List of General Hospital characters
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This is a list of characters that have appeared or been mentioned on the American ABC soap opera General Hospital.
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Aaron
(Chad Brannon, 2009)
Aaron was a passenger on a flight leaving Port Charles. He sat next to Rebecca Shaw, who was the twin sister of Zander's late love, Emily Quartermaine. His appearance allowed Rebecca to leave town with a man who looked exactly like the man her twin had loved, providing a symbolic closure for the actors and the audience. Aaron had no biological or historical connection to Zander; he was simply a look-alike encountered by chance.
Abigail
(Ivy Bethune, 1987)
Also referred to as Abbie, Abigail was a minor character who appeared primarily in scenes involving the hospital staff or community members during the late 1980s.
Sarah Abbott
(Eileen Dietz, 1981–83)
Roommate to Heather Webber in the Forest Hill Sanitarium. Keeps all of Heather's secrets when Heather is escaping the sanitarium to kill Diana Taylor. Heather's gun is secretly hidden in a doll, kept closely in Sarah's hands. Sarah is convinced that she drowned her sister, a fact found to not be true.
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