Biographie
Rachel Ames holds the record as the longest-serving actress on ABC Daytime's longest-running soap opera, General Hospital (1963), joining the cast on February 23, 1964, less than a year after the show premiered. She has received three Emmy Award nominations for Best Actress in a Daytime Drama. Introduced to the performing arts by her parents, Dorothy Adams and Byron Foulger, both notable film and TV actors, Ames was born in Portland, Oregon, and later moved to Los Angeles with her family. She attended University High School and UCLA. Ames made her acting debut in the 1949 annual Pilgrimage play and performed alongside her parents in "One Foot in Heaven" at the Pasadena Playhouse. Other theater credits there include "Broadway Jones," "The Circle," and "King of Hearts." Her West Coast stage work also features "Cradle Song" with her father, as well as "The Immortalist," "Chanticleer," "Mary Rose," "Golden Boy," and "The Human Voice." More recently, she co-produced and co-starred in "Pieces of Time" with General Hospital co-stars Peter Hansen and Susan Brown. Early in her career, Ames was under contract with Paramount Pictures for three years as part of their "Golden Circle" of promising young talent. She made her film debut in When Worlds Collide (1951) and appeared in Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969). On television, she guest-starred in classic series such as Ben Casey (1961), Wagon Train (1957), General Electric Theater (1953), and Ironside (1967). Her hobbies include gardening, tennis, and cooking. She and her husband, Barry Cahill, are also seeking a play to perform together.
