Editing Emma Samms (section)

==Career==
Samms first played [[Holly Sutton|Holly Sutton Scorpio]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime [[soap opera]] ''[[General Hospital]]'' from 1982 to 1985.<ref name="1985 Encyc GH">{{cite book|last=Schemering |first=Christopher|author-link=Christopher Schemering|title=The Soap Opera Encyclopedia|chapter=''General Hospital'' |date=September 1985|pages=108–119|isbn=978-0-345-32459-7|title-link=The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Schemering book)|publisher=Ballantine Books }}</ref><ref name="1997 Encyc">{{cite book|last=Waggett|first=Gerard J.|title=The Soap Opera Encyclopedia|publisher=[[Harper Paperbacks]]|date=November 1997|pages=[https://archive.org/details/soapoperaencyclo00wagg/page/112 112–134]|chapter=''General Hospital''|isbn=978-0-06-101157-3|title-link=The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Waggett book)}}</ref> With Samms choosing to leave the series amicably to go to ABC's ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'', her character Holly seemingly perished in a plane crash.<ref name="EW 1992-01">{{cite magazine|url= https://ew.com/article/1992/01/24/daytime-tv-dirt/|title= Daytime TV dirt|last1=Harris |first1=Mike |first2=Alan |last2=Carter |date=24 January 1992|issue=102  |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=28 May 2009}}</ref> On 10 April 1985 Samms appeared in the fifth-season episode "[[Kidnapped (Dynasty)|Kidnapped]]" as [[Fallon Carrington Colby]], a role originated by [[Pamela Sue Martin]] in 1981.<ref>Schemering (1985). ''Soap Encyclopedia''. "''Dynasty''", pp. 80-84.</ref> The character was immediately transplanted into the new ''Dynasty'' [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] ''[[The Colbys]]'' for two seasons (1985–1987). After the spinoff was cancelled, Samms and the character of Fallon returned to ''Dynasty'' in the 23 September 1987 eighth-season premiere "[[The Siege - Part 1 (Dynasty)|The Siege - Part 1]]".<ref name="Pressreader Colbys">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/soap-opera-digest/20181019/282548724228324|title=''The Colbys''|via=PressReader.com|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|date=19 October 2019|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref> Samms remained with ''Dynasty'' for two seasons until its last episode on 11 May 1989. She later returned for the 1991 [[miniseries]] ''[[Dynasty: The Reunion]]''.

After the show's run, Samms appeared in several film and television roles. In 1989, Samms made a guest appearance on the sitcom ''[[My Two Dads]]'' playing Marcy Bradford, the deceased mother of Nicole Bradford ([[Staci Keanan]]) and the woman whom the two fathers ([[Paul Reiser]]; [[Greg Evigan]]) fought over. {{Citation needed|date=June 2013}}

"Fan favorite" Samms had been so popular at ''General Hospital'' that Holly was brought back from the dead in January 1992 after a seven-year absence.<ref name="EW 1992-01"/><ref name="EW 1992-06">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,310948,00.html|title=Emma Samms: Cool Soap Actress|last=Carter|first=Alan|date=26 June 1992|issue=124–125|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=28 May 2009|archive-date=7 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407065856/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,310948,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> She stayed in the role until 1993,<ref name="1997 Encyc"/> during this time also playing Holly's lookalike half-sister Paloma Perez, a heroic revolutionary.

In 1995, Samms appeared as the villainous Grayson Louder in the prime time soap opera ''[[Models Inc.]]'', a spin-off of ''[[Melrose Place]]'', both produced by former ''Dynasty'' producer [[Aaron Spelling]].<ref name="EW 1994">{{cite magazine|url= https://ew.com/article/1994/11/18/remodeling-inc/|title=Remodeling ''Inc.''|last=Shaw|first=Jessica|date=18 November 1994|issue=249|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=28 May 2009}}</ref> She also appeared in the TV movie ''Treacherous Beauties''.

[[File:Ladies of Dynasty.jpg|thumb|right|Emma Samms (on right) with ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' co-stars [[Joan Collins]] (centre) and [[Stephanie Beacham]] in London, 2009]]

Samms appeared in four episodes of the [[BBC]] series ''[[Holby City]]'' in 2003 and had a recurring run on the BBC daytime series ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' as [[Amanda Vardalis]] in 2005. She made a seven-episode return to ''General Hospital'' as Holly in February 2006. After serving as a presenter (alongside ''General Hospital'' co-star [[Tristan Rogers]]) for the [[Daytime Emmy Awards]] on 28 April 2006, she reappeared on ''General Hospital'' for a three-week run starting 1 May 2006, and then again on 30 June 2006. She subsequently stepped into the BBC's ''[[Children in Need]]'' reality series ''[[Celebrity Scissorhands]]'' as a hairdresser from 3–17 November 2006. On 20 September 2007 Samms guested on the long-running [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] series ''[[The Bill]]'' as drug addict Ella Winstanley.

