Sonya Eddy, identified for her function as nurse Epiphany Johnson on the TV sequence “Common Hospital,” has died. She was 55.
“It with the heaviest coronary heart that I’ve to announce the sudden passing of my enterprise accomplice, inventive soulmate, and finest pal Sonya Eddy,” Tyler Ford, who owned Eddy Ford Leisure with the actor, informed JHB in a press release Tuesday. “She left an indelible imprint in each person who she touched, by means of the display screen and off.”
The reason for demise was not disclosed.
Frank Valentini, the chief producer of “Common Hospital,” mentioned he was heartbroken by the loss.
“I really cherished her not solely as actress, however as a pal. The lights within the hub of the nurse’s station will now be a bit dimmer, however her spirit and light-weight will reside on in each the present and our set,” he tweeted. “On behalf of all the #GH solid and crew, we ship our deepest sympathy to her household, associates, and followers. She shall be very missed.”
Valentini’s assertion was additionally posted to the official Instagram account of the long-running cleaning soap, which Eddy first joined in 2006.
Eddy appeared in numerous TV exhibits for the reason that Nineties, together with “Seinfeld,” “ER,” “Recent Off the Boat” and “Murphy Brown.”
Different tributes flowed in on social media Tuesday.
“My pal @sonyaeddy handed away final night time,” actor Octavia Spencer wrote in an Instagram submit, utilizing Eddy’s deal with on the platform. “The world misplaced one other inventive angel. Her legions of … [‘General Hospital’] followers will miss her.”
“Group” star Yvette Nicole Brown said she was heartbroken concerning the demise of her pal, and Eddy’s “Common Hospital” co-star Kathleen Gati mentioned she was in “shock and disbelief.”
“We shared many good laughs and I all the time loved working together with her. Condolences to her household, associates, colleagues and followers. She shall be missed,” Gati wrote.
One other co-star, Jackie Zeman, mentioned Eddy was “an inspiration.”
“So proficient and so very particular. I’ll miss your stunning shining presence,” she tweeted.
Ford requested that contributions be made in Eddy’s honor to the Basis of the Nationwide Scholar Nurses’ Affiliation.