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Emma Samms

Emma Samms, English actress

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Born
August 28, 1960
Age in 2026
66
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1960

About Emma Samms

Emma Elizabeth Wylie Samuelson MBE, known professionally as Emma Samms, is an English actress, best known for playing Holly Sutton on General Hospital and Fallon Carrington on Dynasty. She also portrayed the recurring role of Amanda Vardalis on Doctors. Samms first played Holly Sutton Scorpio on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital from 1982 to 1985. The song was released digitally through independent record label Saga Entertainment, on 30 November 2018 in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital under the artist name The Celebs.

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Emma Samms timeline

  1. Samms first played Holly Sutton Scorpio on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital from 1982 to 1985.
  2. The song was released digitally through independent record label Saga Entertainment, on 30 November 2018 in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital under the artist name The Celebs.

The world when Emma Samms was born

Emma Samms was born in 1960. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1960

  • #1 song"The Twist" – Chubby Checker
  • Top movieThe Apartment
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookTo Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins Olympic gold in boxing
  • Top headlineJFK elected as youngest US president
  • Technology milestoneFirst working laser demonstrated
  • Defining fadThe Twist dance craze
  • Notable inventionLaser
  • World population3.03 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population180.7M

1960 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Emma Samms's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19602026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,700$435,000
Average income$7,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population180.7M341 million

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