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My Take
Sweeney earns my respect as someone who committed. From 1993 to 2014 she lived inside Sami Brady on Days of Our Lives, anchoring a single soap character for more than two decades while audiences quietly built their own lives around hers. That kind of constancy is underrated; loyalty to a role is its own discipline. Yet she never settled, expanding into directing, producing, hosting, and writing along the way. I like performers who grow roots and branches at once, deepening in one place while reaching into new forms. The UCLA background fits the picture I have of her: grounded, deliberate, and quietly ambitious.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alison Sweeney
- Name (Japanese)
- アリソン・スウィーニー
- Reading
- ありそん・すうぃーにー
- Born
- September 19, 1976 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / film director
2. Background
- High school
- Foothill High School
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.alisonsweeney.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/Ali_Sweeney
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison%20Sweeney
Frequently asked questions
When was Alison Sweeney born?
Born September 19, 1976 (age 49).
Where is Alison Sweeney from?
Alison Sweeney is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Alison Sweeney do?
Alison Sweeney works as actor, television actor, film actor, film director.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.