Renée DuMonde
| Renée DuMonde | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Days of Our Lives character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Philece Sampler | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1981–84 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | January 2, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | April 12, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Michelle Poteet Lisanti and Gary Tomlin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Betty Corday and Al Rabin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Socialite | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Family | DiMera |
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| Father | Stefano DiMera |
| Mother | Lee DuMonde |
| Half-brothers |
André DiMera Tony DiMera (legal) Benjy Hawk Peter Blake (adoptive) EJ DiMera Chad DiMera |
| Half-sisters |
Megan Hathaway Lexie Carver Kristen DiMera (adoptive) |
| Spouse |
David Banning (1982–83) Alex Marshall (1983) |
| Grandfathers | Santo DiMera |
| Uncles | Ryan Brady |
| Nephews |
Theo Carver Steven Hawk Johnny DiMera Thomas Deveraux |
| Nieces |
Grace Brady Sydney DiMera |
Renée DuMonde is a fictional character on the television soap opera Days of Our Lives. The role was portrayed by Philece Sampler from 1981-1983. She is the daughter of Stefano DiMera and Lee DuMonde.
Renée first appeared in Salem, as the feisty younger sister of Lee DuMonde - the evil home wrecker of Doug & Julie Williams. While looked down upon by the Horton's for this reason, she was taken under the wings by Chris Kostichek and Dr. Marlena Evans. She eventually warmed to the Horton's through her friendship with Jessica Fallon. Renee tried very hard to be liked, which often rubbed people the wrong way. Including the Salem Strangler, who attempted to murder her not once, but twice. Renee survived to inform the police that she remembered his cologne - a cologne worn by Jake Kostichek! This helped, along with other clues, link the police to Jake. However, while the "Salem Strangler" was still on the loose, Renee was invited to stay at the DiMera Mansion for protection. It was during this time that Renee and Tony DiMera developed deep feelings for one another.
Renee & Tony began dating, and her sister Lee DuMonde warned her to stay away from him, as she knew they were siblings. However, she was afraid to tell Renee the truth, as she didn't want Renee in Stefano's care. In 1982, Tony DiMera proposed to Renée, who accepted. When Renée read Lee's diary she found out that Lee wasn't her sister but her mother and that her father was Stefano DiMera. Thus, she became Renee DiMera. Renee quickly broke things off with Tony, not telling him the real reason in order to spare his feelings. Marlena offered counseling to Renee over the course of months helping the young girl cope. Especially after Lee just disappeared (in real life, actress Brenda Benet had taken her own life). Renée resented Lee for lying to her, and Lee couldn't bear that and left town, or so it was assumed.
Tony refused to let Renee go, and when she told him the truth he refused to believe they were siblings. Tony blamed Stefano for breaking them up. When Tony tried to leave town Stefano faked a heart attack. Tony later learned that he and Renee were in fact not related due to a confession by his mother Daphne DiMera and had the blood tests to prove it. Renee had moved on and was married with David Banning when Tony learned the truth. Despite the evidence that they were not related, Renee refused to leave David.
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