Alison Sweeney
 

Alison Ann Sweeney (born September 19, 1976) is an American soap opera actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California.

Sweeney is best known for her portrayal of Samantha "Sami" Gene Brady on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives. In this role, she has earned four Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Fan Voted Daytime Emmy Award. She has been on Days since January 6, 1993. A teenage actress on the soap, she took fellow Days star Bryan Dattilo to her high school prom.

Her television debut was at age 5 in a Kodak advertisement.

In the 1990s, Sweeney struggled with her weight. She eventually was a dress size 12, not obese by medical standards, but still quite larger than her television peers. 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. Her appearance was notable for her panic at being in a "coffin" with large flatworms, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, and snakes.

Married David Sanov, a California Highway Patrolman, on July 8, 2000.

On February 25, 2005, Sweeney gave birth to a son Benjamin Edward Sanov at 10:30 AM.

In 2007, she joined the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon as a co-host for the live television broadcast.

Sweeney currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband Dave Sanov, a California highway patrolman, who once appeared on Days of Our Lives in the role of a police officer.

She now hosts the fifth season of The Biggest Loser. Sweeney replaced Caroline Rhea in the fourth season. She has appeared in other NBC shows such as Friends and Las Vegas.

Soaps

* Days of Our Lives as Samantha Brady (January 22, 1993 to present)
* Days of Our Lives as Colleen Brady (July 9, 2007 to September 28, 2007; February 2008 )

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Alison Sweeney @ "Hot In Hollywood" Event in Hollywood, 16.08.2008 (x6)
 

Alison Sweeney - NBC Universal 2008 Press Tour All Star Party - Jul 20 2008 (x20)
 

Alison Sweeney Camp - Ronald McDonalds 16th Annual Family Halloween Carnival - 26.10.2008 (x4)
 

Alison Sweeney - 36th annual Vision Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel (27/06/2009) - 1HQ
 

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Alison Sweeney @ The Disney Premiere of Handy Manny ( Los Angeles, CA ) 09-26-2009 HQ x4
 

Alison Sweeney @ Rock A Little Feed A Lot Benefit Concert ( Los Angeles, CA ) 09-29-2009 HQ x4
 

Alison Sweeney - Hallmark Celbri-Tree holiday open house in Hollywood 14.11.09 x4
 

Alison Sweeney - NBC Universal's Press Tour Cocktail Party 2010-01-10 (4x)
 

Alison Sweeney's Slight Nip Slip On Stage x3
 

Alison Sweeney @ First Annual My Brother Charlie Family Festival 11/04/10 x7
 

Alison Sweeney Promotes Crest Pro-Health in NYC 28.06.2010 12x
 

Alison Sweeney - 18th Annual Camp Ronald McDonald Good Times Halloween Carnival @ Universal City, L.A. - 24.10.2010 x3
 

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Alison Sweeney - "The Mommy Diet" book promotion, New York City, January 4 (x27)
 

Alison Sweeney attends the 2015 TCA Press Tour - Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at Tournament House in Pasadena - Jan. 8, 2015 (18x)
 

Alison Sweeney - 2016 World Dog Awards in Santa Monica 09-01-2016 (x4)
 

Alison Sweeney - "Hot Moms Soiree" Benefit - October, 6 2006 (x4)
 

Alison Sweeney ''Ghostrider Rides Again'', Knotts Berry Farm, Los Angeles, June 4 2016 (x5)
 

Alison Sweeney "Jumanji: The Next Level - World Premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre, Hollywood" (09.12.2019) 3x