Sharon Wyatt

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Sharon Wyatt
Years active1977–1995, 1998-1999, 2005-2006, 2008, 2021

Sharon Wyatt is an American soap opera actress.

Career

Wyatt portrayed Tiffany Hill on the daytime soap General Hospital from July 14, 1981, to July 10, 1984, [1] and again from July 30, 1986, to February 24, 1995. [2]

Contents

Wyatt was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in the 1994 Daytime Emmy Awards, with Susan Haskell (Marty Saybrooke, One Life to Live) receiving the award.[ citation needed ]

Sept 1998 Just Shoot Me! Season 3 Episode 2 Steamed as Greta Larson.

From 2005 to 2006, Wyatt played the role of Rachel Barrett on Passions . [3]

In 2008, Wyatt reprised her role of Tiffany on the two-part season two finale of General Hospital: Night Shift . [4]

In 2021, Wyatt reprised her role of Tiffany Donely on the May 21 episode of General Hospital . [5] Her appearance was voice-only on the tribute episode to John Reilly (Sean Donely) who died earlier in the year.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Commando LeslieFeature film
1986 Armed and Dangerous BMW WomanFeature film
1990 Class of 1999 Janice CulpFeature film
1999 The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human The Male's MotherFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977 Nashville 99 Jolene MasonEpisode: "Jolene"
1979Good Ol' BoysUnknown roleTV movie (unsold pilot)
1980 Goodtime Girls Unknown roleEpisode: Unknown
1981–1984, 1986–1995 General Hospital Tiffany Hill Donely a/k/a Elsie Mae CrumholzDaytime serial (contract role)

For Daytime Emmy info, see Awards and nominations section below for details
1984 Three's A Crowd Lee PelosiEpisode: "James Steps Out"
1985 Hotel Diana ChaseEpisode: "Fallen Idols"
Final Jeopardy SharonTV movie
1987 Roses Are for the Rich Harriet OsborneTV miniseries (2-part)
Dallas Marvel ReedEpisode: "Mummy's Revenge"
1990 Matlock WRTX TV reporter (mostly voice)Episode: "Narc"
1991 In the Heat of the Night Bree HarrisEpisode: "Paper Castles"
1998 Just Shoot Me! Greta LarsonEpisode: "Steamed"
2005–2006 Passions Rachel Barrett a/k/a Mystery WomanDaytime serial (recurring role)
2008 General Hospital: Night Shift Tiffany Hill Donely a/k/a Elsie Mae CrumholzEpisode: "Past and Presence ~ Part 1"
2021 General Hospital Tiffany Hill Donely a/k/a Elsie Mae Crumholz (voice only)Daytime serial (guest role)
Episode: #14793

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum UnknownNashville's Circle Theater
1970s The Contrast UnknownNashville's Circle Theater
1970s The Gift of the Magi UnknownNashville's Circle Theater
1970s The Tempest UnknownNashville's Circle Theater
1970s The Boy Friend UnknownNashville's Circle Theater
1970s Sweet Charity UnknownNashville's Circle Theater
1997 Barefoot in the Park UnknownLos Angeles
2003 Last Summer at Bluefish Cove UnknownDarkhorse Theatre, Nashville

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1994
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated

Personal life

On September 6, 2006, her father died. Wyatt cared for her elderly mother in Tennessee until her mother's death [6] on April 9, 2012. [7]

In 2011, Wyatt announced that she was suffering from osteonecrosis in her jaw, which she believed was the result of her use of the Merck & Co. drug Fosamax. [8] [9] [10] [11]

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