Anna Stuart was the best Donna but Philece did a really good job in the role.  

 

Really crappy year for former soap stars. 

 

 

R.I.P. 

 

Edited July 2, 20214 yr by Faulkner

I really liked her as Renee.  She was amazing in her final scenes on Days. Reading all of Salem to filth. Even Tom and Alice. Very sad news to learn off. #RIP 

 

2 minutes ago, victoria foxton said:

I really liked her as Renee.  She was amazing in her final scenes on Days. Reading all of Salem to filth. Even Tom and Alice. Very sad news to learn off. #RIP 

 

We had the same thought at the same time.

 

I deleted mine since you added the context.

Edited July 2, 20214 yr by Faulkner

1 minute ago, Faulkner said:

We had the same thought at the same time.

Yeah we did😊 . I wish their was more of her work on Days online. Always found Renee interesting. 

Oh man. What a tragic year for soap stars. [!@#$%^&*]. Loved her. She was miscast as Donna but damn did she own Renee DiMera. What a mistake to kill her. A part of me appreciates she was never resurrected but damn would have been great to have her back.

 

RIP Philece Sampler. Sigh.  My heart goes out to her family.

Please add DAYS to the topic title since Renee was her definitive soap role.

 

Nelson Aspen (how cool that they were friends) wrote a great tribute to her.

 

She has left us far too early. The first (and best) DiMera to come to Salem, it is a crying shame she was never brought back to head the family. Rest in peace Philece Sampler and thank you for Renee Dumonde.

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Wow so sorry to hear of her passing! 67 is too young. I loved what I saw of her as Renee on Days. I didn’t mind her as Donna when first watching SoapNet reruns it’s too bad she never had another daytime role in the 90s or come back on Days. 

Stefano's first daughter.

 

I wish more of her Days work was available to see. And yes, even though she was miscast and the storyline wasn't too good, I did enjoy her work as Donna. 

 

RIP

Philece rocked that scene so hard that Days tried to do it again three years later with Emma and Alex. Jane Windsor played a great bitch, but that scene paled in comparison to this one.

 

Renee was about three different characters during her span. You could have gotten another decade out of her, easy, just feuding with Anna.

I saw that Philece was trending, in large part thanks to fans of shows like Digimon. Even as soaps dumped veteran actors as yesterday's news, that community seems to respect their elders. One is on its last days and one is still thriving - there's a lesson to be found here. 

 

I feel like most of what I have said about Philece involves her AW work, because that's most of what I have seen, but her work (what I have seen) on DAYS was excellent. I can understand why she was so well-regarded by many fans. Her last "telling off" scene she plays beautifully, especially her moments of pain and heartbreak. 

Renee was a badass. I love how she evolved from this vulnerable, somewhat naive southern girl to the Renee we saw in her final few scenes. 

8 hours ago, victoria foxton said:

I really liked her as Renee.  She was amazing in her final scenes on Days. Reading all of Salem to filth. Even Tom and Alice. Very sad news to learn off. #RIP 

 

Wow, incredible. It takes a real talented performer to pull off a scene like that.