<P> Deidre Hall has won many awards for her portrayal of Marlena . She has won three Soap Opera Digest Awards for outstanding lead actress in 1984, 1985, and 1995 . She also won two Soapy Awards for Lead Actress in 1982 and 1983 . She won an Outstanding Contribution Award by a Lead Actress / Actor in 1986 . Hall also received an award with Drake Hogestyn in 2005 for "Favorite Couple: John and Marlena". Deidre won two Lead Actress awards at the Soap Opera Update Awards in 1994 and 1995 . She has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 1980, 1984, and 1985 respectively . She has however, never won an Emmy . </P> <P> Marlena has been the subject of many high - profile storylines, including possession by the devil, a romantic relationship, and a serial killer storyline . </P> <P> In 1995, Marlena was featured in a supernatural possession storyline . The storyline caused huge controversy and garnered a lot of attention to the soap . At the time, the head writer was James E. Reilly, known for outrageous storylines . </P> <P> Marlena goes to Louisiana in search of John but is captured by a criminal mastermind, Stefano DiMera . He forces her to call her husband, Roman Brady, and tell him that she is with John Black . This is the final end to Roman and Marlena's marriage . John and Marlena escape, but Stefano also returns to Salem . He begins giving Marlena mind - altering drugs . Marlena completely switches personalities, and it is soon revealed that she has been possessed by the devil . John Black, who was a priest at the time, is forced to perform an emergency exorcism . In an interview, Ken Corday says he regrets doing the storyline . </P>

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