Kate Howard (Megan Ward) Bio - General Hospital

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Kate Howard

MEGAN WARD

Came to town: 2007
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Editor-in-Chief, Crimson Magazine

CHARACTER BIO

Connie Falconeri had high fashion dreams, but a girl from Bensonhurst wasn't likely to achieve them. So she changed her name to Kate Howard, made up a backstory and slammed the door on a future with first love Sonny Corinthos. Flash forward years later and Kate Howard and Sonny are back in each other's lives (albeit no longer romantically). Which means everyone knows about the past. What do you do when you're forced to be yourself for the first time in years?

The Good

Rose through the ranks to become the editor of Couture magazine
Played hero to Sonny's kids and nearly lost her life in the process
Helped Jason Morgan's case when she testified in his murder trial

The Bad

Never showed up to meet Sonny when they were teenagers and were supposed to runaway together
Kept her true identity as Connie Falconeri secret so that her reputation among fashionistas would not be tarnished
Shot at her aborted wedding to Sonny

Friends

Olivia Falconeri: Cousin
Sonny Corinthos: Ex-fiancee
Jasper Jacks: Friend
Lulu Spencer: Assistant
Maxie Jones: Assistant

Foes

Claudia Zacchara: Enemy
Carly Corinthos Jacks: Enemy

ACTOR BIO

Megan Ward joined the cast of General Hospital in May 2007 in the role of Kate Howard.

Ms. Ward has played numerous roles for film and television, including the lead role in Dark Portal, Rated X, Dave Barry's 'Guide to Guys,' Joe's Apartment, Glory Daze, P.C.U and Encino Man. She's been featured in the hit TV series ER, Sleeper Cell, 7th Heaven, CSI, CSI: Miami, Boston Legal, N.C.I.S, Kevin Hill, Without A Trace, Boomtown, Party of Five, Dark Skies and Class of '96, among many others.

Raised in Honolulu, Ms. Ward got her start at the age of nine, when she played Peablossom in A Midsummer's Night Dream in a local theater. At 15 she began her modeling career and spent some time in Tokyo, where she learned to speak Japanese fluently.

Ms. Ward has been happily married for 13 years and has two children.