Deputy Mayor Eileen Ashby was a fictional character in the ABC daytime drama General Hospital.
She was portrayed by Heather Mazur[1] on December 20 and 21, 2021. Eileen was seen again on February 22, 2022 and March 15, 2022. She next returned from October 11, 2022 to March 30, 2023.
On August 23, 2021, Mayor Laura Collins and her brother Martin Grey found out their brother Cyrus Renault had put out a hit on them and they were moved into witness protection away from Port Charles. Deputy Mayor Eileen Ashby served as acting mayor during Laura's absence.
Storylines[]
On December 20, 2021 in Flatland Federal Prison, Mayor Laura Collins talks to Eileen on the phone. Laura has emailed Eileen the details but from everything Eileen has said it sounds like she has made the right choice. Laura asks what else and Eileen says her proposal on creating environmental offset regulations is ready whenever Laura has a chance. Laura says she is looking forward to sitting down with Eileen in person. After all this screen time, it will be a welcome change. Eileen wonders if that means...Laura completes her thought by confirming she is coming home.
Later Victor Cassadine runs into Eileen as he is leaving Kelly's after visiting his great-nephew Spencer Cassadine at work. Victor says that he understands through their text that she has news about Laura. Eileen confirms that Mayor Collins is headed back to Port Charles. Victor says that the failed attempt on Laura's life has flushed her out just as he planned. He looks forward to seeing Laura again as she has always been a worthy adversary.
Laura thanks Eileen for taking her place as mayor while she was out of town. Eileen says it is a gift to have Laura back as mayor.
Eileen later eavesdrops on Laura who is talking to her husbandKevin Collins. Eileen calls Victor and tells him Laura is headed to the tree lighting in Rice Plaza. Eileen gives the introduction at the tree lighting ceremony and welcomes Mayor Laura Collins.
On February 22, 2022, Laura gets off the elevator at GH with Eileen and thanks her for taking care of something. Eileen was just happy to get out of her office. Laura sees Robert Scorpio pacing and goes to ask him about the search for Maxie Jones.
Eileen eavesdrops as Robert tells Laura that his ex-wifeAnna Devane, Drew Cain, and Dante Falconeri are still in Europe following up on Maxieโs clue but there has been a complication. Robert says he got a text from Felicia Scorpio in Switzerland. She flew to Geneva at the same time as the others left. Laura says she canโt blame Felicia and Robert agrees but says it is dangerous out there. His brother and her husbandMac Scorpio is also worried sick when he should be recovering.
Robert asks Eileen why she is there. She says she is meeting with hospital physicians and staff about a public health initiative. Robert says they have plenty of work to do. Eileen tells Laura she wanted to tell her its been delayed but the text didnโt say until when. Laura sends Eileen to get a definite time and Eileen goes to make a phone call.
Sam comes over to Laura and Robert and says she is working on a case and needs some background information on Victor. Robert says the world would be a much better place if Victor stayed dead. Laura goes over to Eileen who says the meeting was canceled for a patient emergency. Laura says to reschedule the meeting for tomorrow and then go home.
Eileen meets Victor on the pier and says they have a problem. Sam McCall, Robert, and Laura are getting too close.
On March 15, Laura leaves Eileen outside Charlieโs to meet with Dante, Sam, and Robert and discuss the plot about bringing down Victor. Eileen was trying to eavesdrop from outside but she comes in and convinces Laura to let her in on what is going on. Laura says she believes Luke may have been murdered. Then she tells Eileen to give her some space and Eileen leaves.
On March 16, Victor meets with Eileen on a footbridge where she tells him what Laura said. Victor says he took care of Anna and Felicia but he didnโt know Laura suspected.
Victor has Eileen answer his phone when Anna calls using Kurt's phone. Victor hangs up and tosses the phone off the bridge. He says that Kurt must have failed to kill Anna and Felicia. Eileen wants to know if Kurt will talk and Victor says that remains to be seen. Eileen asks what he will do about them. Victor says it is time for Plan B who is someone that Anna and Felicia will never see coming.
On July 14, Eileen arranges to meet Laura at the Metro Court balcony. Valentin is there instead and he pushes Laura out of the way to avoid a sniper. Eileen texts Laura regarding a miscommunication. She is waiting for Laura with the hospital board at GH and Laura goes to see her. Valentin calls Victor and yells about the sniper and that Victor had Eileen lure Laura to the Metro Court balcony in an obvious setup.
On July 15, Laura leaves town when Valentin has her mother's Italian villa burned down. This was done to protect Laura from Victor by getting her out of town. Eileen takes Laura's place as mayor again after Laura leaves.
On October 11, Lucy eavesdrops on Eileen's call with Victor after Anna and Valentin could only hear Victor's side of the call after Lucy planted a bug in his hotel suite. Lucy leaves lipstick on the phone that she accidentally left off the hook. Victor finds this evidence and realizes Lucy is faking her relationship with him. Lucy tells Anna that Eileen is working for Victor.
On October 20, Eileen helped Victor frame Anna for shooting Lucy. Eileen was in charge of setting up the drone which showed a woman who appeared to be Anna (but was really Holly in a mask) shoot Lucy with a (rubber) bullet.
In March 2023, Eileen is convinced by Laura to identify Anna's corpse in the morgue. The morgue attendant Mo leaves Eileen alone in the morgue with Anna's corpse. Anna was faking her death and arranged for a hologram of herself to appear to Eileen and trick her into thinking she is a ghost. Anna had been haunting Eileen for weeks. She gets Eileen to confess she set up Anna for Lucy's shooting. Suddenly the corpse of Anna sits up and pulls off her mask as it was Felicia Scorpio. Anna comes in the room and Eileen agrees to help them take down Victor Cassadine.
But later that month Eileen was pushed to her death off a bridge by Victor after he discovered she betrayed him. A few days later Sonny and Dex are at Pier 55 and Dex finds Eileen's corpse in the water. Laura is shocked to hear this from Sonny who suspects Victor was behind the death. The coroner says Eileen had broken bones and contusions and likely died from a fall. Her apartment is checked and it is revealed she had a dog who hadn't been fed in a while.
Eavesdropped on Laura Collins [Dec 21, 2021, Feb 22, 2022, and Mar 15, 2022]
Helped Victor frame Anna Devane for shooting Lucy Coe with the rubber bullet by setting up the drone to capture footage of Holly Sutton disguised as Anna [Oct 20, 2022-present; drone footage shown on Oct 24, 2022; Eileen's involvement revealed on Mar 3, 2023]
Was being blackmailed by Anna and Felicia into helping them take down Victor Cassadine (they threatened to make her recorded confession of framing Anna public if she double-crossed them) [Mar 3-28, 2023]
Died after being pushed off a bridge by Victor after revealing the plot against him [Mar 28, 2023; She was tossed off the bridge on Mar 28, 2023, and later shown washed up on Pier 55, then revealed to be dead on Mar 30, 2023]