General Hospital star Kelly Thiebaud is a birthday girl

It's been a big year for General Hospital's Kelly Thiebaud as she made a return to the ABC soap as Britt Westbourne, a role she originated in 2012. Thirteen years later, she is in the thick of it as Britt as she celebrates her birthday.

Happy Birthday, Kelly Thiebaud

Kelly Thiebaud as Britt during her earlier General Hospital run | Image: JPI

Thiebaud was born on August 28, 1982, in El Campo, Texas. Thiebaud began her professional career as a model before venturing into acting and landing a role in the independent flick Journey of Redemption in 2002. She went on to appear in a variety of episodic television series and TV movies, including Chuck, Castle, and The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

In 2012, she began playing General Hospital's Britt, also known as The Britch. In 2014, Thiebaud opted to go on recurring status with GH and made sporadic appearances between 2015 and 2018.

In 2020, Thiebaud became a two-soap actress when she returned to GH on a regular basis, and also took on the role of Zoey Burge on Days of our Lives, who was eventually revealed to be Orpheus' grown daughter. From 2020 to 2022, Thiebaud also had a recurring role on the ABC primetime series Station 19. She also won a Daytime Emmy for playing Britt in 2023.

Kelly Thiebaud's General Hospital comeback

Kelly Thiebaud as 2025's version of Britt | Image: ABC

When Thiebaud left GH again in 2023, it looked like the end of the road for Dr. Britt Westbourne as she allegedly died in her mother's arms after her New Year's Eve birthday party. However, we have now learned that wasn't true. Somehow Britt survived. We just don't know how yet.

So far, we do know that Britt is living at a five-star resort in Croatia against her will while working on a secret scientific research project. Jason (Steve Burton) has found her there, but she ordered him to leave, while it seemed to break her heart.

Upon Thiebaud's return, she told TV Insider how glad she was to be back on General Hospital.

"I’m so happy," she said. "It’s an adjustment to be back. It feels in a way like I never left, which is strange, but I’m really excited to see what the writers have in store for me, and to just continue to do the best work possible and get my groove back with that."