Alison Sweeney has become pretty good at playing bad as proven by her third ?Soap Opera Digest? Award in 1999 as Outstanding Villainess for her role as the rebellious and vindictive teenager Sami Brady, which she began in January 1993. She also earned the same honor in 1996 and 1998. In 2001, Sweeney was awarded her first ?Soap Opera Digest? Award as a ?good girl? in the category of Outstanding Younger Lead Actress.

Sweeney made her picture-perfect television debut in a Kodak commercial at the age of 5. She soon began landing roles on such series as ?Brand New Life,? ?Family Man,? ?I Married Dora,? ?Tales From the Darkside,? NBC?s ?St. Elsewhere,? ?Webster? and ?Simon & Simon.? Her feature film credits include Dyan Cannon?s ?The End of Innocence and The Price of Life.? She also has appeared in stage productions of ?Wedding Band? and ?Traveling Lady.?

Sweeney was raised in Los Angeles where she currently resides with her husband, David. In her spare time, she enjoys kickboxing, horseback riding, swimming, water-skiing, alpine skiing, inline skating and playing basketball, volleyball and softball. Aside from acting, she is also interested in other professions within the entertainment industry and hopes to become a TV or film director. Her birthday is September 19.

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