December 20, 2022 | 2:27pm
Soap opera prima Sonya Eddy has died. She was 55.
Octavia Spencer announced connected her Instagram that the “General Hospital” histrion died Monday. She didn’t supply immoderate details regarding the origin of Eddy’s death.
“My friend @sonyaeddy passed distant past night. The satellite mislaid different originative angel. Her legions of @generalhospitalabc fans volition miss her 💔🕊️,” Spencer, 52, captioned a nonrecreational headshot of Eddy.
“My thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones, friends, and fans!”
A rep for ABC didn’t instantly instrumentality Page Six’s petition for comment.
Eddy began her agelong tally connected the ABC soap opera successful 2006. She portrayed quality Epiphany Johnson, a no-nonsense caput caregiver who was the parent of the precocious Stan Johnson, who became progressive with the mob.
Eddy besides played the relation successful the deed SOAPnet spinoff “General Hospital: Night Shift.”
Eddy besides appeared successful TV shows and films specified arsenic “Seinfeld,” “Patch Adams,” “Reba,” “Monk,” “Joan of Arcadia,” “CSI,” “Glee,” “Castle” and “Fresh Off The Boat.”
Celebrities and fans flooded Spencer’s announcement with comments of mourning and sympathy.
“Oh no!!! 😢😢🙏🏾,” ABC broadcaster Deborah Roberts commented.
“🙏🏻💔I’m truthful atrocious x x,” wrote Ant Anstead.
“Oh noooo. So atrocious Octavia,” wrote “Parks & Rec” alum Retta.
“I americium truthful bittersweet to perceive this. Sending you emotion 🙏🏾♥️🙏🏾,” commented Nina Parker.
Another instrumentality said “General Hospital” wouldn’t “be the aforesaid without her.”
“She was a beauteous pistillate wrong and out,” the instrumentality added, and included a crying emoji.