General Hospital Producer Explains Why Soap Chose To Let Sonya Eddy’s Character Epiphany Die – The List
General Hospital Producer Explains Why Soap Chose To Let Sonya Eddy’s Character Epiphany Die – The List
Very few TV shows run for decades, but when they do, it’s not surprising that actors die during their tenure. “The Young and the Restless” actress Jeanne Cooper died at age 84 in 2013, while fans all over mourned the beloved “Days of Our Lives” star John Aniston’s heartbreaking death at age 89 in 2022. It’s always sad when a fan-favorite actor dies, and “General Hospital” has lost quite a few stars over the years. Shell Kepler, who famously played the gossip queen, nurse Amy Vining, sadly died at age 49 in 2008. Fan favorite character Alice Gunderson — the Quartermaine family’s formidable maid — was portrayed by Laura Lynn “Bergen” Williams who died at age 62 in 2021. And beloved “GH” actor Jay Pickett passed away in 2021 at age 60, to whom co-star Kin Shriner paid tribute on Twitter, posting, “The sudden passing of my pal Jay Pickett is very sad. He loved acting and Westerns, and when we got together we laughed a lot. R.I.P. Jay.”
As “GH” works its way toward its 60th anniversary, fans were devastated when the well-loved Sonya Eddy (Epiphany Johnson) died in December 2022 at the young age of 55. Among the major plans for the celebration are the two big actor comebacks, the return of the Nurses’ Ball, and the writers have also teased an emotional tribute for Eddy as well, which will air on Wednesday, March 29.
Sonya Eddy and Epiphany Johnson were incomparable
Michael Tullberg/Getty Images
There are just some characters and actors on soap operas that cannot be recast or replaced. The esteemed head nurse Epiphany Johnson on “General Hospital” is one such character, and executive producer Frank Valentini told Soap Opera Digest (via Michael Fairman TV) that they would not recast the part because Eddy is unparalleled. “We decided it was important to honor not only Sonya, but Epiphany and we wanted to dedicate a full entire episode all about that,” Valentini stated.
Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor, the co-head writers of “GH,” have lovingly crafted the tribute episode that will also lead into, and have an impact on, the return of the show’s Nurses’ Ball. “I think everyone was touched by what the writers wrote,” Valentini said, adding, “It was an extraordinary script and it was a labor of love that day in honor of Sonya, who was so incredibly loved by everybody in the cast and crew.” Tying things into the Nurses’ Ball, Valentini stated, “Epiphany is a very pivotal person in the Nurses’ Ball, so it’s almost like a part two (of her tribute).”
Fans are awaiting the bittersweet celebration of Eddy and Epiphany’s life, and so are we.
Related News & Content
-
Limit taxonomy terms added to a custom post type
Limit taxonomy terms added to a custom post type,I've created a Custom Post Type and a Custom Taxonomy. In WP Admin, how can I limit amount of taxonomy terms that are added to the custom post type? I want to add no more than one tag into the post. Tags: custom post types custom taxonomy limit stackexchange.com WordPress Development Stack Exchange -
Query top level custom post in taxonomy
Query top level custom post in taxonomy,This is my first post, I'm a bit stuck. I have a custom post (dan) and taxonomy (dnas), with hierarchical categories. I want to make a query resulting in posts at toplevel (hoofdcategorie01, Tags: stackexchange.com taxonomy WordPress Development Stack Exchange wp query -
Gutenberg: Restrict Top Level Blocks, But Not Child Blocks
Gutenberg: Restrict Top Level Blocks, But Not Child Blocks,Background I've created a custom top level "page section" block, to work with my existing theme. I've like to restrict top level blocks to ONLY that one block. However, I don't want to di... Tags: block editor stackexchange.com WordPress Development Stack Exchange -
How do I load styles into the block editor admin screen?
