"General Hospital" to Pay On-Air Tribute to John Reilly (EXCLUSIVE)
by Danielle Turchiano
Jan. 11, 2021


“General Hospital” plans to celebrate beloved cast member John Reilly and his iconic character Sean Donely with an episode dedicated to him this spring, Variety has learned exclusively.

Executive producer Frank Valentini tells Variety that Reilly, “was a huge part of the ‘GH’ history and will be honored in an upcoming episode that the writers are working on now.”

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/general-hospital-john-reilly-tribute-exclusive-1234883089/

General Hospital will pay tribute to the late John Reilly by casting his daughter, TikTok star Caitlin Reilly (https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/general-hospital-john-reilly-tribute-caitlin-reilly-casting-1234951545/)

Caitlin Reilly will portray Annie, formerly known as Anna, the daughter of her father’s character Sean Donely and Tiffany Hill. The character was most recently seen in August 2013 episodes, when she was portrayed by Courtney Halverson. Although an actress herself, Caitlin Reilly is best known for her TikTok videos (https://www.tiktok.com/@itscaitlinhello) that have amassed nearly 2 million followers. Her father John Reilly died in January at age 86.

The tribute episode to Sean Donely and John Reilly aired yesterday (May 21). It's available to view on abc.com, Hulu, and YouTube.

It was well done. Caitlin was fantastic as Annie. There was a fantastic surprise appearance that you will have to watch to find out who it was.