Acting
Sonya Eddy
EN cinema · 41 credits
Born
17 June 1967
Died
20 December 2022 (aged 55)
Birthplace
Concord, California, USA
Also known as Sonja Eddy
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).
Known for
Filmography
Sorcerers
as Pub Owner
Dicks: The Musical
as Sonya the Old Lady
Frank and Penelope
as Nurse
V/H/S/99
as Debra (segment "Ozzy's Dungeon")
Satanic Hispanics
as Detective Gibbons
Fixed
as Wang
Thumper
as Duty Nurse
The Hive
as Nurse
K-11
as Theresa Luna
Dorfman in Love
as Lil G
Miss Dial
as Refried Bean Caller
The Perfect Game
as Rose Bell
Seven Pounds
as Nurse
Player 5150
as Parking Enforcement
Year of the Dog
as Nurse
Gridiron Gang
as Bug's Mother
Bad News Bears
as Saleslady
Come Away Home
as Sonya Warfield
The Reading Room
as Mrs. Carr
Coach Carter
as Worm's Mother
Y.M.I.
as DVD's Mom
Surviving Christmas
as Security Lady
Matchstick Men
as Parking Garage Cashier
Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood
as Yolanda
Daddy Day Care
as Waitress
The Third Society
as McGregor
Barbershop
as Janelle
The Jennie Project
as Woman In Curlers
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
as Heavyset Woman
Dish Dogs
as Outback Waitress
Blast from the Past
as Postal Worker
Inspector Gadget
as Hospital Secretary
The Godson
as Bank Clerk
Sour Grapes
as Nurse Loder
Patch Adams
as Older Waitress
Blast
as Bena
Motel Blue
as Motel Blue Maid