Rena Sofer is set to return to General Hospital after being off the soap opera for 26 years. Sofer played Italian-American band manager Lois Cerullo, who briefly marries Ned Ashton (Wally Kurth) – twice – and becomes the mother of his child after meeting him in his alter ego as rock star Eddie Maine. After 101 episodes, Sofer left the series in 1997. The character briefly returned in 2004 played by Lesli Kay, but Cerullo’s final appearance until now took place in 2005.
People has reported that Sofer is returning to the General Hospital fold and has already filmed an episode that will air in October. Her return comes during a juicy storyline where Ned has amnesia and believes himself to be Eddie Maine, which provides the perfect opportunity for him to encounter such an important figure from his past. This reappearance on the series has been rumored since Sofer left her longtime role as Quinn Fuller on The Bold and the Beautiful in 2022, and now it has been officially confirmed.
Everything Rena Sofer Has Done Since Leaving General Hospital
Although she doesn’t have the tenure of longer-running General Hospital stars such as Maurice Benard and Laura Wright or the widespread name recognition of previous General Hospital alums including True Lies‘ Tia Carrere or Full House‘s John Stamos, Sofer has become a huge name in the soap opera industry. In addition to being part of the major General Hospital on-again-off-again couple, her role on The Bold and the Beautiful has earned her great notoriety. Before her exit, she played jewelry designer Quinn Fuller on 946 episodes of the long-running series, beginning in 2013.
In the years between those two major soap roles, Sofer maintained her hold on dramatic television. In fact, just one year after her first General Hospital exit, she joined Melrose Place for 25 episodes as the memorable character Eve Cleary. She would play that role until the end of Melrose in 1999, at which point she moved on to roles in series including The Chronicle, Blind Justice, 24, NCIS, and the fantasy show Once Upon a Time.
This return to General Hospital is something of a victory lap for the star. It is currently unknown for how long Sofer will remain on the series now that she has returned. However, she has no other officially confirmed roles in the near future, nor has she appeared onscreen outside of soaps since a 2017 episode of the game show Jeopardy, so Lois could stick around to wreak havoc for some time to come.
General Hospital airs on ABC weekdays at 2PM Pacific.
