

This came only weeks after a controversial plot, where Lisa Niles (portrayed by Brianna Brown) threatens to inject Robin's blood into her husband, Patrick Drake, which was hard on McCullough and her co-star Jason Thompson considering Robin's critically acclaimed HIV-story. In November 2011, McCullough announced her plans to leave General Hospital in the early months of 2012 to pursue her dream of directing full-time. McCullough also earned two Soap Opera Digest Awards, for Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress in 1986 and Outstanding Child Actor in 1993, as well as a 1987 Young Artist Award. She also appeared on both seasons of the spin-off series General Hospital: Night Shift in 20.įor her work as Robin, McCullough has won two Daytime Emmy Awards, one for Outstanding Juvenile Female in 1989 and one for Outstanding Younger Actress in 1996. McCullough returned to General Hospital as Robin on Jfor the funeral of Lila Quartermaine before rejoining the soap full-time on October 12, 2005.

She also appeared on May 30 to Jon All My Children when Robin reunited with her mother Anna. She appeared on "Port Charles" in 1998, for one episode. Afterwards, she returned as a series regular for brief stints: Januto SeptemDecemto JanuJune 20–21, 2000 (for The Nurses' Ball). McCullough debuted on September 6, 1985, and stayed with the series until September 12, 1996. We used to just talk around the plot and maybe every now and again dip our toe in the actual storyline." As Hughes explained: "It was very improvised. Tristan and I were looking at each other over her head going, 'This is it! This is what we wanted.'" Improvisation skills were key for General Hospital's process in the 1980s. We were throwing things at her and she was just talking away.

"We just started improvising with her, like anything. A seven-year-old McCullough was one of three actresses narrowed down for the part of five-year-old Robin, and was brought in to screen test with her on-screen parents Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) and Tristan Rogers (Robert Scorpio).
