Former 'General Hospital' Actress Kelly Sullivan Joins 'The Young and the Restless'

Kelly Sullivan chats with Y&R star Peter Bergman at the 2014
Daytime Emmy Nominee Reception.

Former General Hospital actress Kelly Sullivan has joined the cast of CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.

She will play Sage Warner, an "intelligent, competent, discreet, and reserved. However, that reserve masks a well of passion and fire beneath the surface. She'll do anything for those she loves."

"I’m incredibly honored and flattered to even be considered to be part of the Young and Restless family," Sullivan told Soap Opera Digest, who first reported the news. "I’m also thrilled to be working with [Executive Producer] Jill Farren Phelps again like we did on GH."

For now, the role is recurring, and Sullivan starts taping on September 24. Her first air date is set for October 28.

Sullivan played Connie Falconeri/Kate Howard on GH from 2011-2013, when her character was murdered by Ava Jerome (Maura West), then made a return visit in March. Sullivan was nominated for a 2014 Daytime Emmy Award for her work.