Brooke Allison English (formerly Cudahy, Chandler, Martin, and Grey) is a fictional character on the television soap opera All My Children. After being originated by Elissa Leeds in 1976, she was portrayed by Julia Barr from 1976 to 1981 and from 1982 to 2006. Harriet Hall temporarily played the role in 1981. Barr made a special appearance as Brooke on January 5, 2010 as part of the series' 40th anniversary, and returned on February 23, 2010 for a three-month stint until April 23, 2010. She later returned for the show's final week on ABC on September 16, 2011.
Barr earned eight Daytime Emmy Award nominations for the role, and won twice in 1989 and 1998 for Best Supporting Actress.
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