Sharon Wyatt

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Sharon Wyatt
Born (1953-02-13) February 13, 1953 (age 71)
Years active1977–2008, 2021

Sharon Wyatt (born February 13, 1953) is an American soap opera actress.

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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]

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]

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

In 2021, Wyatt reprised her role of Tiffany Donely on the May 21st episode of General Hospital . [5] Her appearance was voice only on the tribute episode to John Reilly (Sean Donely) who passed away 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
1979 Nashville 99 Jolene MasonEpisode: "Jolene"
1979 Good Ol' Boys UnknownPilot only
1980 Goodtime Girls UnknownEpisode: Unknown
1981-1984, 1986-1995 General Hospital Tiffany Hill Donely a/k/a Elsie Mae CrumholzDaytime serial (contract role)
1984 Three's A Crowd Lee PelosiEpisode: "James Steps Out"
1985 Hotel Diana ChaseEpisode" "Fallen Idols"
1985 Final Jeopardy SharonTV movie
1987 Roses Are for the Rich Harriet OsborneTV miniseries (2-part)
1987 Dallas Marvel ReedEpisode: "Mummy's Revenge"
1990 Matlock TV reporter (voice only)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)Episode: "#14793"

Personal life

Wyatt cared for her elderly mother in Tennessee until her mother's death on April 9, 2012. [6]

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. [7] [8] [9] [10]

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References

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  2. "Soap Opera Weekly (January 24, 1995): John Reilly & Sharon Wyatt Fired From General Hospital". Soap Opera World.
  3. "Hill To Harmony". Soap Opera Digest . January 27, 2006.
  4. "General Hospital Night Shift preview: John Reilly and Sharon Wyatt". TV Guide . October 8, 2008. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  5. "Sharon Wyatt Reprises Role as Tiffany Hill Donely on 'General Hospital' for Tribute to the Late John Reilly". soapoperanetwork.com. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  6. "Former soap star still gets recognized around ET". KNOX News.
  7. Molloy, Joanna (31 March 2011). "General Hospital star Sharon Wyatt faces real medical issue with osteonecrosis, bone death in jaw". NY Daily News .
  8. "Ex-General Hospital's Sharon Wyatt Battles Osteonecrosis". Soaps.sheknows.com.
  9. "Sharon Wyatt battles possible disfiguring disease". Soapcentral .
  10. "Soap Star Sharon Wyatt Loses Half of Her Jaw". Inside Edition . June 2011.