Lisa Niles

Lisa Niles
Brianna Brown as Dr. Lisa Niles
General Hospital character
Portrayed by	Julie Mond (2009) Brianna Brown (2010–11)
Duration	2009–11
First appearance	November 18, 2009 (2009-11-18)
Last appearance	October 31, 2011 (2011-10-31)
Created by	Robert Guza, Jr.
Introduced by	Jill Farren Phelps
Classification	Former, regular
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Occupation	Orthopedic Surgeon
Julie Mond as Dr. Lisa Niles

Lisa Niles is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera General Hospital. The character first appeared in November 2009 portrayed by actress, Julie Mond. Mond was replaced by Brianna Brown in early 2010. Brown last appeared in the role in October 2011. The character is known for being a villain to popular characters Patrick Drake and Robin Scorpio.

It was announced in October, 2009 that daytime newcomer, Julie Mond, was cast in the role of Lisa Niles, the ex-girlfriend of Patrick Drake. Mond first appeared on November 18, 2009. In December of that year, it was announced that Mond was let go from the series as the character would be taken in a new direction, and her storyline would be altered. She was replaced by Brianna Brown, who first appeared in the role on January 6, 2010. Brown said of how she got the role, "I was very fortunate. I didn’t have to audition. I was offered the role because of previous work that I’d done and because I was up for a role on Guiding Light long ago. I ended up not taking it at that time but ironically it was the same casting director — Mark Teschner. When my representation told Mark I was interested in being on a soap, Mark got really excited because he knew me from ages ago. He showed the reel on my website to the executive producer Jill Farren Phelps and to the head writer Bob and they really liked what I had done. We sat down, had a meeting to discuss the character and they gave me the role in the room! It was an ideal [situation]!"

In June 2011, it was announced that under new head writer Garin Wolf, Brown would depart from the series. However, Brown started reappearing on a regular basis in September of that year. In October 2011, it was revealed that Lisa would be killed off, as the start of a whodunit storyline on the series. This resulted in Brown last appearing on October 31, 2011.