Emma Samms
Once again, rumors of Holly’s “death” were greatly exaggerated as Robert’s lost love was poised to return in April 2023, Soap Opera Digest whispered.
Roll Out the Welcome Mat: Look Who’s Headed for General Hospital [PHOTOS]
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Jane Elliot
Image Credit: ABC screenshot Where do we send a thank-you note to the daytime legend for retiring in such a way that she can still now and then bring Tracy back to Port Charles, as Soap Opera Digest reported that she was set to in the spring of 2023? Because that, ladies and gents, is a gift.
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Yvette Nicole Brown
Image Credit: Jill Johnson/JPI Wish we could report that the Community grad was visiting Port Charles for a happier reason. But the actress’ guest appearance was tied to the show’s tribute to her late friend, Sonya Eddy (Epiphany).
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Chandra Wilson
Image Credit: Michael Yada/ABC Making the trek from Grey Sloan to General Hospital, the real-life superfan, seen here at the 2019 Nurses Ball, was set to return for 2023’s gala, only in the new role of red-carpet correspondent Sydney Val Jean.
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Gavin Houston and Ricco Ross
Image Credit: ABC screenshot As Curtis and Portia’s wedding day neared, the groom surprised his bride — and us — by sneaking onto the guest list her brother Zeke and father Sterling.
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Adam Huss
Image Credit: ABC screenshot For the last leg of Nikolas’ journey — at least for now — Adam Huss was once again called in to sub for Marcus Coloma.
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Anthony Montgomery
Image Credit: Chris D/JPI No, they didn’t get as close as all this when Anna turned to former beau Andre for help clearing her name in the matter of Lucy’s shooting. But it was still nice to see her old flame again ahead of New Year.
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Scarlett Brielle
’Sup, punkin? Just in time for Halloween, Scarlett Spears took over the role of Sonny and Carly’s daughter, Donna.
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Denise Crosby
Image Credit: Paul Archuleta/Getty Images In the fall of 2022, word leaked that the Star Trek: The Next Generation vet had been picked to play Elizabeth’s never-before-seen mother, Carolyn. And as dad Jeff?
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William R. Moses
Image Credit: Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic/Getty Images The brother of Rick Moses — aka hot hitman Hutch on the soap back in 1980 — was set to move from Falcon Crest to Port Charles to replace Richard Dean Anderson as Liz’s long-MIA dad.
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Cyrus Hobbi
Image Credit: ABC Beefy bodyguard Yuri got more than a plate of cole slaw at the Quartermaines’ picnic, he got a new romance with Terry. Eat your heart out, Chet!
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Viron Weaver
Image Credit: ABC October didn’t just bring back pumpkin spice, it also brought back Wiley’s portrayer, who’d last appeared in Willow’s Nelle-centric nightmare.
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Alley Mills
Image Credit: Bell-Phillip Television Productions, Inc. Bold & Beautiful usually uses the veteran actress’ Pam as comic relief. But there was nothing funny about the character she took on on General Hospital just in time for November sweeps: She replaced Robin Mattson as psycho Heather.
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Robin Blake
Image Credit: Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images In a blink-and-you-missed-it cameo, the original cast member — aka Nurse Judy Clampett in the old days — popped up as a Metro Court patron in September 2022.
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Avery Kristen Pohl
Image Credit: ABC You didn’t really think that Esme’s tumble off of Wyndemere’s parapet would be the end of her, did you? No, no, no. The she-devil was set to make her Port Charles comeback just in time for Halloween.
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Briana Lane
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images General Hospital didn’t have to think too hard about whom to bring in when Amanda Setton needed a sub for a day as Brook Lynn in October 2022. The show just called Lane, who’d also spelled Setton during her maternity leave two years prior.
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Chloe Lanier
Image Credit: Howard Wise/JPI Dead schmead. Nelle was set to raise hell anew in September 2022 thanks to a short-term return by her Emmy-winning portrayer.
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Cyrus Hobbi
Image Credit: ABC screenshot To the delight of Yuri fans, Brook Lynn and Bailey’s Lu’s beefy bodyguard made a surprise appearance at the Quartermaines’ charity picnic in August 2022.
