Courtney Matthews
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| Portrayed by | Alicia Leigh Willis | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2001–06, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | December 20, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | May 5, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Megan McTavish | ||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Courtney Quartermaine Courtney Morgan Courtney Jacks |
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| Family | Corinthos |
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| Father | Mike Corbin |
| Mother | Janine Matthews |
| Half-brothers | Sonny Corinthos |
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| Sons | Spencer Cassadine |
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Kristina Davis Avery Corinthos |
Courtney Matthews is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network. She is the daughter of Mike Corbin and Janine Matthews, and the half sister of mobster, Sonny Corinthos. Courtney was portrayed by Alicia Leigh Willis from December 20, 2001 until February 21, 2006. Willis received two consecutive Emmy nominations for "Outstanding Younger Actress." Willis returned to the role of Courtney for a guest stint in May 2015, as part of a fan-favorite vote.
In September 2001, General Hospital released a casting call for Courtney, described to be in her early 20s and "sexy, vibrant and dynamic." The character was speculated to be the sister of Sonny Corinthos, played by Maurice Benard. Benard had hinted at a recent fan club event that Sonny's sister would be brought on canvas.Alicia Leigh Willis was cast in the role of Courtney in December 2001. Casting director Mark Teschner fought for her to be hired in the role, and coached her before her callback with the show's executive producer at the time Jill Farren Phelps. Years later, Teschner spoke highly of his experience with Willis, "She nailed it and she got the role and four years later, she was one of the most successful additions on the show. That's also very gratifying when you fight for somebody and they do you right by doing a great job with the role."
In 2006, Willis chose not to renew her contract. She was written off the show, but at her goodbye party on set, Jill Farren Phelps asked if she would stay on and wrap up her character's pregnancy storyline, to which Willis agreed. As the story played out, Willis voiced her opinion on Soap Talk on her character's future, "I love playing Courtney and to see someone else come in, it's like, 'It's my character!' I don't want to see someone else come in, but if they do, I wish them all the luck." Although the network had initially announced recasting the role, it was later confirmed that the character would in fact be killed off. Willis last appeared on February 21, 2006.
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