1. Emma Samms portrayed the recurring role of Amanda Vardalis on the British soap opera Doctors.
21 Facts About Emma Samms
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On 10 April 1985 Emma Samms appeared in the fifth-season episode "Kidnapped" as Fallon Carrington Colby, a role originated by Pamela Sue Martin in 1981.
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Emma Samms remained with Dynasty for two seasons until its last episode on 11 May 1989.
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Emma Samms later returned for the 1991 miniseries Dynasty: The Reunion.
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In 1989, Emma Samms made a guest appearance on the sitcom My Two Dads playing Marcy Bradford, the deceased mother of Nicole Bradford and the woman whom the two fathers fought over.
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Emma Samms stayed in the role until 1993, during this time playing Holly's lookalike half-sister Paloma Perez, a heroic revolutionary.
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In 1995, Emma Samms appeared as the villainous Grayson Louder in the prime time soap opera Models Inc.
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Emma Samms appeared in four episodes of the BBC series Holby City in 2003 and had a recurring run on the BBC daytime series Doctors as Amanda Vardalis in 2005.
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Emma Samms made a seven-episode return to General Hospital as Holly in February 2006.
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On 20 September 2007 Emma Samms guested on the long-running ITV series The Bill as drug addict Ella Winstanley.
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In June 2014, Emma Samms was announced as a contestant in BBC gymnastics show Tumble, and was the second celebrity to be eliminated.
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In 2018, Emma Samms performed alongside 26 other celebrities on a new Christmas song, called "Rock With Rudolph", which was written and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn.
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Later in 2018, Emma Samms reprised her role as Amanda Vardalis on Doctors.
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Emma Samms returned in May 2009, March 2012, August 2013, July 2015, and September 2020.
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On 22 August 2022, it was announced that Emma Samms would be returning to General Hospital, reprising the role of Holly Sutton, which she has been playing since 1982.
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Emma Samms's episodes were scheduled to start airing in October 2022.
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Emma Samms twice declined offers to appear in Playboy, once during her run on General Hospital and the second during Dynasty.
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Emma Samms married John Holloway, and the couple had two children.
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In 2021, Emma Samms married journalist and TV presenter Simon McCoy.
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Emma Samms was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to seriously and terminally ill children.
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Emma Samms tested positive for COVID-19 during the global pandemic in March 2020 and has developed long-term complications from her initial infection.