Sami Brady

Sami Brady
Days of Our Lives character
Alison Sweeney as Sami Brady
Portrayed by
  • Ronit Aranoff (1984)
  • Lauren Bundy (1984–1985)
  • Jessica Davis (1985–1986)
  • Tiffany Palma (1986)
  • Ashleigh Sterling (1986–1990)
  • Christina Wagoner (1990–1992)
  • Alison Sweeney (1993–2022)
  • Dan Wells (2005, 2021)
Duration
  • 1984–2015
  • 2017–2022
First appearanceOctober 16, 1984 (October 16, 1984)
Last appearanceJuly 15, 2022 (July 15, 2022)
ClassificationFormer; guest (returning)
Created byMargaret DePriest, Sheri Anderson, and Thom Racina
Introduced byBetty Corday and Al Rabin
Spin-off
appearances
In-universe information
Other namesSamantha Brady
Sami Reed
Sami Walker
Sami Roberts
Sami Hernandez
Sami DiMera
Stan Dunn (male alter ego)
Colleen (witness protection)
Occupation
FatherRoman Brady
MotherMarlena Evans
StepfatherJohn Black
StepmotherKate Roberts
BrothersEric Brady
Half-brothers
Half-sisters
Spouse
Sons
Daughters
GrandsonsHenry Horton
GranddaughtersArianna Horton
Grandfathers
Grandmothers
UnclesBo Brady
Frankie Brady (adoptive)
Max Brady (adoptive)
Aunts
NephewsNoah Reed[1][2]
Tate Black (step)
NiecesClaire Brady
Emily Lockhart
Mackenzie Horton
First cousins

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]

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]


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  1. ^ Ken Corday, Albert Alarr and Greg Meng (Executive producers); Dena Higley and Ryan Quan (Head writers) (January 23, 2017). Days of Our Lives. Season 52. Episode 13008. NBC. Days of Our Lives Transcript Monday 1/23/17.
  2. ^ Dena Higley and Ryan Quan (Head writers); Sonia Blangiardo (Director); David Cherrill (Script writer) (January 23, 2017). Days of Our Lives. Season 52. Episode 13008. NBC.
  3. ^ Sweeney taped her first scenes on January 6, 1993; her first air date was on January 22 of the same year.
  4. ^ "Alison Sweeney's First Episode as Sami Brady, January 22, 1993 "Days of Our Lives"". YouTube. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2014-04-21.[dead YouTube link]
  5. ^ "18 and Life". Soap Opera Digest. January 4, 2011. p. 50.
  6. ^ Sweeney, Alison (June 22, 2013). "So Proud". Twitter. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b "Alison Sweeney biography — Yahoo! TV". Archived from the original on January 11, 2007.
  9. ^ Branco, Nelson. "Soaps' best super-couples! Lucas and Sami". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
  10. ^ Kerr, Luke (September 9, 2014). "The Slow, Painful Death of The Soap Opera Supercouple". Daytime Confidential. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  11. ^ Nahmod, David-Elijah (September 20, 2017). "Gays of Our Lives: Chandler Massey on his return to gay-friendly soap". PGN | The Philadelphia Gay News. Archived from the original on 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference 42nd Daytime Nominations was invoked but never defined (see the help page).