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Full detailed profile on Samantha Brady Horton DiMera Played by Alison Sweeney on Days of Our Lives Daytime Soap Opera.
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Samantha Brady Horton DiMera
Actor: Alison Sweeney Who played Samantha Brady Horton DiMera over the yearsAlison Sweeney (1992 - present) Useful information on Samantha Brady Horton DiMera* Born on October 16, 1984 - changed to October 16, 1977. |
Current: Stay at home mother?
Past: Partner with E.J. Wells in Mythic
Past: Executive Assistant for Austin Reed and Company
Past: Receptionist / Filer at Basic Black
Past: Receptionist at Salem University Hospital
Past: Director of Imaging at Titan Publishing
Sami was born with a twin brother named Eric. Her mother named her after her own dead twin sister. The little twins were sent to live in Colorado after Marlena disappeared. In her brief sojourn from the screen, little Sami aged rapidly in the mountain air and returned all ready to attach herself to her sister's boyfriend. Things in the family became even more problematic when she happened to catch her mother having sex with John Black on a table at work. Alienated from her mother, she sided with her father, wishing to protect him from the truth even after Marlena discovered that she was pregnant. When she began to work at the hospital, she learned how to read blood tests and switched her mother's when she found that her baby was really John Black's, thus saving her father from the truth.
At this time, Lucas came to town. He was after Sami's sister, Carrie, and, since she wanted her sister's boyfriend, Austin, they began dating to make them jealous, split them up and divide the spoils. The plan flopped and Sami had to rethink. She then met a model named Brandee from whom she learned the secrets of bulimia. Naively, she thought that she could slim down and impress Austin. To make him available quicker, she had to ruin his relationship with her sister first. To do this, she hired Brandee to seduce him and then made sure that her sister caught them in a kiss. That ended the relationship and Sami felt surprisingly bad about it.
Now she didn't have Austin, but she did have an eating disorder. As she struggled with this, and attempted to regain her self control, Marlena had a baby (Belle). Sami went into a panic when her mother decided to have more blood tests done. Rashly, she kidnapped the child and tried to sell her on the black market. John discovered this before the transaction could be completed and went in pursuit. Sami tried to run, but John caught her and Roman sent her to counseling for her actions. These events did prevent Belle from having a blood test and Roman was spared the truth for awhile. When Marlena confronted her daughter about all of her problems, Sami had plenty to hit her back with and wasn't in the mood for reconciliation. Soon, Stefano overheard Sami talking about Marlena's infidelity. He stole her diary (where she explicitly talked about it) and showed the evidence to Roman. He was crushed and Marlena left him.
Later, one of Carrie's friends took an interest in the young Sami and took her drinking. Soon he expected more and raped her when she refused to pose for nude photographs. Sami only told her best friend and worried about pregnancy and AIDS. Her mother and sister found out about the incident and convinced her to press charges. Since so much time had elapsed, there was no physical evidence and the case was dismissed. She was humiliated, mocked and rejected at school and even in the tabloids. Her alienation from her family grew and she wanted revenge for what she perceived as their part in her humiliation.
She attempted to steal Austin away from her sister again. This time she set up a fake attack and had him rescue her so that she could get pity. This was appalling to Lucas, who took his distance from her when he saw how desperate she was becoming. After setting up a meeting with Austin, Carrie subverted it, but Sami's original attacker found out and went in his place. He taunted her with a gun, but in a struggle she got it away and shot him in the groin. The tabloids mocked her once again and he left town. Carrie assumed that Sami had been lying about everything and slapped her. Austin caught her in the act and dumped her.
Sami's mind started turning. She learned about a drug that could give a man amnesia after sex. After acquiring it, she drugged Austin and had her way with him while wearing her sister's perfume to confuse him. He was repulsed when he woke up with her and begged her to keep it a secret.
At this time, Sami was already pregnant. Although she'd raped Austin, she'd also been sleeping with Lucas and that complicated things. Complicating things even more was Marlena, who was sick in the hospital and happened to be possessed by the devil. She told her daughter that she had to seduce Austin again. Sami tried to oblige but he turned her down. She left town for Los Angeles and came back on Carrie and Austin's wedding day. She fainted at the ceremony and, while everyone rushed around her, announced that she had slept with Austin and was carrying his baby. This lie was enough to doom the wedding. Austin devoted himself to them and married Sami. When the baby, William, was born, French authorities took the child away. They managed to get him back but things were strained and Sami revealed that Lucas was the father. He wanted an annulment, but it was long in coming. After he accidentally ran over her twice, she developed amnesia and he had to wait until she got her memory back. It didn't speed things up when she continued to fake amnesia after recovering. Finally, he got free of her and she started dating Franco Kelly.
