Sonya Eddy, Star of 'General Hospital' Passes Away at 55

[drnilescrane]

Sonya Eddy, Epiphany on ABC's General Hospital, passed away.

Sonya Eddy, ‘General Hospital’ Actor, Dies at 55 https://t.co/vfKzeImWFO
- Variety (@Variety) December 20, 2022

Eddy joined the cast of GH in 2006 as Epiphany Johnson. She has a variety of roles previously, including stage credits of The Witch in Into the WoodsMay she rest in peace.

Comments

[setsuna16]

I was just devastated reading this. Sonya was such a gem and Epiphany was just... so much fun.

I want two things to happen...

1) Epiphany is made an honorary doctor when her MCAT results come back.
2) The next nurses ball has a big tribute to her. This one I will allow to not happen if they time the next nurses ball for the 60th, because, much as I love Epiphany, she was a tertiary character and the 60th should celebrate "bigger names."

[munchkin1616]

Random thing I've never shared but your #2 makes me think you'd "get it"... when I passed my boards for my PhD (to become ABD), I tweeted something about how I'm getting so close to Lucy Coe someday calling ME "Doc" too and I tagged the actor. She tweeted back to let her know when I graduated. Fast forward to graduation day and I retweeted that with the comment that I just defended and it's official and she said "Congratulations, Doc!" and I'm not even gonna lie that I teared up.

[setsuna16]

That just makes me appreciate Lynn Herring even more. And I already appreciated the hell out of Lynn Herring. I realized when Lucy got capped that Lucy became one of "my" characters, because I said "NOT MY LUCY!!!"

[munchkin1616]

The only thing that could make this experience/story even better is that YOU are the one to respond... we might be 2 of the last OGs left here and I have such fond memories of discussing GH storylines with you a zillion years ago! HIIIIII FRIEND!!!!

[setsuna16]

Hi!

Memories!

[munchkin1616]

While we're still young enough to have them! (There aren't many of us who remember ALL the Carlys or the boy with the subway token on a chain or Stone or..... *unwraps a Werther's original*)

[browneyedguuurl]

They didn’t even do a proper tribute to Stuart Damon/Alan, I doubt they’ll do anything proper for her.

[setsuna16]

That's true. I was texting my friend and pointed out that we NEVER got the Alan tribute episode that they ANNOUNCED after Stuart passed away.

But we did get that Sean episode... so I kind of hope they will. Sonya was really beloved by cast, including the all important Laura Wright, who said that she was so happy to have a scene with Sonya in her emmy submission because she liked working with Sonya a lot, so that might get them to consider it more.

[svexsal]

We got that shitty Courtney tribute episode when we should’ve gotten Alan.
What a joke.

[setsuna16]

Do you mean the episode where Spencer went to Courtney's grave? It made sense, that's his mom,who he never met. I didn't view it as a Courtney tribute.

[svexsal]

They did an entire episode based on Courtney's death when Stuart Damon had just died.

[setsuna16]

Must have blocked it out, because I'm totally drawing a blank.

[svexsal]

Courtney was a blank-ass character so that tracks ;)

[svexsal]

Did they skip it this year?

[setsuna16]

They did, to my knowledge.