Andrea Hall
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Born | Andrea Jean Hall October 31, 1947 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
Andrea Jean Hall (born October 31, 1947) is an American soap opera actress who has since retired from the genre.
She is the twin sister of fellow soap actress, Deidre Hall. Both girls were born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised in Lake Worth, Florida and graduated in 1965 from Lake Worth Community High School.
She is best known for her role as Samantha Evans on Days of our Lives, which she played from 1977 to 1982. On the show, she played the twin sister of Deidre Hall's character, Marlena Evans.
After a long hiatus from the genre, Andrea Hall returned to Days of our Lives in 2000 and 2001, playing Marlena-lookalike, Hattie Adams.
She has also been credited as Andrea Gengler, Andrea Hall-Gengler, Andrea Hall-Lovell, and Andrea Lovell.
Her current husband, Thomas Gengler, used to own a restaurant in Virginia Beach, Virginia named Tandoms Pine Tree Inn. He is now a chain restaurant manager in Norfolk, Virginia. Andrea now teaches Special Education in Virginia Beach, Virginia. They have adopted a daughter from the Philippines named Emily Allison.