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Dr. Monica Quartermaine (née Bard; formerly Webber) is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. She is a member of the Quartermaine family a long-running family on the series. The role was originated by Patsy Rahn in November 1976. Rahn was supposedly fired in the summer of 1977 and was replaced by Leslie Charleson on August 17 1977. Charleson has appeared continuously since 1977 making one of the longest-tenured actors in American soap operas. According to Ms.