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Emma
Samms was born into a happy, affluent family in London
in the summer of 1960. At age six, she began studying at the
prestigious Royal Ballet School.
But Samms' charmed youth was marred when her younger brother died of
a rare blood disease. Samms escaped the pain by focusing on dance,
but an injury she sustained at age 16 ended her ballet career.
After
a brief modeling stint, Samms took up acting. Her first role, in the
1979 movie "Arabian Adventure", garnered her the British
Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer. At the movie's London
premiere, a benefit for sick children, Samms befriended a young boy
named Sean who had been diagnosed with cancer. Their bond continued
even after she moved to the United States.
In
America, Samms was forced to pay her acting
dues all over again; in 1981, she landed a part opposite Mark Harmon
in the flick "Goliath Awaits". Samms also brought Sean and
his mother out to California
to fulfill his dream of visiting Disneyland. Encouraged
by the positive experience, Samms and her cousin started the
Starlight Children's Foundation in honor of Samms' deceased brother.
The foundation grants wishes to sick children. As Samms'
organization grew, so did her career. In 1982, she joined the cast
of "General
Hospital" as the devious Holly Sutton.
Four
years later, at age 24, she attained international fame as heroine
Fallon Carrington on the prime-time soap "Dynasty" and on
its spin off, "The Colbys", where she played the same
role. Meanwhile, Samms' offscreen life was tainted by two failed
marriages.
As
the indulgent '80s ended, so did the decadent "Dynasty".
Samms reprised her role on "General
Hospital" before joining the ill-fated show
"Models Inc." in 1994. Luckily, her personal life was
faring better; she reconnected with childhood friend John Holloway
and married him in 1996. The couple moved to the English countryside
and had two children, son Cameron and daughter Beatrice.
Samms
continues to perform in made-for-TV movies and has written and sold
several screenplays. Throughout her career, she has always used her
fame to help others. Today, the Starlight Children's Foundation
helps more than 100,000 children each month in 1,000 hospitals
throughout the world. In 2006, Emma Samms returned to "General
Hospital"
for a limited run.
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