DEE WALLACE ON GH (PATRICIA SPENCER) GIG: "I WAS SCARED!"

GH nabbed Dee Wallace for the high-profile role of Luke and Bobbie's long-lost sister, Pat — and the actress tells Digest that she had a very personal reason for taking the job.

"I was drawn to it, one, because I'd never done a soap before," she says. "But my late husband, Christopher Stone, had done some work on DAYS OF OUR LIVES [as Bill Horton] toward the end of his career, and I remember him coming in the first day going, ‘Oh, my God, I don’t think I can do this!’ And within a week, he said, ‘Dee, I think this is one of the nicest experiences I have ever had in my career,’ which is a lot, for him to say that! So that was part of the reason I was interested. Plus, my agent said, ‘It’s a very pivotal character, they’ve been talking about her for a long time, and you’ll get to work with Anthony [Geary, Luke].’ I was free, so I said, ‘Why not? I’m an actress, that’s what I do!’ "

Given the enormity of the daytime undertaking, Wallace did question the wisdom of her decision once the scripts started rolling in.

"Seriously, when I got the first script, I thought, ‘Oh, my gosh, maybe it’s not too late for me to get out!’ I was scared! It was daunting and I thought, ‘My God, surely they are not going to do this in one day.’ But we did — and we did it well. I have to tell you, I would never have gotten through it without those wonderful people in that company. They just took me under their wing and showed me the ropes. From Tony to [Executive Producer] Frank Valentini to the casting director, Mark Teschner, everyone was absolutely lovely. I felt like part of the family within half an hour. It's just a beautiful company and it was a wonderful experience for me."

We are SUPER excited to see her on our screens! Can not wait till her first appearance.

What do you think about her being cast for the part?

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(from soap opera digest)

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