Monday, December 19, 2022

Sonya Eddy obit

 

Sonya Eddy, ‘General Hospital’ Actress, Dies at 55

"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," 'General Hospital' executive producer Frank Valentini wrote on social media.

 She was not on the list.


Sonya Eddy, an actress best known for starring on the long-running soap opera General Hospital, has died. She was 55.

Eddy’s friend and actor Octavia Spencer announced Eddy’s passing on Instagram on Tuesday, writing, “My friend @sonyaeddy passed away last night. The world lost another creative angel. Her legions of @generalhospitalabc fans will miss her. My thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones, friends, and fans!”

General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini also took to social media to pay tribute to Eddy.

“I am heartbroken about the loss of the incredible @TheRealSonyaEd. 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 wrote. “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.”

Eddy’s business partner, who owned Eddy Ford Entertainment with the actress, told THR, “It with the heaviest heart that I have to announce the sudden passing of my business partner, creative soulmate, and best friend Sonya Eddy. She left an indelible imprint in every person that she touched, through the screen and off.”

A cause of death has not been revealed.

A native of Concord, California, Eddy began her her acting career in the West Coast premiere of Ruby Dee’s Zora Is My Name! Additional stage credits include Comedy of Errors, as well as performances in productions of The Crucible, Pericles, Into the Woods and South Pacific, for which she won an Arty Award.

Eddy was best known for her role as Epiphany Johnson on General Hospital. She began starring on the long-running soap opera in March 2006, with her last episode as the nurse broadcast in October 2022. She also appeared in SOAPnet’s serialized 2007 drama General Hospital: Night Shift in the same role.

With a career that spanned both film and television, Eddy’s TV credits include recurring roles on ER, Joan of Arcadia, The Drew Carey Show, Glee and Seinfeld. Other credits include In Case of Emergency, CSI, Everybody Hates Chris, Daybreak, Malcolm in the Middle, Fresh Off the Boat,The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, PEN15, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Reba and more.

On the film side, among Eddy’s credits are Coach Carter, Bad News Bears, Barbershop, Daddy Daycare, Matchstick Men, Seven Pounds and Surviving Christmas. She appeared in the Hallmark film The Reading Room, opposite James Earl Jones.

Eddy also appeared in the 2005 production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof alongside John Goodman and Brenda Fricker at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.

Donations in her memory can be made to The Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association Inc.

Filmography

Film

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1996      High School High              Nurse   

1997      Blast      Bena     

Motel Blue          Motel Blue Maid April Swanson

1998      Sour Grapes       Nurse Loder       

The Godson        Bank Clerk          

Patch Adams      Annie   

Sorcerers             Ruth     

1999      Blast from the Past          Patrice

Inspector Gadget             Hospital Secretary Mary Blakeson            

2000      Nutty Professor II: The Klumps    Marie the Heavyset Woman       

Dish Dogs            May       Video

Ten Grand           Aunt Ruthie        Video

2001      The Jennie Project           Donna   TV Movie

2002      Strange Hearts Lynette                

Buying the Cow                 Rhonda                

Barbershop         Janelle

The Third Society              Arlene McGregor            

The Fine Line Between Cute and Creepy                Thelma Short

2003      A Single Rose     Carlene                 Short

Mi Casa, Su Casa               Belinda

Daddy Day Care                Sandy   

Matchstick Men                Maureen Fisher               

Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood      Yolanda                Video

2004      Y.M.I.    DVD's Mom       

One Last Ride     Sally      

Promised Land Claire    

Surviving Christmas         Elaine   

Office Max: Motivational Poster                Marla    Short

2005      Coach Carter      Worm's Mother               

Come Away Home           Sonya Warfield

Bad News Bears                Ruby     

The Reading Room           Mrs. Carr             TV Movie

Lost in Plainview               Joy         

2006      Gridiron Gang    Theresa Wendal               

2007      Year of the Dog Nurse Willheima              

2008      Player 5150        Jean      

Disfigured            Pam Jones          

Seven Pounds    Nurse Edna        

2009      The Perfect Game            Rose Bell             

2010      Trim       Liz          

2011      Answers to Nothing         Nurse Edwards

Dorfman              Lil G      

2012      K-11       Teresa Luna       

2013      Miss Dial              Refried Bean Caller         

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone             Hanna  

RockBarnes: The Emperor in You               Shante

2014      The Hive               Nurse Tessa Jean             

2016      Pee-wee's Big Holiday    Wanda

2017      OH BABY              Nurse McQueen               Short

Fixed     Wang   

Thumper              Nurse Daniels   

2021      The Good Balloon            Denise Short

Good on Paper Judge Harriet Gold          

I Live Alone         Olivia     Short

2022      Frank and Penelope        Nurse   

V/H/S/99             Debra    Segment: "Ozzy's Dungeon"

