Daphne DiMera
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Daphne DiMera is a fictional character
on the NBC
soap opera
Days of our Lives
. She was played by Madlyn Rhue
from 1982 to 1984.
, who fled from him while pregnant with her son, Antony
. She raised Tony in Australia.
When Daphne learned that Tony was in love with Renée, whom he believed to be his half-sister, she told him that he was not Stefano's son after all, but belonged to a man named Enrico. This led to a brief romantic reunion between Tony and Renée, but Renée was soon murdered. Years later it would be discovered that Tony was actually Stefano's biological son (it was never revealed if Daphne believed he was Enrico's or if she lied). After numerous retcons which included revealing John Black was Tony's half-brother via Daphne and that Tony had been replaced by his surgically altered identical cousin Andre for almost two decades it was revealed that John was not Daphne's son after all but rather the son of Stefano's father Santo Dimera
and Colleen Brady
, the sister of Shawn Brady. This however means that the child that Daphne gave to her sister, Philomena, to raise was in fact Lawrence Alamain
. The real Tony has since commented that Enrico the gardener is his actual father.
Daphne died in 1984 when a plane carrying a number of Salemites crashed in Haiti.
Daphne's real surname is unknown. She was always referred to as a DiMera, because her marriage was a common law marriage to Stefano.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
on the NBC
NBC
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soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
. She was played by Madlyn Rhue
Madlyn Rhue
Madlyn Soloman Rhue was an American character actress.Rhue was born in Washington, D.C. From the 1950s to the 1990s, Rhue appeared in some twenty films, including Operation Petticoat and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World...
from 1982 to 1984.
Fictional character history
Daphne was the common law wife of Stefano DiMeraStefano DiMera
Stefano DiMera is a fictional character, a villain on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. Created by head writer Pat Falken Smith, he is portrayed by Joseph Mascolo...
, who fled from him while pregnant with her son, Antony
Tony DiMera
Count Antony "Tony" DiMera is a fictional character from the American soap opera Days of our Lives, played by actor Thaao Penghlis on and off from 1981 until 2009. One of the character's main storylines includes being impersonated by fellow character André DiMera, at various points in the...
. She raised Tony in Australia.
When Daphne learned that Tony was in love with Renée, whom he believed to be his half-sister, she told him that he was not Stefano's son after all, but belonged to a man named Enrico. This led to a brief romantic reunion between Tony and Renée, but Renée was soon murdered. Years later it would be discovered that Tony was actually Stefano's biological son (it was never revealed if Daphne believed he was Enrico's or if she lied). After numerous retcons which included revealing John Black was Tony's half-brother via Daphne and that Tony had been replaced by his surgically altered identical cousin Andre for almost two decades it was revealed that John was not Daphne's son after all but rather the son of Stefano's father Santo Dimera
Santo DiMera
Santo DiMera is a fictional character on the soap opera Days of our Lives. He was portrayed by James Scott from July 9, 2007 to September 28, 2007. Scott reprised the role on August 20, 2008 as a figment of John's imagination....
and Colleen Brady
Colleen Brady
Colleen Mary Brady was a fictional character on the U.S. soap opera Days of our Lives. Her story was seen in flashbacks through the correspondence between Santo DiMera and herself...
, the sister of Shawn Brady. This however means that the child that Daphne gave to her sister, Philomena, to raise was in fact Lawrence Alamain
Lawrence Alamain
Lawrence James Alamain is a fictional character on NBC's daytime drama Days of our Lives. He was portrayed by Michael Sabatino from 1990 to 1993 and returned for several guest appearances in 2009, 2010 and 2011.-History:...
. The real Tony has since commented that Enrico the gardener is his actual father.
Daphne died in 1984 when a plane carrying a number of Salemites crashed in Haiti.
Daphne's real surname is unknown. She was always referred to as a DiMera, because her marriage was a common law marriage to Stefano.