilm, Mrs. Hubert Zane1975Starsky & HutchSeriesThe Secret Night CallerFilm, 1975Ruth1972Emergency!Series, Soap Opera Patient (uncredited)1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Series, Marian Blakely1961Splendor in the GrassFilm, June1954The Secret StormSeries1938Born28 August 1938

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  • Splendor in the Grass 1961
  • Gotcha! 1985
  • The President's Man 2000

Filmography 11

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Television 24

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Awards

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

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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.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2024 · aged 85

In the same film or series as Marla

Elaine GiftosAlso in The Secret Night Caller (1975)Tom ProctorAlso in Beneath the Leaves (2019)Steve EastinAlso in Gotcha! (1985)Ann TurkelAlso in White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)Lynn LoringAlso in Splendor in the Grass (1961)John PattersonAlso in Marilyn and Me (1991)