{"id":37197,"date":"2022-12-20T21:54:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T21:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/20\/who-is-sonya-eddy-5-things-on-the-general-hospital-star-who-died-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T21:54:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T21:54:37","slug":"who-is-sonya-eddy-5-things-on-the-general-hospital-star-who-died-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/20\/who-is-sonya-eddy-5-things-on-the-general-hospital-star-who-died-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Sonya Eddy? 5 Things On The \u2018General Hospital\u2019 Star Who Died \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/celebrities-who-have-died-2022-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sonya-Eddy-5-Things-General-Hospital-ftr.jpg?w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sonya-Eddy-5-Things-General-Hospital-ftr.jpg?w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sonya-Eddy-5-Things-General-Hospital-ftr.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sonya-Eddy-5-Things-General-Hospital-ftr.jpg?resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 21 18\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M4.807.867h15.401v12.101h-2.2v2.2h-2.2v2.2H.406v-12.1h2.2V3.066h2.2v-2.2Zm14.301 11.001V1.967H5.907v9.901h13.201Zm-2.2 2.2v-1.1H4.807v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2ZM7.007 3.067h11.001v7.7H7.007v-7.7Zm7.7 13.201v-1.1h-12.1v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2Z\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView gallery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-1\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/celebrities-who-have-died-2022-photos\/#!1\/womens-guild-cedars-sinai-party-annual-gala-los-angeles-california-usa-03-nov-2021\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"370\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Bob-Saget-1.jpg?w=370\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Bob Saget&#10;Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai Party Annual Gala, Los Angeles, California, USA - 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07 Mar 2022\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-3\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/celebrities-who-have-died-2022-photos\/#!3\/the-specials-in-concert-at-the-nec-birmingham-uk-26-may-2017\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"293\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/terry-hall-the-specials-dead-2022-ss01.jpg?w=293\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"The Specials - Terry Hall&#10;The Specials in concert at The NEC, Birmingham, UK - 26 May 2017\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: SplashNews<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sonya Eddy was an actress, finest recognized for \u2018General Hospital.\u2019<\/li>\n<li>She was additionally a registered nurse in actual life.<\/li>\n<li>She died at 55 on Monday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><strong>Sonya Eddy\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/12\/20\/sonya-eddy-dead\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died on Monday,<\/a> December 19. The actress was 55 years outdated. Sonya\u2019s loss of life was introduced by her good friend, Oscar-winning actress<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/octavia-spencer\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong>Octavia Spencer\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>on Tuesday, 20. \u201cMy friend Sonya Eddy passed away last night. The world lost another creative angel. Her legions of <em>General Hospital\u00a0<\/em>fans will miss her,\u201d she wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CmZlaq8v_ks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Instagram<\/a>. \u201cMy thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones, friends, and fans!\u201d Find out extra about Sonya right here.<\/p>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"related-articles\" class=\"inline-related-articles\">\n<h2 id=\"related-articles\" class=\"inline-related-articles__heading\"><span class=\"inline-related-articles__heading__eyebrow\">More<\/span>Celebrity News<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4990008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4990008\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4990008\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sonya-Eddy-5-Things-General-Hospital-embed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4990008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sonya walks the pink carpet on the premiere of \u2018Those Who Can\u2019t.\u2019 (SplashNews)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>1. Sonya was in over 500 episodes of \u2018General Hospital\u2019<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">While Sonya has appeared in all kinds of various initiatives, she was most prolific for her appearances on the beloved, long-running cleaning soap opera\u00a0<em>General Hospital<\/em>. She started showing on the present as Ephiphany Johnson in 2006 and starred in 543 episodes, till her loss of life. In 2021, she was nominated for Favorite\u00a0<em>General Hospital\u00a0<\/em>Actress on the SoapHub awards, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0248913\/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">IMDb<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>2. She had roles in varied TV reveals and a few motion pictures<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">While she was a daily on\u00a0<em>General Hospital,\u00a0<\/em>she did department into just a few different reveals and movies. She notably had a task within the TruTV sequence\u00a0<em>Those Who Can\u2019t,\u00a0<\/em>showing in 31 out of 35 episodes. She additionally appeared in 5 episodes of the sitcom\u00a0<em>Fresh Off The Boat<\/em>. She additionally made one-off appearances within the comedies\u00a0<em>Pen15\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.