ARTICLE: R.I.P. Sonya Eddy – ‘General Hospital’ Actress Dies at 55

[Errol]

Joining the cast of “General Hospital” as Epiphany Johnson in 2006, actress Sonya Eddy has died. She was just 55 years old.

According to a heartfelt post on Instagram by Eddy’s friend, Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, Eddy passed away last night, Monday, December 19. No cause of death was announced.

“The world lost another creative angel. Her legions of @generalhospitalabc fans will miss her,” said Spencer. “My thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones, friends, and fans!”

News of Eddy’s passing is just beginning to trickle in with several of her colleagues at “General Hospital” displaying their condolences in response to Spencer’s post which you can read in full below.

“I am heartbroken about the loss of the incredible @TheRealSonyaEd,” wrote “GH” executive producer Frank Valentini on Twitter. “I truly loved her not only as actress, but as a friend. The lights in the hub of the nurse’s station will now be a little dimmer, but her spirit and light will live on in both the show and our set.” He added, “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.”

Following her breakout role on “GH,” Eddy became an integral part of the show’s spinoff, “General Hospital: Night Shift,” which ran for two seasons on SOAPnet. Her IMDb lists her with nearly 140 acting credits, including appearances in such shows as “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” “Fresh Off the Boat,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Tommy” and “The Middle,” among her numerous credits. Early in her career, Eddy played one of the infamous secretaries working for Murphy Brown (Candace Bergen) on “Murphy Brown,” and appeared in episodes of “Seinfeld,” “3rd Rock from the Sun,” “Saved by the Bell: The New Class” and “Diagnosis Murder.”

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[AMCOLTLLover]

What a bummer. I remember when I met her in 2018 at the GH Convention in Burbank! She was so kind hearted and lovely.

God bless her soul

[Wendy]

This shocked me. Fifty-five is just too young. May Sonya Eddy RIP.

[DramatistDreamer]

She always had that razor sharp comedic timing and dry wit. How unfortunate to hear of her untimely passing. May she R.I.P.

[Wendy]

Here was a great, poignant scene with Epiphany and Patrick after Robin "died":

 

[SFK]

How awful! I'm so sorry to hear this. My mother passed around her same age, way too soon. That is a beautiful headshot that Octavia Spencer shared. I remember Sonya Eddy calling into one of those Blog Talk Radio soap shows that Na'Vell was hosting and her boisterous laughter almost blowing out my speakers. May she rest in peace.

[janea4old]

Remembering all the work Sonya did to be supportive of nurses in the real world.

This announcement was posted at the end of her obituary at The Hollywood Reporter:
"Donations in her memory can be made to The Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association Inc." and they gave this link:
https://www.nsna.org/foundation-of-the-nsna.html

That is the same organization that Sonya was trying to fundraise for in the tweet I posted.

Edited December 21, 2022 by janea4old