Sonya Eddy is dead to me.

Did she ever get any real storylines? Wasn't she Jessie Brewers lover?

I hope they don't recast her part and give her a proper send-off.

She was the realest character I ever saw on daytime TV.

Jessie Brewer should have have been so lucky.

Gabourey Cinnabon could replace her.

Her figure skating career was unparalleled.

Will Billy Dee Williams release a statement?

A wonderful turn as Rebecca De Mornay on Seinfeld.

Very sad.

Frankie V, Nancy Lee and Kin have commented.

God speed, Rebecca De Mornay.

She was also a wonderful character actress. I remember her in Married with Children, Tracey Takes on, and Seinfeld. How sad.

Has Nelson commented?

Big girl you were beautiful

Sing girl. And carry the memories of the good years of GH with you.

Sad. And way too young to go.

It took me a minute to get the Sonja Henie joke.

She had a fat ass but she couldn't live forever.

Great career move!

She looks like Star Jones

The cast must be so sad right now. Reminds me of when the woman who played Mary Mae died. She was also beloved.

I'm a lawyah, r19.

I remember the first year she lost the pie eating contest to Kirsten Storms at the GH field day. She showed such grace, waiting until she got home to finish that banana cream.

She died of an infection.

She was one of Norway's greatest figure skaters.

Was she the nurse? And wasn’t she on Seinfeld, Rebecca Demorney, in the muffin top episode? If so, I remember her well.

Yes and yes.

Cause ?

Never ever heard of her.

[quote]Are you the ones leaving those muffin pieces behind our shelter? They're just stumps.

I just kept thinking she looks as big as Lizzo, who will not live to 55.

R29, seeks step & fetch to me

OP, why don't you just give the homeless some chicken skins and lobster shells??

[Quote] I just kept thinking she looks as big as Lizzo, who will not live to 55.

How long did Barbara Cook live?

Further details have been uncovered regarding the tragic passing of long-time General Hospital star, Sonya Eddy. TMZ has reported that after an ordinary surgical procedure on December 9th, Eddy contracted a severe infection which quickly began to spiral out of control. She was readmitted to the hospital and placed on life support shortly thereafter–but sadly passed away this past Monday night. She was 55 years old.

R24 I don’t know her.

Yikes. Obesity does potentially complicate a lot of surgeries, both intra- and postoperatively. Many surgeons and anesthesiologists won't go forward until a patient loses a certain amount of weight, and a higher risk for infectious complications is one reason of many. I don't know what Eddy was having done, though, just that it was planned and non-emergent.

A talented lady, both as actor and singer. I'm glad she found a role on GH in the last 15+ years that she could stick with.

And she once backed down Suge Knight, so much respect.

THIS was Jessie Brewer's man, R1.

Jessie Brewer and Steve Hardy at the cardboard nurses station. Those were the days.

I loved how they would change the giant number on the elevator door to let you know they were on a different floor.

At that weight, it’s pretty likely she was diabetic…which greatly increases the risk of infection and poor wound healing after surgery.

^ Yeah, she was a type 2 diabetic. They wrote that into the character she played on GH, too.

They didn't tag on a brief tribute for her at the end of the show today. I was disappointed.

Bless her. But, even though she wasnt really known to the general public, being African-American, she will suddenly become labeled a lifelong iconic actress whose death is both untimely and tragic, with insistences that people all over the globe are mourning her death. There will be tributes everywhere, movies and television shows dedicated to her. That’s kind of what we do now. At least for Black people.