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Marla Adams, Emmy-winning 'Young and the Restless' star, dies at 85

Marla Adams, the Emmy-winning soap star known for her long-running role as Dina Abbott Mergeron on 'The Young and the Restless,' has died at 85.

Marla Adams, the Emmy-winning actress known for her long-running role as Dina Abbott Mergeron on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless, died Thursday in Los Angeles. Dina was the mother to Abbott siblings Ashley (Eileen Davidson), Traci (Beth Maitland), and Jack (Peter Bergman), and had several romantic rendezvous with ex-husband John (Jerry Douglas) over the years. On the prime-time side, Adams' credits included The New Dick Van Dyke Show, HarryO, Starsky and Hutch, Marcus Welby M.D., Barnaby Jones, The Love Boat, and Archie Bunker's Place.

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