This article is from the Renee O'Connor FAQ, by Paul A Hilling gabfan@rocfan.org.uk, David S James and Gidi Kroon with numerous contributions by others.
She did play Deianeira in the film "Hercules and the Lost
Kingdom" and Hercules' wife is called Deianeira (and also in the
real Hercules myths), but they're not intended to be the same
person.
As I understand it, ROC was first to play the young version of
Deianeira, but when later the actress playing Hercules's wife
looked much different, the producers decided that ROC's Deianeira
had just been another woman called Deianeira, and not his wife.
 
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