Holly Sutton-Scorpio
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Holly Sutton-Scorpio is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network, portrayed by Emma Samms. She originally appeared from July 1, 1982, to September 5, 1985.[1][2] With Samms choosing to leave the series amicably to go to ABC's prime time hit Dynasty and its spin-off The Colbys, Holly seemingly perished in a plane crash.[3] "Fan favorite" Samms had been so popular at General Hospital that Holly was brought back from the dead on January 16, 1992, after a seven-year absence.[3][4] She stayed in the role until July 22, 1993,[2] during this time also playing Holly's lookalike half-sister Paloma, a heroic revolutionary.
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Portrayed by | Emma Samms (1982–2023) Finola Hughes (2022) | ||||||||||||||||
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First appearance | July 1, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | May 18, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; recurring (returning) | ||||||||||||||||
Created by | Anne Howard Bailey | ||||||||||||||||
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After a 13-year absence, Samms made a seven-episode return to General Hospital as Holly on February 20, 2006, in time for the series' 11,000th episode.[5] She reappeared for a three-week run starting May 1 and then again on June 30 the same year. Samms again made a brief return to the series on May 15, 2009.[6][7] In January 2012, it was announced Samms would once again temporarily step back into the role of Holly.[8] She returned from February 28 to March 8, 2012. Emma Samms again returned for a short stints in August 2013 and June 2015, the latter as part of the story leading to the exit of Anthony Geary's Luke.[9]
On September 18, 2020, Samms briefly reprised the role of Holly.[10] In August 2022, it was announced she would again return to the role in October of that year;[11] she returned from October 20 to November 30.[12] On March 13, 2023, it was announced Samms would again reprise the role; she was set to make her return on April 14 of the same year;[13] however, due to a preemption, her return date was pushed back to April 17.[14] On July 29, 2024, it was announced Samms would reprise the role, with Holly to return in September of the same year.[15]