Philece Sampler Biography – Philece Sampler Wiki
Philece Sampler born Debra Philece Sampler was an American film, television, voice, and soap opera actress. She got her start on the serial Days of Our Lives and the soap opera Another World. She has also voiced various characters in English-language dubs of Japanese anime and animation, sometimes under the alias Dana Hayes. Her vocal range has demonstrated the ability to play male roles (Cody from Digimon), old women roles (Tiptory in Eureka Seven and Toph in The Legend of Korra), as well as being able to use her normal voice in many roles, such as Hiyori Tamura from Lucky Star.
She worked as associate producer of the Los Angeles stage hit Sordid Lives by Del Shores. She performed in UPN’s animated series, The Incredible Hulk, as the voice of Betty Ross. She remains friends with her former Days of our Lives love-interest Gregg Marx (David Banning). She performed a voice-over on Real Monsters – “Ollie Ollie Oxen Free.” She did a voice on Nickelodeon’s Rugrats, where she played Emma (Chuckie’s love interest) in the episode “He Saw, She Saw”. She later voiced Francine, a character from the Rugrats spin-off series All Grown Up! and was well known for voicing Mimi Tachikawa in the anime series Digimon.
After graduating from the University of North Texas in 1975 with a degree in drama, she went to Hollywood and immediately got guest roles in a few television movies and television series, including the 1978 series The Incredible Hulk in season 4, episode 61 titled “Dark Side”.
She came into recognition when she played Renée DuMonde on the soap Days of Our Lives. The Renee character became the focus of a major 1983 murder mystery, resulting in one of the most spectacular send-offs in daytime history. After leaving Days of our Lives in September 1983, she went on to the TV series Rituals, which ran from 1984–to 1985. The show also starred future soap stars Mary Beth Evans (Kayla, Days) and Jon Lindstrom (Kevin, GH), as well as veteran soap, stars Kin Shriner and Tina Louise (Ginger from Gilligan’s Island.) After Rituals, she proceeded to Another World in 1986 to play Donna Love, a role she took over from originating actress Anna Stuart. She left AW in 1989 when Stuart reclaimed the role. She had a couple of guest-starring roles on TJ Hooker as Sue Ann and on Hunter as Casey. She then took a sabbatical to Japan with her then-fiance. She returned to the US with a few screenplays and formed Philman Entertainment, a production company.
On May 12, 2022, at the end of Days of Our Lives latest episode, her fellow cast paid tribute to her through a message dedicated to her. The show is one of the longest-running television shows in history having doned the screens for over five decades.
Philece Sampler Age
She was born on July 16, 1953, in San Angelo, Texas, the USA, and her death was announced on July 2, 2021. She was 67.
Philece Sampler Husband
She had been married twice. At the time of her death in July 2021, she was married to her husband, Larry Dean. They got married on July 10, 1999. Before getting married to Dean, she had been married to her ex-husband Brad Blaisdell in 1981 and later got divorced in 1986.
Philece Sampler Death
It was announced on July 2, 2021, that she had died. She was aged 67. Her friend Peggy Webb who is an author confirmed on Twitter writing, “My dear friend Philece Sampler died unexpectedly at her home in L.A. She was an enormously talented actress w/a a loving heart & a kind soul. ” she also wrote on Facebook, “My heart is heavy. My dear friend, Philece Sampler, died unexpectedly at her home in Los Angeles. She was an enormously talented actress with a beautiful spirit, a loving heart, and a kind soul. We talked every Wednesday evening about everything under the sun, including the projects we planned to do together, and we always ended up laughing uproariously. She has been a bright light in my life for more than twenty years and I will miss her so very much.”
Fans offered tributes on Facebook. “I loved her on Days, not so much as Donna Love on Another World. May she Rest In Peace, 🙏” wrote one. “Always liked her characters. Great actress. RIP,” wrote another. “So sad! I remember watching her as Renee on DOOL. RIP!” said a third.
Philece Sampler Cause of Death
The cause of her death was a heart attack.
