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Alison Ann Sweeney (born September 19, 1976)"Who's New: Growing Up Brady". Soap Opera Digest. February 9, 1993. is an American actress, reality show host, director, producer, and author. Sweeney is best known for her portrayal of Sami Brady on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, a role she played under contract with the show from January 6, 1993 to October 30, 2014. In this role, she earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination, four Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Fan Voted Daytime Emmy Award. After making sporadic appearances since then, she returned as a series regular in 2021. In 2007, she became the host of The Biggest Loser in its fourth season, and left the series at the end of the 16th season in 2015.
On January 6, 1993, then 16-year-old Sweeney first appeared in the role of Samantha "Sami" Brady in the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives—a show of which she was a fan.
In the 1990s, cultural society continued to have very problematic views on weight. Sweeney was a US dress size 12 (UK dress size 16). She was not obese by medical standards, but still larger than her television peers; this it became an issue. She documented all the tabloid talk and personal anguish in her 2004 memoir, All The Days of My Life (So Far).
In 2002, she appeared on a celebrity episode of the NBC reality game show Fear Factor. She has appeared in other NBC shows such as Friends, where she played an actress on Days of Our Lives, and Las Vegas. "Alison Ann Sweeney", SoapCentral.com, Retrieved February 4, 2010 In 2007, she joined the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon as a co-host for the live television broadcast. "MDA Telethon Raises Record 63.8 Million Dollars" , Medical News Today, September 5, 2007, Retrieved February 4, 2010 She returned to her co-hosting duties for the 2008, 2009, and 2010 telethons. "Celebrities Line Up To Co-Host Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon" , Muscular Dystrophy Association, August 15, 2008, Retrieved February 4, 2010 "MDA Telethon" , Muscular Dystrophy Association, Retrieved February 4, 2010
In 2007, Sweeney took over hosting duties on The Biggest Loser, replacing Caroline Rhea since the fourth season. She was surprised but happy to be offered the role, where she is able to cheer on contestants and share their victories.
Sweeney has written four books: All The Days of My Life (So Far) (released in May 2004), The Star Attraction (released in May 2013), Scared Scriptless: A Novel (released in June 2014) and Opportunity Knocks (released in April 2016).
In July 2013, Sweeney appeared in Second Chances, a Hallmark Original Movie, alongside Days co-star Greg Vaughan. The movie was filmed before Sweeney and Vaughn became siblings on Days of Our Lives."TWICE AS NICE!" CBS Soaps In Depth. July 29, 2013. Pgs. 84 -87.
On January 20, 2014, Sweeney announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that after 21 years of being on the air on Days of Our Lives, she was leaving the show, to focus on spending more time with her family, and to work on her other show, The Biggest Loser. She stated in the interview that she would be on the show throughout 2014, and that she would like her character on the show to have a happy ending with a Breaking Bad twist.
On July 9, 2014, it was announced that Sweeney would be joining General Hospital behind the scenes as a director, starting later that month. On April 26, 2015, Sweeney announced that she will be returning to Days of Our Lives to be part of the show's 50th anniversary celebrations.
On August 25, 2015, it was announced that Sweeney would not be returning to The Biggest Loser.
Beginning on October 13, 2017, Sweeney reprised her long-term role as Sami Brady on Days of Our Lives, over 24 years after her first appearance as a teenaged Sami Brady.
She played podcast host Alex McPherson in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries film series Chronicle Mysteries, which started in 2019, with a fifth movie in 2021.
From 2015 to present, Sweeney appeared in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries film series Murder, She Baked, based on Joanne Fluke's books.
| Television | |||
| 1984 | Simon & Simon | Lyla | Episode: “The Wrong Stuff” |
| 1985 | St. Elsewhere | Chrissy | Episode: "Santa Claus Is Dead" |
| Webster | Beth | Episode: "The Uh-Oh Feeling" | |
| Tales from the Darkside | Karen | Episode: "I Can't Help Saying Goodbye" | |
| 1987, 1993–2015, 2017– | Days of Our Lives | Adrienne Johnson Sami Brady Colleen Brady | Role: 1987 – Flashbacks Role: January 1993 – October 2014; October – November 2015; October – December 2017; August – November 2018; July 2019; June 2020–present Role: 2007 – September 2007; February 2008 – Flashbacks |
| 1988 | Family Man | Rosie Tobin | 7 episodes |
| 1989–1990 | Brand New Life | Christy McCary | 6 episodes |
| 1994 | Bay State | Casey Mills | Episodes: "Episode #4.4", "Episode #4.5" |
| 2001 | Friends | Jessica Ashley | Episode: "The One With Joey's Award" |
| 2002 | Fear Factor | Herself | Episode: "Celebrity Fear Factor" |
| 2004 | American Dreams | Miss USA | Episode: "Old Enough to Fight" |
| Las Vegas | Caroline Pzarchik | Episode: "Nevada State" | |
| 2007–2015 | The Biggest Loser | Herself | Host (seasons 4–16) |
| 2010 | Mercy | Becky Sorensen | Episode: I Did Kill You, Didn't I? |
| 2015 | Beat Bobby Flay | Herself | Episode: "Raising the Bar" Judge / Mentor |
| Films | |||
| 1987 | The Price of Life | Young Alice | Short film |
| 1990 | The End of Innocence | Stephanie (12–15 years old) | |
| 1993 | Night Sins | Sami Brady | Television film |
| 2002 | Happiness | Girlfriend | Short film |
| 2013 | Second Chances, AKA Hearts on Fire | Jenny McLean | Television film (Hallmark Channel) |
| 2015 | Hannah Swensen | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) | |
| Love on the Air | Sonia | Television film (Hallmark) | |
| Hannah Swensen | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) | ||
| Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) | |||
| 2016 | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) | ||
| The Irresistible Blueberry Farm | Ellen | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) | |
| 2017 | Hannah Swensen | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) | |
| Christmas At Holly Lodge | Sophie Bennett | Television film (Hallmark) | |
| 2019 | Alex McPherson | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) First in a series | |
| Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) Second in a series | |||
| Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) Third in a series | |||
| Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) Fourth in a series | |||
| Time For You To Come Home for Christmas | Katherine Moss | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) Executive producer: Blake Shelton | |
| 2020 | Good Morning Christmas! | Melissa Merry | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2021 | Alex McPherson | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) Fifth in a series | |
| Hannah Swensen | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) | ||
| Open By Christmas | Nicky | Television film (Hallmark) | |
| Sami Brady | Peacock Original Movie | ||
| 2022 | The Wedding Veil | Tracy Goodwyn | Television Film Trilogy (Hallmark) |
| The Wedding Veil Unveiled | |||
| The Wedding Veil Legacy | |||
| A Magical Christmas Village | Summer | Television film (Hallmark) | |
| 2023 | The Wedding Veil Expectations | Tracy Serchio | Television Film Trilogy (Hallmark) |
| The Wedding Veil Inspiration | |||
| The Wedding Veil Journey | |||
| Hannah Swensen | Television film (Hallmark) | ||
| 2024 | Love and Jane | Lilly Thorpe | |
| Hannah Swensen | |||
| This Time Each Year | Lauren | ||
| 2025 | Hannah Swensen | ||
| To Barcelona, with Love | Erica Olsen | ||
| To Barcelona, Forever | |||
| Hannah Swensen | |||
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