As things progressed, they decided to get married. They never made it to the altar. On their wedding night, she discovered that he'd cheated on her and publicly declared that she would kill him for it. Soon after, she found him dead. After collapsing at the news, the event was blocked from her mind. In fact, Lucas had killed Franco to protect his mother Kate. Wishing to get rid of Sami and save her son from her, she planted the gun on Sami. It wasn't long before Sami was convicted and looking at the death penalty. When she was strapped down for the lethal injection, the execution was halted when someone else took the blame (Lucas had arranged for someone else to take the fall.) After she was cleared, she learned what Lucas had done but they kept it quiet.
Sami went on to be involved with Brandon Walker. She fought for custody of Will with his help and they became engaged. Kate wouldn't let this stand and convinced Lucas to run with his son. This didn't pan out and they were returned. Sami and Lucas became close once again and fulfilled Kate's nightmares by becoming engaged. Kate had another trick up her sleeve though. After drugging Sami, she placed her in bed with Brandon and let Lucas walk in on them. That ended the engagement. Sami sought to prove that she was innocent and dressed as a man named Stan. After doing some nefarious deeds for Tony DiMera, she was finally able to prove to Lucas that Kate had set her up and they became engaged again. Kate managed to subvert this wedding as well and Sami was sure that she was going to be left alone.
Austin returned to comfort her but she resisted her old feelings for him because she knew that he really loved her sister then followed a complex set of manipulations as the two brothers and two sisters matched off. Sami tried to set things up so that she could be with Austin and Lucas with Carrie. For awhile, Austin thought that she had changed for the better and they became engaged. To keep him, Sami blackmailed Lexie to tell Carrie that a child between her and Austin would have congenital defects. He became closer to Sami, and Lucas moved on with Carrie.
Soon another person entered the foursome: EJ Wells, who took an immediate shine to Sami. They became close and she told him many of her secrets. Around this time she also began receiving strange threats, including one which made her call off her wedding to Austin. Then Will seemed to go missing. Fearing the worst, Sami and Lucas went on TV to appeal for help. During this time, Lucas discovered that Carrie was cheating on him with Austin. When Will showed up unharmed after ditching school, it was decided that Lucas and Will should move in with Sami. The threats continued, however, and Lucas soon found out that she was being blackmailed. Carrie threatened to tell everyone the truth about Sami and her family abandoned her again.
This left her to spend more time with EJ. Unfortunately for her, EJ wasn't what he seemed. He was working with Kate to help her take Sami out of her sons' lives and to finally have an heir of his own. As he and Sami dated, Lucas made motions that he wanted to reconcile. This, combined with discovering that he was sleeping with Kate, put her off of him. Bo, however, asked her to keep seeing him to help with an investigation. She complied, though it almost led to him raping her. Lucas walked back into her life and rescued her. They resumed their love affair and decided to go away for the weekend. On the way, their car broke down and the roof of a cabin collapsed on him. Desperate to help him, she ran into EJ who agreed to save Lucas if she would sleep with him and cover for him to the police. She was forced to comply, even after he told her that he was a DiMera and was 'planting his seed' in her as per Stefano's instructions. After this, she tried to push him out of her life but he wouldn't go. He discovered that she was pregnant but it was unknown if the child was his or Lucas'. In revenge, she tried to humiliate him and Kate by showing a video of their sexual exploits to investors, but this proved useless. As he continued threatening to expose their rendezvous, she desperately hooked up with Celeste and tried to kill EJ with a poison and then burn him to death. This failed and Celeste double crossed her. Despite all of this, she managed to finally marry Lucas. After the wedding, EJ slipped proof of their night together into a wedding video. Sami had to break down and tell Lucas the truth.
