Mary Ann Pascal (born February 4, 1958) is an American actress and business executive. She is known for her role as Samantha "Sam" Booke (later Waters) on the

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original comedy series '' Brothers'', and is currently Vice President of Player Development at Wynn Las Vegas.

Career

Pascal was born in

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, spending her upbringing both there and in

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. She broke into television in 1984, at first in guest roles on such series as '' Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer'' and ''

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'', and in a few made-for-TV movies before landing what is perhaps her best known role to date on

's '' Brothers'', in 1986. For the next three seasons of ''Brothers'', Pascal played Sam, the new steady love interest of Joe Waters ( Robert Walden), whom he eventually marries at the start of the show's fifth season. Sam became pregnant just before their wedding, and bore Joe a daughter, Caroline, during the season. Outside of and beyond ''Brothers'', Pascal continued to do guest work on syndicated, network and cable TV series, while adding more TV movies to her resume. Her most visible roles in TV films include ''Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife'' (1987), ''Parker Kane'' (1990) and ''Writer's Block'' (1991). Pascal's last guest appearance was in a 1996 episode of

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's '' Pacific Blue'' (a series from ''Brothers'' producer

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). In various credits of hers, she is sometimes billed as Marianne or Mariann, but is most commonly referred to as Mary Ann. Prior to officially joining the cast of ''Brothers'', Pascal actually made guest appearances in the program's first and second seasons, as nearly different characters. In her second season guest shot only, she was credited as Mariann Pascal, but in her original 1984 appearance, as well as during her three-year role as Sam, she was billed as Mary Ann Pascal. In the mid-1980s, after her acting career commenced, Pascal began working as unofficial hostess of the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in

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. She regularly commuted back and forth between Las Vegas and

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for work. During her time on ''Brothers'', the show made several references to the Golden Nugget in storylines that involved the Sam character. In fact, a multi-episode story arc in the fourth season was partially shot on location at the Golden Nugget when most of the cast (including Pascal) went to Las Vegas. Then, at the end of the show's fifth-season premiere, when Joe and Sam decide to return to Las Vegas for their wedding, Sam asks Joe if they'll have a "Golden Nugget nuptial". Pascal continued her career with Las Vegas resorts after leaving on-screen acting in 1996, eventually becoming Vice President of Player Development at Wynn Las Vegas, a position she currently holds.http://phx.corporate-ir.net/mobile.view?c=132059&v=202&d=3&id=aHR0cDovL2FwaS50ZW5rd2l6YXJkLmNvbS9maWxpbmcueG1sP2lwYWdlPTEwMTU5ODgyJkRTRVE9MSZTRVE9MjImU1FERVNDPVNFQ1RJT05fUEFHRSZleHA9JnN1YnNpZD01Nw%3D%3D

Personal life

Pascal is married to Michael Pascal, a former marketing executive for the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino whose sister, Elaine Wynn, was formerly married to billionaire Steve Wynn. Michael later became senior executive host for Wynn Las Vegas until February 2015. Mary Ann has two stepsons,

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and David Pascal.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pascal, Mary Ann 1958 births Living people Actresses from New York City Actresses from Las Vegas American television actresses 20th-century American actresses