{"id":2034344,"date":"2025-09-19T12:32:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2034344"},"modified":"2025-09-19T12:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:32:10","slug":"general-hospitals-nancy-lee-grahn-welcomes-a-new-cast-member-who-is-also-a-beloved-former-co-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/general-hospitals-nancy-lee-grahn-welcomes-a-new-cast-member-who-is-also-a-beloved-former-co-star\/","title":{"rendered":"General Hospital\u2019s Nancy Lee Grahn Welcomes a New Cast Member\u2026 Who Is Also a Beloved Former Co-Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For many veteran stars, the soaps they\u2019ve spent years on aren\u2019t always the ones they began their career with. This is the case for <i>General Hospital<\/i>\u2019s Nancy Lee Grahn. Before the actress landed the role of Alexis in 1996, she appeared on various other soaps \u2014 one being <i>One Life to Live<\/i>, the very soap that Erika Slezak spent over 40 years playing Victoria on. And with the daytime icon <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/plot-thickens-details-emerge-erika-145217470.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:set to appear on the Port Charles soap;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">set to appear on the Port Charles soap<\/a>, Grahn welcomed her with open arms and shared their connection with fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMy very first job on television was <i>One Life to Live<\/i>,\u201d Grahn stated while posting a pic with Slezak on the <i>General Hospital<\/i> set. \u201cI was finishing school and working on the show as a non-contract recurring character, Beverly Wilkes. I had grown up watching <i>OLTL<\/i> with my mom and sister, so to be working with Judith Light, Gerald Anthony and Erika Slezak was surreal and thrilling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from Soaps.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>ONE LIFE TO LIVE, Erika Slezak, (ca. late 1960s\/early 1970s), 1968-. \u00a9 ABC \/ Courtesy: Everett Collection<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After recalling her time spent uncontracted on the Llanview soap, and what led to Grahn being sued at a very young age by the show\u2019s producer, she remembered going to Slezak for advice. \u201cErika, without being asked to, went directly into her bosses\u2019 office and told him in no uncertain terms that what he was doing was unconscionable, mean and unwarranted. She got right in the middle of a lawsuit and stood up for me, because she believed what her boss was doing to me was wrong and undeserved. She spoke up for me. That\u2019s the kind of woman Erika is.\u201d She went on to express, \u201cIn addition to that, she\u2019s an outstanding, consummate well awarded actress who was a mentor to me as I watched her and learned up close how to be truthful and effective in this medium.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em><strong>More:<\/strong> First look, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/first-look-near-collision-castmate-115857438.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ryan Paevey is back \u2014 today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Ryan Paevey is back \u2014 today<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And now \u201cto meet up with her again after decades,\u201d Grahn added, \u201c[She\u2019s] still beautiful and elegant as always, was a true joy. It is no secret how much I respect and appreciate formidable, courageous women, and Erika is unquestionably one of them.\u201d And yes, for those who were wondering, Grahn\u2019s case, which can be learned about further in her post, was \u201csettled in arbitration\u201d and she won.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We are so excited to see such a legend back on our screens and can\u2019t wait for Slezak\u2019s character to wander into Port Charles!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.soaps.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Text reads, Subscribe to Soaps' General Hospital Newsletter. Get breaking news alerts, daily recaps, exclusive interviews and spoilers sent straight to your inbox https:\/\/cloud.email.soaps.com\/signup\/\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"268\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/kAstLDOzWWRwmTH.5wb1Rw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTI2ODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/soaps_732\/db58f4ddd0603708fa98f7cadb6f7ab8\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Text reads, Subscribe to Soaps&#8217; General Hospital Newsletter. Get breaking news alerts, daily recaps, exclusive interviews and spoilers sent straight to your inbox https:\/\/cloud.email.soaps.com\/signup\/<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>While we await for her big daytime comeback, get a peek at what\u2019s set to go down today by opening up our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soaps.sheknows.com\/gallery\/soap-preview-spoilers-friday-september-19-2025-leslie-mother\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Friday preview gallery;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Friday preview gallery<\/a> below.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many veteran stars, the soaps they\u2019ve spent years on aren\u2019t always the ones they began their career with. 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