The actress toldEntertainment Weeklyearlier this year that she enjoyed playing the character for over 20 years.
“That’s one of the things that’s always been so clever about Sami.
She wasn’t the vixen.
However, she says she feels like a regular mother and wife when it comes down to it.
“I’m a working mom and I’m married to a cop.
I feel like a lot of other moms out there,” she stated.
“I try not to get caught up in the whole Hollywood-ness of it all.”
“It was the first time a sitcom had ever addressed the real social issue of child abuse.
It was really powerful,” she added.
That same year, she was also cast on an episode of “St.
I mean, she had a whole story mapped out for me,” Sweeney recalled.
“My character had a nasty habit of going into a trance and saying goodbye to people.
Then they would die,” the actress revealed.
“It airs like almost once a year.
People always Tweet or Instagram me when they catch the episode.
That show still has another life.
It’s kind of funny,” she added.
