Sam McCall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General Hospital character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Duration | 2003–2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | October 1, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | November 1, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by | Charles Pratt, Jr. and Robert Guza, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Jill Farren Phelps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book appearances | The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam McCall is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network. Created by Charles Pratt, Jr. and Robert Guza, Jr., the character made her debut on the episode airing on October 1, 2003, portrayed by Kelly Monaco. Sam is the daughter of mob boss Julian Jerome (William deVry) and attorney Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn), born and placed for adoption when both were teenagers. She arrived in town as a con artist trying to reverse her family's bad luck by destroying the five lucky cards of the "Dead Man's Hand." Upon her arrival, she was characterized as a "sexy bad girl, with a nose for intrigue." Since her introduction, the character has matured into a self-assured and confident woman, while still retaining traces of her adventuresome, bad girl ways.[5]
Monaco's performance has been met with critical acclaim, having garnered her the Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2006. In 2024, Monaco departed the role when Sam died of a heart attack.