Sonya Eddy

Sonya Eddy (lahir Sonya Jean Eddy, 17 Juni 1967, di Concord, California; meninggal 19 Desember 2022, di Burbank, California) adalah seorang aktris Amerika yang memperoleh gelar B.A. di bidang teater dan tari dari UC Davis (1992). Dia melakukan debut aktingnya di pemutaran perdana Zora Is My Name (1990) karya Ruby Dee di Pantai Barat, dan merupakan perawat kejuruan berlisensi. Dia meninggal karena infeksi pasca operasi pada usia 55 tahun, dan dianugerahi Emmy Siang Hari anumerta untuk Aktris Pendukung Luar Biasa dalam Serial Drama (2023) untuk Rumah Sakit Umum. Dia paling dikenal sebagai kepala perawat Epiphany Johnson di Rumah Sakit Umum (2006–2022, 543 episode, ABC) dan spin-off Rumah Sakit Umum: Night Shift (2007–2008, 25 episode). Kredit filmnya termasuk Barbershop (2002), Coach Carter (2005, dengan Samuel L. Jackson), Seven Pounds (2008, dengan Will Smith), Matchstick Men (2003), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000, dengan Eddie Murphy), Inspector Gadget (1999), Gridiron Gang (2006, dengan Dwayne Johnson), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013, dengan Steve Carell dan Jim Carrey), Liburan Besar Pee-wee (2016), dan Dicks: The Musical (2023, anumerta). Di televisi dia juga muncul di Seinfeld, ER (dua kali), Joan of Arcadia (2004–2005, berulang), Legit (2013–2014, FX), Mereka yang Tidak Bisa (2016–2019, truTV), Fresh Off the Boat (2015), Glee (2011), Monk (2003), House, Desperate Housewives, 2 Broke Girls, Castle, dan The Hari-Hari Terakhir Ptolemy Gray (2022, miniseri).

Sonya Eddy (born Sonya Jean Eddy, June 17, 1967, in Concord, California; died December 19, 2022, in Burbank, California) was an American actress who earned a B.A. in theater and dance from UC Davis (1992). She made her acting debut in the West Coast premiere of Ruby Dee's Zora Is My Name (1990), and was a licensed vocational nurse. She died of a post-surgical infection at age 55, and was awarded a posthumous Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2023) for General Hospital. She is best known as head nurse Epiphany Johnson in General Hospital (2006–2022, 543 episodes, ABC) and its spinoff General Hospital: Night Shift (2007–2008, 25 episodes). Her film credits include Barbershop (2002), Coach Carter (2005, with Samuel L. Jackson), Seven Pounds (2008, with Will Smith), Matchstick Men (2003), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000, with Eddie Murphy), Inspector Gadget (1999), Gridiron Gang (2006, with Dwayne Johnson), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013, with Steve Carell and Jim Carrey), Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016), and Dicks: The Musical (2023, posthumous). On television she also appeared in Seinfeld, ER (twice), Joan of Arcadia (2004–2005, recurring), Legit (2013–2014, FX), Those Who Can't (2016–2019, truTV), Fresh Off the Boat (2015), Glee (2011), Monk (2003), House, Desperate Housewives, 2 Broke Girls, Castle, and The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022, miniseries).