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General Hospital’s Sonya Eddy Passes Away At 55

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UPDATED: In just heartbreaking news to report on Tuesday, General Hospital fan favorite, Sonya Eddy (Epiphany Johnson) has died at the age of 55.

The news was shared by Eddy’s longtime friend, Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer, who took to social media to announce Eddy’s passing.

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Octavia shared: “My friend Sonya Eddy passed away last night.  The world lost another creative angel. Her legions of General Hospital fans will miss her 💔🕊️ My thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones, friends, and fans!”

Sonya died on December 19th and according to TMZ, her dear friend and business partner, Tyler Ford, informed the outlet that Sonya had a scheduled surgery on December 9th that was not an emergency.  However, when Eddy was released from the hospital on the 11th, she started not feeling well. She then went back to the hospital on the 15th. At that point, doctors discovered she’d developed a serious infection that was uncontainable.  Ford found out on Monday morning that Sonya had been placed on life support, eventually passing away on Monday night.

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General Hospital’s executive producer, Frank Valentini shared in a statement: “I am heartbroken about the loss of the incredible Sonya Eddy. I truly loved her not only as an actress, but as a friend. The lights in the hub of the nurses’ station will now be a little dimmer, but her spirit and light will live on in both the show and our set.  On behalf of the entire GH cast and crew, we send our deepest sympathy to her family, friends, and fans. She will be very missed.”

Eddy played GH’s no-nonsense nurse with a heart of gold since 2006. The character of Epiphany also appeared in the SoapNet spinoff GH: Night Shift back in 2007.

Sonya’s other TV credits included: Fresh Off the Boat, Crazy Ex-GirlfriendGlee, Mike & Molly, 2 Broke Girls, The Middle, Mom, Castle Home Improvement, The Drew Carey Show, and so many more.

Michael Fairman TV will continue to update our coverage on the death of Sonya Eddy throughout the day.

Share your condolences to Sonya’s family and friends, and your remembrances of Sonya’s portrayal of Epiphany Johnson via the comment section below.

 

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Every time Sonya/Epiphany was GH I had a smile. I couldn’t help but think her character was probably what she was also like in real life…warm and caring. I will miss her.

It’s with incredible sadness I extend my condolences on Sonya’s passing. A light has been made dark. Fly with the angels lovely lady

She can sing!!!!!

It’s hard to shock a Devil, but I definitely didn’t see this one coming. Epiphany was “the” nurse at GH (even though lately she decided she wanted to be a doctor).

For those of us old enough to remember, there was the Jesse Brewer era and then the Epiphany era. With all due respect to Jesse and the rest of the old school cast, I have to say I thought Epiphany was better. Thought some of her best work was the Night Shift story arc with Billy Dee Williams. Was thinking at the time that he was going to be revealed to be Stan’s father, but they never really went “there”.

I am heartbroken that Sonya Eddy passed away. She was a remarkable singer and actress and add so much life to General HOSPITAL. She will be sorely missed.

What awful news to hear. Sonya was such a lovely woman. I was friends with her on Facebook, and it always tickled me that she would take time out of her day to wish me a Happy Birthday every year.

It was always a treat whenever she was on screen as Epiphany, laying down the law to whoever it was at General Hospital like only she could. And that brilliant singing voice that we got to hear at the Nurses Ball and other occasions. Like the voice of an angel. And now she is with the angels. What a terrible and sad loss. She will be missed.

I can’t say it any better than this!
RIP beautiful lady.

So many people are dying “suddenly” at young ages and for no apparent cause. So incredibly sad! We all know why though. Just when Epiphany was embarking on a new storyline as a doctor. I always wished they would have made Deena her daughter!!

What incredibly sad news. No matter the plot point, Sonya brought it all and played Epiphany as a tough, but thoroughly caring, calming presence. Pairing her with Robert Gossett’s Marshall was a cornice slow-burn couple that had so much potential.

Gone WAY too soon. Next to Lucy, Epiphany is a key cog in The Nurses Ball. So sad we’ll never hear that beautiful voice sing again.

I’m sure the show will work her death into story by spring. She’ll join the legacy wall with beloved hospital related characters that passed.

RIP Sonya – thanks for the memories.

Oh my God! I can’t believe it! Gone too soon. She will be missed.

Prayers for her friends and family. I will miss seeing her on GH. I also enjoyed the storyline of her character studying to become a doctor. Inspiring.

Truly sad news, she was such a force, really sad day. RIP Sonya.

This is profoundly sad news. I am so shocked. I am not a regular GH viewer but have seen her as Epiphany from time to time. I thought she was wonderful. My deepest sympathy to her family and friends.

Thank you Ms Eddy for sharing your talent and beautiful spirit with us. Rest in peace.

Sonya u will b dearly missed. So young so soon. It feels like everyone I know from television is dying away. My heart is sadden to know Sonya has left the stage. One more Angela is coming mover y’all. She will b singing with the choir. R.I.P. Angela of God.#sonyaeddyloveandpeaceflyhighlovelylady.

I am saddened by the passing if this beautiful lady. I will always remember her smile and singing voice. Prayers to her family and friends. She will be missed by her GH fans.

Last thing I expected to see when I came on board today.Too many good people dying. I loved Epifany at GH and The Nurses Ball. I was looking forward to her being GH’s newest Dr. and also loved her relationship with Curtis’s dad. Let her be at peace and to her loved ones my condolences and deepest sympathy.

Sonya Will definitely be missed. Please do not recast Epiphany!

I always wanted to see Epiphany far more often that we did. She had so much more to give – her best work was on season 2 of General Hospital: Night Shift. So often when soap performers sing it’s distracting and they are only so-so but with Sonya Eddy she really could sing!!! She was such a delight as Epiphany. I would complain often on goldderby about how I wish they would write storylines for Epiphany. I was surprised she was on the show for 16 years! She will be missed.

Rather than having Epiphany die I would prefer that they write her off that she has gone to medical school to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor.

She was a joy to watch on GH. Her bright smile and take-no-prisoners antics when a character crossed her Epiphany was just a riot. It is so sad that she won’t be around to hold GH together from the nurses’ hub but she has left an indelible impression on her fans. My condolences to her family and friends and especially those at GH.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!

In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?

Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!

Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?

Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.

MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.

Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.

Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.

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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

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With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).

On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..

In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”

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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!

FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD

As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and  and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”

Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.

So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

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In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.

The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.

Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL

Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.

The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.

In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”

So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.

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