Marie Horton is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera, Days of Our Lives. Created and introduced by serial creator Ted Corday, actress Maree Cheatham is most-recognized in the role, originating it on the debut episode that first aired November 8, 1965. As of the December 2, 2024, episode, Cheatham is the last surviving original cast member to appear on the serial; returning for its 60th anniversary, beginning with its 15,000th episode. The youngest child of Tom and Alice Horton,[1] she is the mother of Jessica Blake Fallon and grandmother of Nick Fallon.[2]