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Holly Sutton-Scorpio is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network, portrayed by Emma Samms. She originally appeared from July 1, 1982, to September 5, 1985. With Samms choosing to leave the series amicably to go to ABC's prime time hit Dynasty and its spin-off The Colbys, Holly seemingly perished in a plane crash. "Fan favorite" Samms had been so popular at General Hospital that Holly was brought back from the dead on January 16, 1992, after a seven-year absence. She stayed in the role until July 22, 1993, during this time also playing Holly's lookalike half-sister Paloma, a heroic revolutionary. After a 13-year absence, Samms made a seven-episode return to General Hospital as Holly on February 20, 2006, in time for the series' 11,000th episode. She reappeared for a three-week run starting May 1 and then again on June 30 the same year. Samms again made a brief return to the series on May 15, 2009. In January 2012, it was announced Samms would once again temporarily step back into the role of Holly. She returned from February 28 to March 8, 2012. Emma Samms again returned for a short stints in August 2013 and June 2015, the latter as part of the story leading to the exit of Anthony Geary's Luke. On September 18, 2020, Samms briefly reprised the role of Holly. In August 2022, it was announced she would again return to the role in October of that year; she returned from October 20 to November 30. On March 13, 2023, it was announced Samms would again reprise the role; she was set to make her return on April 14 of the same year; however, due to a preemption, her return date was pushed back to April 17. On July 29, 2024, it was announced Samms would reprise the role, with Holly returning during the final moments of the September 4 episode. She departed the role when Holly left Port Charles with Robert in November 2024.