GH Pals Reunite on Primetime!

Amber Tamblyn (ex-Emily, General Hospital ) and Kimberly McCullough (ex-Robin) share their joy about working together on CBS’ Joan of Arcadia.

The InDepth: “How cool is that!?” Tamblyn raves when Soaps In Depth asks her about McCullough guest-starring on her hit drama. “Kim and I have stayed really close over the years, so when she called to say, “I’m auditioning for your show today,’ I was like, ‘Oh, my God!” (no pun intended)

McCullough’s road to ARCADIA wasn’t a leisurely one; late notification of the audition left her with just one hour to ready herself, learn her lines and get to the show’s set! “I was driving 75 mph, trying to learn nine pages on my way there,” McCullough laughs. “It always happens that way! But I guess I do better when I don’t plan.”

What’s more, McCullough (and Tamblyn, at her former GH castmate’s urging) didn’t play the “friend” card beofe she read for the producers. “Jim Hayman, our executive producer, told me that she didn’t tell him until afterward,” shares Tamblyn. “I thought that was cool of her.” Adds McCullough, “I told Amber, ‘No, don’t say anything to them. Just let me go in there and get the job.’ I didn’t want her to be like, ‘Cast her! Cast her!’ And it all worked out.

In an upcoming sweeps episode, McCullough plays the ex-girlfriend of Joan’s elder brother, Kevin, with whom he had a heated argument just prior to getting into the car crash that left him paralyzed. The dramatic material suited the Emmy winner just fine. “They weren’t sure if they wanted to cast me I this role or as one of Joan’s friends,” says McCullough. “But I’m too old to play high school, and this was a juicier role.”

Next up for the actresses: forming a production company! “There is definitely something in the works,” says Tamblyn. But, McCullough notes, “I have to find a way to afford Amber!”

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