\u00a0<\/em>Some of her film credit embrace\u00a0<em>V\/H\/S 99<\/em> and\u00a0<em>Pee Wee\u2019s Big Holiday.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4990010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4990010\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4990010\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sonya-Eddy-5-Things-General-Hospital-embed-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4990010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sonya is seen on an episode of \u2018In Case of Emergency.\u2019 (Scott Garfield \/ ABC \/ Everett Collection)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>3. She was additionally a nurse in real-life<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">Besides being concerned in a medical cleaning soap opera, Sonya had some real-life medical expertise. She was a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), based on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soapoperadigest.com\/photos\/5-facts-ghs-sonya-eddy-epiphany\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>Soap Opera Digest<\/em>.<\/a> While it\u2019s not clear how lengthy or if Sonya was a practising nurse, she did reveal that she was learning to be a psychologist in faculty in a November interview with\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonecoldandthejackal.com\/awesomeblog\/sonya-eddy-interview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Stone Cold And The Jackal.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"articles-trending-now\" class=\"entry-navigation inline-trending-stories\">\n\t\t<span id=\"articles-trending-now\" class=\"screen-reader-only\">Articles Trending Now<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"entry-navigation__heading\">\n\t\t\tTrending Now\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-navigation__heading__icon\"><svg fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 17\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t<path fill=\"#D718A7\" d=\"M8 16.376a8 8 0 1 0 0-16 8 8 0 0 0 0 16Z\"\/>\n\t<path stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m9.51 5.626 2.11-.75.76 2.09\"\/>\n\t<path stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m3.42 10.696 2.21-3.05 2.03 3.83 3.95-6.5\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- .entry-navigation --><\/p>\n<h2>4. She appeared in theatrical productions<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">Like many different actors, Sonya appeared in various reside stage reveals moreover her movie work. She starred within the West Coase premiere of the play\u00a0<em>Zora is My Name<\/em>. She additionally carried out in productions of\u00a0<em>The Comedy of Errors, The Crucible,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Into The Woods<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>5. She studied at UC Davis<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Sonya obtained her diploma from the University of California Davis. She studied theater and dance, although she began as a psychology main. She opened up about why she modified to appearing within the aforementioned interview. \u201cpent a lot of time in the green room in the theatre department observing people. I found these folks, who seemed to easily just become someone else, fascinating from a psychological point of view.\u00a0 I took a History of Black Theatre course and it involved an oral presentation.\u00a0 My professor pulled me aside and told me that, with a voice like mine, I should be on stage,\u201d she mentioned, explaining the dialog with the professor impressed her to do a stage present, which led to her profession in leisure.<\/p>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"related-link\" class=\"inline-related-link\">\n\t\t<span id=\"related-link\" class=\"screen-reader-only\">Related Link<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-related-link__text\">\n\t\t\t<strong>Related:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-ingo-rademacher-general-hospital-4576169\/?utm_source=related-link&amp;utm_pageType=article-with-linked-gallery\" data-analytics-trigger=\"inline-related-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tIngo Rademacher: 5 Things To Know About \u2018General Hospital\u2019 Star Apologizing To Trans Co-Star\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/newsletter-signup\/\" class=\"article__subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"click\">Click to Subscribe to Get Our Free HollywoodLife Daily Newsletter<\/span> to get the most well liked celeb information.<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] View gallery Image Credit: SplashNews Sonya Eddy was an actress, finest recognized for \u2018General Hospital.\u2019 She was additionally a registered nurse in actual life. She died at 55 on Monday. Sonya Eddy\u00a0died on Monday, December 19. The actress was 55 years outdated. 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