General Hospital Coming And Goings: Key Role Recast Again

Who’s coming and who’s going from General Hospital? Are any of your favorite performers from yesteryear returning to the daytime drama, this week, or in the not-too-far-off future?

General Hospital C&G News

Have any new actors or actresses been cast on the show in contract, recurring, or day-player roles? Are any well-remembered or beloved stars from other soaps, past or present, about to join the General Hospital fold in surprise new parts? Here’s the latest casting news from the ABC soap.

The week of July 24, 2023

The key role of Molly Lansing-Davis has been recast – again. Brooke Anne Smith, who began airing last week,  has replaced Holiday Mia Kriegel as Alexis’s (Nancy Lee Grahn) daughter.  Smith is best known for her role as Shelby Hayes on two seasons of Tyler Perry’s Too Close To Home. She also recurred as Angelique Welch on MTV series, Awkward. 

Kriegel stepped in as Molly in May, when Haley Pullos, who had played the character since 2009, was involved in a freeway collision. Pullos was subsequently charged with two felony counts and one misdemeanor count of hit-and-run.

Ella Lentini has joined the soap as Betty Rutherford. The dubious character is Avery Jerome-Corinthos’s new nanny, 

Brad Schmidt returns to the Pentonville prison scene as Book. He originally aired as an inmate last year. His GH history also includes a gig filling in for Johnny Wactor as Brando Corbin in 2022.