Television

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1995      The Drew Carey Show    Marie    1 episode

Married... with Children                Arlene / Betty    2 episodes

1996      Martin Lucille   1 episode

1997      Beverly Hills, 90210         Nurse Carla         1 episode

Saved by the Bell: The New Class               Angie     1 episode

Murphy Brown Estelle   1 episode

Family Matters Esther   1 episode

Arli$$    Nurse Brooks     2 episodes

1997–98               Tracey Takes On...            Sonya    2 episodes

Seinfeld                Rebecca DeMornay         Episode: "The Muffin Tops" & "The Bookstore"

1998      3rd Rock from the Sun   Joanne 1 episode

Any Day Now     Jasmine                1 episode

Martial Law        Anne     1 episode

To Have & to Hold            Delilah 1 episode

USA High              Lady       1 episode

1999      Home Improvement       Gayle     1 episode

Malibu, CA          Bertha   1 episode

Touched by an Angel      Mrs. Taggert       1 episode

Providence         Impatient #1      1 episode

Popular                Receptionist       1 episode

2000      Strip Mall             Nurse    1 episode

Gilmore Girls      Cashier 1 episode

2001      Even Stevens     Mrs. Walters      1 episode

Lizzie McGuire   Photographer    1 episode

The Invisible Man             The Maid             2 episodes

Diagnosis: Murder           Mrs. Troobnik    1 episode

Resurrection Blvd.            Hospital Receptionist      1 episode

Spyder Games   Hospital Nurse   1 episode

The Mind of the Married Man     -              1 episode

2001; 2006          ER           Student Affairs Secretary / Harriet            3 episodes

2001–02               Primetime Glick                Miss Gathercole's Nurse               Recurring role, 5 episodes

2002      Felicity Cop        1 episode

Reba      Susan    1 episode

Still Standing      Carla      1 episode

2003      The Pitts               Meter Maid        1 episode

Monk    Opal       1 episode

MADtv Star Jones            1 episode

2004      Phil of the Future             Miss Donaldson                1 episode

House   Sally       1 episode

2004–05               Joan of Arcadia Female Custodian God   4 episodes

2005      Less than Perfect              Security Woman               1 episode

Inconceivable    Nurse Dawson   1 episode

2006      Malcolm in the Middle   Mabel   1 episode

Day Break            Waitress              Episode: "What If He Can Change the Day?"

2006–22               General Hospital               Epiphany Johnson            Main role, 543 episodes

2007      In Case of Emergency     Sonya    1 episode

Everybody Hates Chris   DMV Clerk           1 episode

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation    Cab Dispatcher 1 episode

2007–08               General Hospital: Night Shift       Epiphany Johnson            Main role, 25 episodes

2008      Desperate Housewives Vanessa               1 episode

2010      Good Luck Charlie            Verna    1 episode

2011      Glee       Angry Mom        1 episode

Mike & Molly     Kay         1 episode

2011–12               The Middle         Senora Porter    2 episodes

2012      2 Broke Girls       Freddie                 1 episode

2013      Partners               Denise 1 episode

Monday Mornings           Joanne Whitman              1 episode

Bad Samaritans Regina 1 episode

Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous                 -              1 episode

Baby Daddy        Priest     1 episode

2013–14               Legit      Ramona                Recurring Cast

2014      Girl Meets World              Geralyn Thompson          1 episode

Mulaney              Gerta     1 episode

2015      Mom     Angela 1 episode

2016      Castle    Olivia "Mama" Toussaint               1 episode

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend           Professor Andrade          1 episode

Adam Ruins Everything Pet Store Owner               1 episode

2016–19               Those Who Can't              Tammy Recurring role, 31 episodes

2019      A Black Lady Sketch Show             Principal Dixon 1 episode

Black Jesus          Miss Emma         4 episodes

2020      Tommy                 CPS Worker        1 episode

2021      PEN15   Grace    1 episode

2022      The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey   Miss Delia            Miniseries, 2 episodes

Video games

Year       Title       Role       Notes

2008      Saints Row 2       Various                

2011      Driver: San Francisco      Additional Voices            

2012      Guild Wars 2      Lyra Lancetooth, Riel Darkwater                Receiving touchdowns: 9

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