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Emma Samms
Image Credit: Howard Wise/JPI The fall of 2022 promised to bring with it not only the change of seasons but the long-awaited return of Holly. “No one,” said her portrayer, “is more interested in what’s happened to her since we saw her two years ago, being held captive by a mysterious villain, than me!”
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Joshua Benard
Image Credit: State of Mind screenshot In June of 2022, the son of Maurice Benard (Sonny) made another guest appearance as Adam — basically so that Josslyn’s skeevy classmate could apologize for their last interaction.
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Robert Adamson
Image Credit: Howard Wise/JPI, ABC When COVID concerns sidelined Chad Duell, Young & Restless’ former Noah suited up to temporarily take his place. Note: Despite what these pictures suggest, the suit was not a tuxedo.
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Jeff Kober
Image Credit: ABC screenshot A photo taken in May 2022 at the soap’s 15,000th episode celebration on the set revealed that Cyrus would soon be back in action. And by “in action,” we mean of course “making trouble.”
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Josh Kelly
Image Credit: Priscilla Grant/Courtesy of the Everett Collection Tongues wagged in May 2022 when the One Life to Live vet — Cutter in his Llanview days — was tapped to play a mystery man who sounded a lot like the “late” Jason (but turned out to be Dante’s old pal, Cody).
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Evan Hofer
Image Credit: ABC screenshot Ever since Jason’s latest “death,” Port Charles had been short a bit of T-shirt-clad muscle. Enter this head turner as Dex, who seemed less likely to pick up the nickname Stone Cold than Red Hot.
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Michael Blake Kruse
Image Credit: Jill Johnson/JPI Developments don’t get much more, ahem, arresting than this: The soap rookie was recruited in March 2022 to play Rory, the newest cop on the PCPD. One of the cutest, too.
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Tanisha Harper
Image Credit: ABC Reporting for duty at the Port Charles Police Department in March 2022 was the third actress to play Jordan (following Briana Nicole Henry and Vinessa Antoine).
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Tabyana Ali
Image Credit: ABC In the spring of 2022, the daytime newcomer took over the role of Trina from Sydney Mikayla, who bid adieu to Port Charles to focus on college. Need we mention that Ali also rocked it? ’Cause she did.
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Constance Towers
Image Credit: Jill Johnson/JPI When has a little thing like “death” ever slowed down Helena? The Cassadine clan’s malevolent matriarch resurfaced via a prerecorded message to crash longtime foe Luke’s memorial service.
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Jane Elliot
Image Credit: ABC We were as excited to have the General Hospital legend back on screen in early January 2022 as we were crushed by the news that Tracy brought with her: Luke was really, most sincerely dead.
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Kristina Wagner
Image Credit: ABC In November 2021, the veteran actress revealed that she was not only returning as Felicia, she was doing so on contract. “I couldn’t be more thrilled to be a part of that family once again,” she said.
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Parry Shen
Image Credit: Jill Johnson/JPI When at last Brad was sprung from prison, Britt’s bestie was free once again to roam the streets of Port Charles. Wait, is that a good idea? Shouldn’t he be chaperoned by a responsible adult?
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Robert Gossett
Image Credit: ABC screenshot In October 2021, we learned that the mystery man who’d been keeping a watchful eye on Curtis and Portia was none other than the club owner’s better-“late”-than-never father, Marshall.
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Cameron Mathison
Image Credit: ABC When “ill-fated” Drew was resurrected in August 2021, it wasn’t with the face of previous portrayer Billy Miller but that of the All My Children vet who had played Ryan.
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Avery Kristen Pohl
Image Credit: ABC Nobody had to say “Here comes trouble!” when they got a look at Esme in August 2021; any time she hatched a plot — and she hatched a lot of ’em — the word was written across her portrayer’s lovely face.
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Nicholas Alexander Chavez
Image Credit: ABC screenshot The summer of 2021 suddenly got way hotter when SORAS hit Spencer like a ton of bricks and transformed him into the newbie that we quickly recognized as one of the rookies of the year.
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An EP and his crew
Image Credit: Image: Michael Yada/ABC Executive producer Frank Valentini poses with his cast. Michelle Stafford as Nina and Chandra Wilson as Sydney.
