Sam McCall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General Hospital character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Kelly Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2003– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | October 1, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by | Charles Pratt, Jr. and Robert Guza, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Jill Farren Phelps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book appearances | The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Port Charles, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Family |
Jerome Cassadine |
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Stepparents | Ric Lansing (2004–06) |
Brothers | Danny McCall (adoptive) |
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Spouse | Jason Morgan (2011–16, 2016–) |
Sons | Danny Morgan |
Daughters | Lila McCall |
Adoptive children | Rafe Kovich (foster) |
Stepsons | Jake Spencer (2011–) |
Grandfathers | |
Grandmothers | Kristin Bergman |
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Sam McCall is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. Created by Charles Pratt, Jr. and Robert Guza, Jr., the character made her debut on the episode airing on October 1, 2003, portrayed by Kelly Monaco. Sam is the daughter of mob boss, Julian Jerome (William deVry) and powerful attorney Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn), born and given up for adoption when both were teenagers. She arrived in town as a con artist trying to reverse her family's bad luck by destroying the five lucky cards of the "Dead Man's Hand." Upon her arrival she was characterized as a "sexy bad girl, with a nose for intrigue." Since her introduction, the character has matured into a self-assured and confident woman, while still retaining traces of her adventuresome, bad girl ways.
The role of Sam was originated by former Baywatch star and Playboy's April 1997 Playmate of the Month,Kelly Monaco on October 1, 2003. Monaco, who had previously portrayed Livvie Locke on the ABC Daytime soap opera Port Charles, was one of several performers from the cancelled soap to join the cast of a main daytime show. Monaco had also auditioned for ABC Daytime's All My Children as well as CBS Daytime's As the World Turns, both of which were based in New York at the time, and Monaco's eagerness to stay on the West coast led to her ultimately signing with General Hospital, based in Los Angeles.