Leyla Mir is a fictional character that premiered on the SOAPnet drama series, General Hospital: Night Shift, and has crossed over into the parent series General Hospital. She is portrayed by Nazanin Boniadi.
Character history[]
Leyla begins her job as a student nurse at General Hospital, and hopes one day to become a doctor. When Dr. Patrick Drake ends his relationship with Dr. Robin Scorpio, Leyla begins a romantic relationship with him. As their relationship progresses from purely physical, she accompanies him to a black and white ball thrown by Nikolas Cassadine in honor of his engagement to Emily Quartermaine. Homicidal mob boss Anthony Zacchara, who is obsessed with his son Johnny, terrorizes many of the guests. Upon seeing Leyla, who bears a remarkable resemblance to the wife killed, forces the nurse to choose between the lives of Patrick and Robin. Leyla chooses for anthony to shoot Patrick, but steps in front of the bullet at the last moment. The doctors are able to save her life, but despite her sacrifice, Patrick and Robin reconcile. When Farah Mir, Leyla's domineering mother, comes to Port Charles, Leyla pretends she is in a serious relationship with Dr. Leo Julian. When Leo is unable to attend a family wedding with her, Damian Spinelli steps in, and the two share a romantic attraction. Maxie Jones, who Spinelli is secretly in love with, warns the nurse not to pursue her best friend if she is going to hurt him, but the nurse hints at Spinelli's attraction to Maxie and makes no promises about a future relationship with him.
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| General Hospital | |
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| General Hospital characters (Current contract cast only) | Shawn Butler • Carly Corinthos • Michael Corinthos • Sonny Corinthos • Alexis Davis • Patrick Drake • Robin Drake • Dante Falconeri • Lulu Falconeri • Olivia Falconeri • Kate Howard • Matt Hunter • Maxie Jones • Ewen Keenan • Ethan Lovett • Jason Morgan • Sam Morgan • Edward Quartermaine • Monica Quartermaine • Tracy Quartermaine • Mac Scorpio • Luke Spencer • Damian Spinelli • Elizabeth Webber • Steven Webber • Johnny Zacchara |
| General Hospital characters (Recurring) | Bernie Abrahms • TJ Ashford • Helena Cassadine • Anna Devane • Prescott Floyd • Max Giambetti • Milo Giambetti • Alice Gunderson • Epiphany Johnson • Molly Lansing • Kelly Lee • Diane Miller • Coleman Ratcliffe • Bobbie Spencer • Anthony Zacchara |
| Important crew | Executive Producer: Frank Valentini Head Writer: Ron Carlivati Former Executive producers: Gloria Monty • H. Wesley Kenny • Wendy Riche Former headwriters: Bridget and Jerome Dobson • Douglas Marland • Pat Falken Smith • Norma Monty • Gene Palumbo • Claire Labine • Richard Culliton • Megan McTavish • Charles Pratt, Jr. • Garin Wolf • Shelly Altman |
| Related topics | Port Charles (Spin off series) • Port Charles (City) • Luke and Laura • General Hospital: Night Shift |
| Families | Hardy/Webber • Scorpio/Jones • Spencer • Quartermaine • Cassadine • Corinthos • Zacchara |
| History of General Hospital | 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s |