Emma Samms

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AKA: Emma Samuelson
Nationality: British
Birthdate: 08/28/1960
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

biography

Emma Samms was a raven-haired, dark-eyed British beauty with milky-white skin who invaded American daytime and primetime soap operas in the 1980s, earning some degree of fame as Holly Scorpio on ABC's "General Hospital" and as the second Fallon (replacing Pamela Sue Martin) on ABC's "Dynasty" and its spin-off, "Dynasty II: The Colbys".

Samms originally had her sights set on a career as a ballet dancer, and, at age 10, was already studying with and doing arabesques for the Royal Ballet Theatre in London. A bout with bursitis ended all hopes for her dance career and, after a brief stint studying Continued

Credits

Princess Zuleira
Laura
Rachel Hedison--Laura
Alexandra Hobart

milestones

Year
Milestone
1970 
Left home at age 10 to begin studying at the Royal Ballet School (date approximate)
1976 
Stricken with bursitis, her ballet dreams crumble at age 16 (date approximate)
 
Became model for Japanese cosmetics company
1978 
Made feature film debut in "Arabian Adventure"
1979 
Co-founded Starlight Foundation, which provides entertainment to seriously ill children
Continued

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