Rachel Ames(I)
- Actress
Rachel Ames has the distinction of being the longest-running performer
on ABC Daytime's longest-running daytime drama, General Hospital (1963), which she
joined on February 23, 1964, less than a year after the program's first
air date. She has been nominated three times for an Emmy Award as Best
Actress in a Daytime Drama. Ms. Ames was introduced to the performing
arts by her parents, Dorothy Adams and Byron Foulger, both well-known
motion picture and television actors. A native of Portland, Oregon, Ms.
Ames moved with her family to Los Angeles where she attended University
High School and UCLA. Rachel made her acting debut in the annual
Pilgrimage play in 1949. She then performed with her parents in a
production of "One Foot in Heaven" at the renowned Pasadena Playhouse.
There, she also did "Broadway Jones", "The Circle" and "King of
Hearts". Her other West Coast theater credits included "Cradle Song"
with her father, "The Immortalist", "Chanticleer", "Mary Rose", "Golden
Boy" and "The Human Voice. A few years ago, she co-produced and
co-starred in "Pieces of Time" with fellow General Hospital (1963) actors Peter Hansen and
Susan Brown. Early in her career, Ms. Ames was under contract to Paramount
Pictures for three years where she was a member of the "Golden Circle"
of talented young performers. The actress made her motion picture debut
in When Worlds Collide (1951). Her other feature films include Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969). Of her television
career, Rachel guested in the legendary series Ben Casey (1961), Wagon Train (1957),
General Electric Theater (1953) and Ironside (1967), among others. The actress' avocational interests
include gardening, tennis and cooking. She and her husband, Barry Cahill,
are also looking for a play to perform together.