Soap Opera
Anna’s New Doctor on ‘General Hospital’ Has a Familiar Soap Opera Face
Kearran Giovanni joins ‘General Hospital’ as Dr. Nichols, Anna Devane’s new therapist. The OLTL alum could uncover secrets from Anna’s harrowing ordeal with Sidwell and Cullum.
General Hospital’s Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) met her new therapist on the September 10th episode, played by an old ABC soap favorite. ABC soap fans recognize Anna’s new doctor as another soap opera doc. According to Soap Opera Digest, Kearran Giovanni played Vivian Wright on One Life to Live from 2009 to 2012 and is now playing Dr. Nichols, who will finally help Anna get well.
With Anna finally on the path to mental wellness after a nearly year-long ordeal that took her from a basement prison to a mental hospital in France, and finally to the top of a mountain in Port Charles, where a hallucination told her to kill a woman, Dr. Nichols is just who Anna will need.
Anna met Dr. Nichols the day after she nearly killed Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud). She had fooled the doctors in France into thinking she was well, but now that she is serious about her mental health, we expect to see a lot more of Dr. Nichols in the weeks and months to come.
GH has needed a new resident psychiatrist since Dr. Kevin Collins left for Ireland to teach, as his portrayer, Jon Lindstrom, brings Joey Armstrong to life on Beyond the Gates.
On OLTL, Giovanni’s Vivian Wright was an OBGYN who appeared in the show’s final episode, delivering Drew Buchanan III. However, Giovanni comes with an impressive resume outside the world of soaps. The actress’s primetime credits include Homestead, All Rise, Feds, Major Crimes, and Designated Survivor, per IMDb.
Some fans have speculated that Anna’s serious foray into therapy might bring out more secrets from her ordeal at the hands of Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Cullum (Andrew Hawkes), so will Dr. Nichols play an integral part in upcoming stories and become a new character to watch. Stay tuned to find out.
