Members Mr. Vixen Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 Sonya Eddy, who plays nurse Epiphany Johnson on GH, has been taken off contract with the soap. She confirmed it via her official Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1554821061 This really is a shame. I know a lot of you hate her, but Sonya Eddy IS a gifted actress. They never played up on her strengths though. They used her as a "Stereotypical" black woman, instead of giving her real material. It was very evident, especially during the heart attack storyline, that she IS a good actress. Such a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 I liked her too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Vixen Posted March 1, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 Really Sylph? Me too. I thought there was a lot of potential there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 I really did. There was something about the actress that was very 'positive vibe emitting', to put it that way. I'll miss her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 This must be part of the re-structuring that TC mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Vixen Posted March 1, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 I agree. And I thought she generally worked well with everyone. We shall see if she still remains on the show, or if she gets the 'recurring means once a year' treatment others have gotten recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 Good riddans. She was a waste of money anyway. I dont see why she needed to be on contract. This is a role that works recurring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Vixen Posted March 1, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 For what they did with the character, I agree. But, they really could/should have done a LOT more with the character than they did, which is why I assumed they put her on contract. Now that she's off, there are NO black actors on contract. If this were two months ago, I would assume that maybe Annie Ilonzeh (Maya) would be put on contract. But since she has this new pilot, I have to wonder if now this Shawn person will get one. Don't they always have at least one black person on contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 Great. Now she can appear in Popeye's Chicken Commercials and invite all of us to taste "mah Looziana Battered Catfish." And let's face it: she's not the only one who's gonna be take off contract. Expect to hear more of these announcements in the coming weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Vixen Posted March 1, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 Jason Cook, we talkin to YOU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BingCherry Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 How the hell is that dude still on contract? He's had jack squat to do since he's came on...he's pretty much window dressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AllMyDaysatGH Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 Epiphany is nothing but a walking stereotype, this news doesn't sadden nor surprise me in the least bit. Sonya Eddie is great, but Epiphany is not. JMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 Sri Rao used Epiphany properly on Night Shift II, but Guza wrote her as the horrible Mamie stereotype. However, I'm sorry that Sonya Eddy lost that income. I'm convinced that Frons has kept Jason Cook on contract to keep him away from Days, but I can't him avoiding this upcoming purge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alexisfan07 Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 Not gonna lie, she should've never had a contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JaneAusten Posted March 1, 2011 Members Share Posted March 1, 2011 It's funny how some are mourning her loss when she was the one who replaced the truly loved Bobbie Spencer. Wasn't Bobbie the Nursing Manager at GH and then they fired JZ and put SE on contract. Likely cheaper. I dont see her as any loss. Nothing against the actress but really so what. Of course I didnt think getting rid of BH at this point was any kind of loss to the show either. I cant imagine SE was really making much. She had to have low mins so how this makes a dent in GH's restructing who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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