Sonya Eddy

Eddy was born in Concord, California, on June 17, 1967. She majored in theatre and dance at University of California, Davis and received her B.A. in 1992. ==Career==

Eddy made her acting debut in the West Coast premiere of Ruby Dee's play Zora Is My Name in 1990. In 1995, Eddy moved to Los Angeles and appeared in such sitcoms as Married... with Children, The Drew Carey Show, Murphy Brown, Seinfeld and Home Improvement. She made her big screen debut playing nurse in the 1996 comedy film High School High. The following years, Eddy played "nurse" roles in a number of movies, include Sour Grapes (1998), Patch Adams (1998), Inspector Gadget (1999), and Seven Pounds (2008). She appeared on soap until October 20, 2022. She received a posthumous Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2023. From 2016 to 2019, she played Tammy in the truTV comedy series, ''Those Who Can't. She also had recurring roles on Fresh Off the Boat, Black Jesus and the miniseries The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey. Her final screen appearance was in the 2023 musical comedy film Dicks: The Musical''. ==Death==

Eddy died on December 19, 2022, at the age of 55. Her cause of death was an infection after non-emergency surgery. ==Filmography==

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