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‘General Hospital’ Nurse Sonya Eddy Dies at 55

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General Hospital actress Sonya Eddy passed away from post-surgery complications on Monday. Her death was confirmed by Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer on Tuesday. Eddy was 55.

“My friend @sonyaeddy passed away last night. The world lost another creative angel,” Spencer wrote in an Instagram post. “Her legions of @generalhospitalabc fans will miss her. My thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones, friends, and fans!”

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Executive producer Frank Valentini also confirmed her death on Tuesday. “I am heartbroken about the loss of the incredible @TheRealSonyaEd. I truly loved her not only as actress, but as a friend,” he tweeted. “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.”

Eddy starred on General Hospital from 2006. She portrayed no-nonsense head nurse Epiphany Johnson, the mother of Stan Johnson (played by actor Kiko Ellsworth).

Eddy also played Epiphany Johnson in the hit SOAPnet spinoff “General Hospital: Night Shift” and in “Seinfeld,” “Married… with Children,” “Seinfeld,” “Home Improvement” “Reba,” “Monk,” “CSI,” “Glee,” and “Fresh Off The Boat.”

Eddy was single and did not have any children.

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