According to reports, Kelly Monaco will depart from General Hospital after portraying Sam McCall in the ABC soap opera for about 21 years.
, is reportedly leaving the ABC soap opera soon. At the time of her introduction, Sam was a con artist. But she has undergone remarkable character development over the years, becoming a respectable member of the community in Port Charles, a private investigator, and a successful entrepreneur. She is also considerably popular among the General Hospital viewers. Accordingly, the reports have caused quite a stir among the fanbase.
Monaco has portrayed Sam in well over 2,000 episodes for more than two decades, but not without any breaks. Lindsay Hartley temporarily replaced Monaco as Sam in August 2020 and February 2022. She once again joined the cast as Monaco’s replacement in January 2024 and this month. For her performance in the show, Monaco was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2006, before ultimately losing to Kim Zimmer, who won the award for her portrayal of Reva Lewis in Guiding Light.
Before General Hospital, Monaco was part of the cast of its spin-off series Port Charles from 2000 to 2003., though she portrayed a different character, Livvie Locke / Tess Ramsey. She earned her first Daytime Emmy nod for this role in 2003. Aside from McCall, Monaco has portrayed McCall’s doppelgänger Alicia Montenegro in General Hospital back in August 2005.A trilogy expanding into more movies is a common occurrence.
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