You know, a few weeks ago when Sarah Brown blithely tweeted that she was leaving General Hospital, acting all la-di-da about losing a job, it should have been a tip-off that she had something cooking somewhere else. Today we learned what that something else is. Sarah Brown is joining The Bold and the Beautiful on November 6. Talk about a cushy landing! Oh, and her last day on GH is November 5, so there's no time for daytime fans to miss her.The latter situation is quite unusual for daytime. But ABC agreed to release Brown from her contract early so she could make the swift transition. B&B executive producer Bradley Bell was thrilled and surprised. "I was stunned. It was something really very human and very big of them," he said.
On B&B, Sarah's going to be a good girl, at least initially. She'll be playing Sandy Sommers, a new character on the canvas. Sandy is described as "goodhearted," which is the anti-thesis of her GH viper, Claudia Zacchara. Claudia is a mob princess who has ordered lethal hits on her enemies. It's still to be determined if Claudia will simply be written off with a move away from Port Charles or if GH head writer will have Claudia rubbed out as retribution for her evil doings?
Sandy, on the other hand, is not a murderess... at least not yet. She's going to be a player, though, getting in the middle of happily married Nick and Bridget. She's also going to get involved with Whip, played by Brown's former GH costar Rick Hearst. Sounds like fun!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
10-02-2009 @ 4:30PM
LDG said...
She was the first Carly on general hospital too.
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10-02-2009 @ 5:24PM
puda said...
No she wasn't!
10-02-2009 @ 7:15PM
jlewis said...
Her bio is verifiable on about.com and imdb - I liked her on ATWT.
10-03-2009 @ 9:20AM
Lisa said...
Yes, you are right!! She was the first Carly, so the person below you is an idiot
10-02-2009 @ 9:20PM
dvdsgirl817 said...
puda- yes she was the first Carly, her hair was medium brown!
10-02-2009 @ 11:16PM
Cindy Skeoch said...
Yes, I think she was the first Carly. I know she was either the first or second.
10-02-2009 @ 5:07PM
Vicki D said...
Thank the powers that be; couldn't stand her character. I hope they rub her out in a big mob-style way with no remains to ever come back.
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10-02-2009 @ 5:45PM
MikeyD53 said...
YES, Sarah WAS, in fact, the first Carly. She originated the role in April 1996, won 3 Daytime Emmys and left the role in April of 2001. She came back to GH in January 2008 in the newly created role of Claudia Zacchara. I'll be sad to see her go.
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10-02-2009 @ 8:51PM
Danny said...
She was whiny and bitchy as Carly and she's exactly the same as Claudia (with darker hair). Didn't like her either way! I'm glad she's going. Hopefully the new role will be something different.
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10-02-2009 @ 9:57PM
barbara said...
1996? My freshman year in college. Her playing Carly totally epitomizes my leisure hours during those years. BTW, I LOVED her as Carly. I didnt' think I could like another person as Carly but Tamara Braun won me over too. The 3rd one was Horrible but the last actress (I have watched her since she was on Loving!) is really good as well.
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10-02-2009 @ 10:37PM
lindee said...
There are still soaps on TV? I thought all they actors were doing infomercials and Lifetime movies.
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10-02-2009 @ 11:12PM
chuck said...
Huh?...lmao...yeah..okay...w/errrrrr
10-02-2009 @ 10:51PM
Carmen Janet said...
Good that was the stupidest thing ABC did to bring back such a major character back as another role. I stopped watching General Hospital after 29 years when they did that.
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10-02-2009 @ 11:57PM
countryfan said...
Why didn't you stop watching when they brought back Tony Geary to play a different role? Who cares if they bring somebody back, or recast their characters to different actors? Get over it!
10-03-2009 @ 12:59AM
GT said...
I didn't like her as Carly at all, and thought that it was a big mistake to bring her back in a different role on GH. Although, I've been a loyal GH watcher for the past 20 years, I feel that it has steadily been less interesting in recent years. Does anyone agree with me?
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10-03-2009 @ 3:27AM
Maxiefan said...
No
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10-03-2009 @ 4:12AM
Rob said...
Without Laura the show is stupid repetitive and should be canceled on the fact alone the story lines are stupid. I can't imagine why anyone would get sucked into daytime junk.
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10-03-2009 @ 5:43AM
ptriciathomp said...
Hmmm...That sucks. When those stupid magazine commercials said Sonny or Claudia was going to die, I thought 'Yeah, right! Thats what you guys always say!' But I guess Claudia's a goner...I liked her as Carly and as Claudia, and she was only on the show as Claudia a relatively short time. I wish I knew why she was leaving...
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10-03-2009 @ 3:24PM
gerry said...
She was the first "Carly" and won 3 Emmys in that role and they wasted her talents this time round. I hate the latest "Carly" and I will follow this actress - she was new to me and I can see that she is incredible.
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10-10-2009 @ 8:15AM
Joanie said...
I have to say that Sarah Brown is one heck of an actress. I remember when she first came on to General Hospital as Bobbi's long lost daughter and took Bobbi's husband away from her. Even then, she annoyed the shitzu out of me, only because she was a tremendously good actress. I salute her and wish her the very best in her transition to B&B. Her presence in G.H. will be sorely missed. We love you Sarah. Keep up the GREAT work.
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