How do I load styles into the block editor admin screen?,The core file 'load-styles.php' generates css styles. Some of the styles interfere with the block editor. I would like to pass in my own style rules that override the styles generated by 'load-styl... Tags: block editor stackexchange.com WordPress Development Stack Exchange -
Installing WordPress in a subdirectory
Installing WordPress in a subdirectory,I am trying to install wordpress into a subdirectory of a website. I simply want to build the client's new site in this subdirectory, so a separate and new WP install in this subdirectory, and the... Tags: installation stackexchange.com WordPress Development Stack Exchange -
Custom theme and plugin updating
Custom theme and plugin updating,History: I'm working on a project for a client that involves building 27 unique websites that are built on wordpress. I say unique, because (for reasons that are not worth going into here) they ar... Tags: automatic updates plugin development stackexchange.com theme development WordPress Development Stack Exchange -
Rewrite nested urls for custom post type
Rewrite nested urls for custom post type,I have a problem with nested permalink. I have a structure of urls like that: Catalog -> Category -> Product My urls are: www.domain.com/catalogs (for archive catalog) www.domain.com/catal... Tags: custom post types stackexchange.com url rewriting WordPress Development Stack Exchange -
Ajax not working to insert, query and result data
Ajax not working to insert, query and result data,On my site, through a form I send/register same information in database, do a SELECT/query and return it! Return the last table saved in database, just that user just entered on the form (along wit... Tags: Ajax database functions plugin development stackexchange.com WordPress Development Stack Exchange -
Israel at war, day 204: Hamas airs video of Israeli hostages, one with U.S. citizenship
Israel at war, day 204: Hamas airs video of Israeli hostages, one with U.S. citizenship,Hamas Studying Israel's Response to Position on Cease-fire Talks Gaza Aid Shipments Resume From Cyprus IDF: Two Palestinians Killed After Firing on IDF Outpost in the West Bank Pro-Palestinian Protest Leader Banned From Columbia Campus Here's What You Need to Know 204 Days Into the War Tags: 2023 Israel Gaza War haaretz.com Israel News -
Carol Kirkwood stuns in figure-hugging dress amid BBC Breakfast technical chaos
Carol Kirkwood stuns in figure-hugging dress amid BBC Breakfast technical chaos,CAROL Kirkwood stunned in a figure-hugging dress amid a technical blunder. BBC Breakfast was flung into chaos this morning after a string of sound issues. However Carol, 61, was all smiles as she p… Tags: BBC BBC Breakfast BBC ONE Carol Kirkwood mirror.co.uk The Scottish Sun TV News TV UK daytime TV -
Families ‘to sue prison’ where loud inmates ‘terrorise kids’ with screaming
Families 'to sue prison' where loud inmates 'terrorise kids' with screaming,Residents living next door to a new prison who say their kids have to sleep wearing headphones and some leave during weekends due to the racket are threatening to sue the prison service Tags: mirror.co.uk Neighbours from hell prisons Scottish government The Mirror -
Doctor Strange’s Secret Wars Role May Be More Important Than You Thought – Looper
Doctor Strange's Secret Wars Role May Be More Important Than You Thought - Looper,According to entertainment leaker Alex Perez, Doctor Strange will find himself confronting his inner struggles as he headlines "Avengers: Secret Wars." Tags: Fiction Looper looper.com Marvel Cinematic Universe Science Star Wars The Universal Monsters franchise -
What Kris Jenner Has Said About Those O.J. Simpson Affair Rumors – Nicki Swift
What Kris Jenner Has Said About Those O.J. Simpson Affair Rumors - Nicki Swift,Over the years, plenty of gossip has swirled about the Kardashians. Here's what Kris Jenner has said on those affair rumors about O.J. Simpson. -
Why We’re Worried About Khloe Kardashian – Nicki Swift
Why We're Worried About Khloe Kardashian - Nicki Swift,Although Khloé Kardashian has seemingly picked up the pieces of her life after turmoil, there's no denying that we are still worried about the reality star. -
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Review – A Wonderful Throwback
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Review - A Wonderful Throwback,Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is a beautifully made RPG by one of the genre's greats. This is a game for JRPG fans, by JRPG fans. -
Astra: Knights of Veda Coupon Codes | 2 New (April 2024)
Astra: Knights of Veda Coupon Codes | 2 New (April 2024),All codes for Astra: Knights of Veda in one place - get Starstones, Crystals of Fate, and more, all for free. -
Half of car brands will fail to meet planned CO2 limits in their first year
Half of car brands will fail to meet planned CO2 limits in their first year,Australia's most popular car brands will struggle to meet carbon emissions limits from the year of their introduction, with market data revealing many face imposts of thousands of dollars per car in the years to come. Tags: abc.net.au abcnews blue flag Cars climate change CO2 fuel efficiency standard Vehicle Emissions -
'It's real': Study suggests thousands of West Australians are suffering long-term COVID symptoms
'It's real': Study suggests thousands of West Australians are suffering long-term COVID symptoms,While most have moved on from the coronavirus pandemic, a large cohort of people in Western Australia are still caught in its grip. Tags: abc.net.au abcnews covid CoViD 19 COVID news fatigue Health News iron deficiency Long Covid long covid rates low iron Perth Perth News rates Wa wa news
Warning: file_get_contents(https://www.scienceradars.com/wp-output-content.php?pg=1&cat=&kw=&lvl=): Failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 526 in /home/wwwroot/xuenou.com/wp-content/themes/chromenews/template-parts/content.php on line 169
Warning: file_get_contents(https://www.bayuexiang.com/wp-output-content.php?pg=1&cat=&kw=&lvl=): Failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 526 in /home/wwwroot/xuenou.com/wp-content/themes/chromenews/template-parts/content.php on line 173
TrendRadars
The Most Interesting Articles, Mysteries and Discoveries