Alison Sweeney is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 dramatic actress and reality show

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 host. Sweeney is best known for her portrayal of Samantha "Sami" Gene Brady

Sami Brady

Samantha Gene "Sami" Hernandez is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. She was born onscreen on October 16, 1984, though was later SORASed to October 16, 1977. Created by head writer Margaret DePriest, Sami has been portrayed by Alison Sweeney since January 22, 1993...

 on NBC's long running Days of our Lives

Days of our Lives

Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...

, a role she has played under contract with the show since January 6, 1993. In this role, she has earned four Soap Opera Digest Awards

Soap Opera Digest Awards

The Soap Opera Digest Awards were an awards show held by the daytime television magazine Soap Opera Digest. The awards were founded in 1984 to replace the less-lavish Soapy Award; those awards shows had run since 1977. The Soap Opera Digest Awards are meant to promote excellence in the soap opera...

 and a Fan Voted Daytime Emmy Award. In 2007, she became the host of The Biggest Loser.
Her television debut was at age five in a Kodak advertisement.