It's Family Business: 5 General Hospital Cameos Of Actor's Real Life Family
Some appearances are more meaningful than you’d expect.
When producing a show as long as General Hospital, it's not uncommon for the cast and crew to bring their friends and family along for the ride. After all, it's often easier to find common ground with someone you trust and not worry about the quality of their performance.
Here are the top 5 unexpected cameos by General Hospital cast members' family members that you may have missed or didn't even know about.
Kate Grahn – Nancy Lee Grahn’s Daughter
While Nancy Lee Grahn spent many years portraying Alexis Davis on General Hospital, her real life daughter was actively pursuing a career in music.
No wonder she ended up appearing on the show in 2014 during the Nurses’ Ball having a go at the keys and background vocals for Molly and TJ’s performance of Just Can't Get Enough.
Caitlin Reilly – John Reilly’s Daughter
After John Reilly’s passing, General Hospital organized the tribute episode to honor his character Sean Donely.
What made the episode even more special is the appearance of the actor’s real life daughter Caitlin Reilly as his on-screen daughter too. This must’ve gotten some closure for both the actress and the cast of the soap.
Helena Mattsson – Sofia Mattsson’s Sister
Although the reasons for that swap weren’t announced, there was an incident where Sofia Mattsson, who portrays Sasha on the series, had to be recast with her sister for a couple of episodes. Not many viewers even noticed the difference as the two actresses have very similar features.
Joshua Benard – Maurice Benard’s Son
It’s safe to say Maurice Benard is the true star of General Hospital now, being the main character of the soap for more than 30 years and appearing in more than 3000 episodes. It was only a matter of time when his grown up son Joshua would want to join the series too, even if only for a few episodes.
Harper Rose Barash – Kirsten Storms And Brandon Barash’s Daughter
Kirsten Storms And Brandon Barash romance started right after their characters Maxie Jones and Johnny Zacchara hooked up on screen. And, although neither of the kids Maxie has were fathered by him, their real-life daughter portrayed Maxie’s firstborn, Georgie Spinelli.