Deidre Hall is very popular in the role of Marlena Evans on Days of Our Lives. But many soap opera viewers may not have known that her very first soap role was Barbara Anderson on The Young and the Restless. Hall debuted on Days in 1976 but aired in one episode as Barbara on Y&R on March 26, 1973—the very first episode for the popular CBS daytime drama. The episode will re-air today; make sure you tune in!

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