Lucas Roberts (May 8, 2007 to October 31 2007 in order to marry EJ Wells Friday November 9 2007, to end the vendetta)
Austin Reed (annulled)
Brandon Walker (annulled)
Alan Harris (he date raped her so this is really not a fling or relationship)
Austin Reed (she raped him)
Brandon Walker (lived together)
Lucas Roberts (ex-husband as of November 2007)
Austin Reed (formerly engaged)
EJ Wells (dated, raped then married November 9, 07, divorced 2008)
Roman Brady (father)
Dr. Marlena Evans - Black (mother)
Eric Brady (brother - twin)
Carrie Brady-Roberts (paternal half-sister)
Rex Brady (paternal half-brother)
Cassie Brady (paternal half-sister)
D.J. Craig Jr. (maternal half-brother - deceased)
Belle Black-Kiriakis (maternal half-sister)
Shawn Brady (paternal grandfather)
Caroline Brady (paternal grandmother)
Frank Evans (maternal grandfather)
Martha Evans (maternal grandmother)
Patrick Aloysius Brady (paternal great-great-grandfather)
Nora Molly Brady (paternal great-great-grandmother)
Kimberly Brady (paternal aunt)
Kayla Johnson (paternal aunt)
Samantha Evans (paternal aunt - deceased)
Frankie Brady (paternal uncle by adoption)
Max Brady (paternal uncle by adoption)
Andrew Donovan IV (paternal cousin)
Jeannie Donovan (paternal cousin)
Stephanie Johnson (paternal cousin)
Bo Brady (paternal half-uncle)
Shawn Douglas Brady (paternal half-cousin)
Chelsea Benson-Brady (paternal half-cousin)
Zack Brady (paternal half-cousin - deceased)
Ciara Brady Brady (paternal half-cousin)
Claire Kiriakis (maternal half-niece / paternal first half-cousin)
Eric Brady I (paternal great-uncle)
Molly Brady (paternal great-aunt)
Robert Evans (maternal great-uncle - deceased)
Colin Murphy (paternal first cousin - deceased)
Trista Evans (maternal first cousin - deceased)
Will Roberts (son with Lucas Roberts)
Alice Caroline Horton - Lucas is Ali's father.
John Roman Horton- EJ Wells is John's father (rape).
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At the safe house, Sami reads the paper and is shocked to find that Nick is Trent’s murderer. She tells Rafe, who says she should be happy that her son’s not living with a murderer after all. Sami complains that Stefano still lives there and she’s tired of living in a hamster cage. She rants and raves. Rafe asks where she’d go, in her condition; if she found out she could get out. She has no clue, and rants more, then tells him she needs air. She begs for fresh air, but Rafe refuses. She’s unhappy that he gets to look outside when she can’t. “Nobody’s trying to kill me,” he blasts her. A phone call comes and she’s upset that the killer has still not been found. Rafe tells her they may never find the killer. She cries that they could be there forever. Rafe tells her she’ll be fine and it’s all about attitude. “You can whine like a baby, or make the best of things.” He reminds her of why she’s there, once again, but it makes Sami act even more childish. She complains that all he watches is 'stupid, boring, lame football'. She asks to watch something she enjoys, so he tells her to be his guest. He puts on his earphones to give her peace and she goes to him and begs for sunshine and fresh air. She asks if he can think of a way, but he ignores her. Her theory is that the killer has disappeared, but Rafe knows better. The killer will never quit. Sami understands she’d be putting her family in danger as well, if she goes out now. Two seconds later, Sami asks for a glimpse of sunlight, so Rafe finally relents and opens the drapery for her. She’s thrilled at seeing the sun and the blue sky, and then notices a nearby church.
Sami wakes up to the smell of coffee in the safe house. Rafe admits he spoke with his boss about her when she slept. Sami gets on the defensive, but Rafe says he didn't spill her secret. He checked up on her, since she's been such a liar. Sami says she was forthright last night and tells him, "Why don't you go back to your dumb earphones, stick them in your dumb ears…." She pouts, arms crossed over her chest, until Rafe tells her Nicole was released from jail and is living at the DiMera mansion! Sami panics and yells that she has to call her mom and get her to get Johnny away from Nicole. Rafe tells her Nicole's not the number one suspect any longer, but this doesn't calm Sami. He reminds her she's going nowhere. She's in witness protection. Sami worries her son is living with a killer. Rafe's sure EJ won't let anything happen to her kid but Sami refuses. Rafe laughs and tells her for all she knows, Nicole Walker could have been set up in the first place. Sami rants that EJ could have had his pick of any woman. She scrubs plates as she rants and calls Nicole vicious names. Rafe snickers. He finally gets what's going on. "Why you've been acting like a maniac. You're still in love with EJ DiMera."
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