In August 2009, Samms performed at the [[Sadler's Wells Theatre]] in ''Shall We Dance'', a dance revue of musicals by [[Richard Rodgers]], choreographed by [[Adam Cooper (dancer)|Adam Cooper]] who stars, alongside his wife [[Sarah Wildor]].<ref>{{cite news |author=ROSLYN SULCAS|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/arts/dance/25dance.html?_r=0 |title=Invoking Richard Rodgers, That Muse of Movement, at Sadler's Wells |work=The New York Times |date=24 August 2009 |access-date=14 May 2017}}</ref>

In June 2014, Samms was announced as a contestant in  BBC gymnastics show ''[[Tumble (TV series)|Tumble]]'', and was the second celebrity to be eliminated.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/musicnews/amelle-berrabah-emma-samms-sign-gymnastics-show-486159.html |title=Amelle Berrabah And Emma Samms Sign Up for Gymnastics Show |publisher=Femalefirst.co.uk |date=14 June 2014 |access-date=14 May 2017 |archive-date=8 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108151806/http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/musicnews/amelle-berrabah-emma-samms-sign-gymnastics-show-486159.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2018, 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. The song was released digitally through independent record label [[Saga Entertainment]], on 30 November 2018 in aid of [[Great Ormond Street Hospital]] under the artist name [[The Celebs]]. The music video debuted exclusively with ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' on 29 November 2018 and had its first TV showing on ''[[Good Morning Britain (2014 TV programme)|Good Morning Britain]]'' on 30 November 2018. The song peaked at number two on the iTunes pop chart.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Faye |title=TV stars sing for Great Ormond Street Christmas charity single |url=https://www.itv.com/news/london/2018-11-30/tv-stars-sing-for-great-ormond-street-christmas-charity-single/ |work=ITV News |access-date=15 June 2020 |date=30 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=The Celebs - Rock With Rudolph |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzKdnHT1zqg  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/SzKdnHT1zqg |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |publisher=TheCelebsVEVO |access-date=30 November 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Later in 2018, Samms reprised her role as Amanda Vardalis on ''Doctors''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Jones |first1=Allison |date=21–27 April 2018 |title=The bad wife |magazine=[[Inside Soap]] |pages=40–41}}</ref>

Samms continues to make appearances on ''General Hospital''. She returned in May 2009,<ref name="EW 2009-03">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/03/10/emma-samms-retu/|title=Emma Samms to return to ''General Hospital''|last=West|first=Abby|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=10 March 2009|access-date=15 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314014508/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/03/emma-samms-retu.html|archive-date=14 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soaps.com/generalhospital/update/6614/Michael_Wakes_Up|title=''General Hospital'' recap (15 May 2009) - Soaps.com|access-date=28 May 2009|archive-date=18 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518093239/http://www.soaps.com/generalhospital/update/6614/Michael_Wakes_Up|url-status=dead}}</ref> March 2012, August 2013, July 2015, and September 2020.

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. Her episodes were scheduled to start airing in October 2022. According to ''Deadline'', "She's now set to return to the ABC sudser in October. Fans last saw Holly on September 18, 2020; though presumed dead, Holly was found alive and locked in a cell in Monte Carlo."<ref name="Deadline Hollywood">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/emma-samms-returning-gh-october-long-covid-1235097386/ |title='General Hospital': Emma Samms Finally Returning After Suffering From Long Covid |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=22 August 2022}}</ref> "I can't believe that it's been 40 years since I first appeared on General Hospital and that, once again, I get to play the wonderful character of Holly Sutton," Samms told ''Deadline''. "No one is more interested in what's happened to her since we saw her two years ago, being held captive by a mysterious villain, than me!" <ref name="Deadline Hollywood"/> Samms will resume the role once again when Holly returns in September 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Rossi |first1=Rosemary |title=Emma Samms Returns to ''General Hospital'' as Holly (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/emma-samms-general-hospital-return-holly-sutton-1236087743/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=29 July 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240729164257/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/emma-samms-general-hospital-return-holly-sutton-1236087743/ |archive-date=29 July 2024 |location=United States |issn=0042-2738 |oclc=60626328 |date=29 July 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>