Sami Brady
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Sami Brady is a fictional character from Days of Our Lives, an American soap opera on the Peacock streaming service, portrayed by Alison Sweeney since 1993. The character is first seen as a newborn baby in the episode of October 16, 1984, in which mom Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) gives birth to her and her twin brother Eric Brady. Initially played by a series of child actresses, Sweeney took over the role of Sami when the character was rapidly-aged from a pre-teen to a teenager, in January 1993, under the pen of head writers Sheri Anderson and James E. Reilly.[3][4][5][6]
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First appearance | October 16, 1984 (October 16, 1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | July 15, 2022 (July 15, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by | Margaret DePriest, Sheri Anderson, and Thom Racina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Betty Corday and Al Rabin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sami is known for her outlandish trouble-making ways in pursuit of what she wants, her turbulent relationships with men, and fiercely fighting for her children.[7] She has been described as vindictive and the girl "you love to hate", but like as she is "so over the top."[8] Sami has been part of two daytime supercouples: with Lucas Horton (Bryan Dattilo),[9] and EJ DiMera (James Scott);[10] and is the mother of iconic LGBT character,[11] Will Horton.
Sweeney won a Special Fan Award for "America's Favorite Villain" at the 2002 Daytime Emmy Awards;[8] and in 2015 she was nominated for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.[12]