The Young and the Restless star Marla Adams dead at 85 as daytime icon is praised for 40 years of playing role of Dina [Video]

THE Young and Restless star Marla Adams has died.

The Emmy Award-winning actress was 85 years old.

On Thursday, Matt Kane, director of media and talent for The Young and Restless revealed the news.

He said that she died in Los Angeles, California.

Marla was most famous for her role as Dina Abbott Mergeron in the iconic soap series.

Marla was born on August 28, 1938, in Ocean City, New Jersey.

When she graduated high school in 1956, she went on to attend The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.

Marla started as a Broadway star in the late 1950s.

She …