Liesl Obrecht

Liesl Obrecht
General Hospital character
Kathleen Gati as Liesl Obrecht (2023)
Portrayed by	Kathleen Gati (2012–present) Finola Hughes (2013)
Duration	2012–present
First appearance	August 24, 2012
Classification	Present; recurring
Created by	Ron Carlivati
Introduced by	Frank Valentini
In-universe information Other names Liesl Westbourne[1] Anna Devane (2013) Adele Dazeem (2014) Occupation Physician General Hospital chief of staff (2014–16) Sisters Madeline Reeves Sons Nathan West Daughters Britt Westbourne Grandsons James West Nephews Nathan West (adoptive) Nieces Nina Reeves Other relatives Nelle Benson Willow Tait Wiley Corinthos-Quartermaine Jonah Corinthos Amelia Corinthos James West (adoptive)

Liesl Obrecht is a fictional character on the long-running ABC daytime soap opera, General Hospital, played by Kathleen Gati. The character was created by head writer Ron Carlivati and introduced by executive producer Frank Valentini in the summer of 2012 in what was initially supposed to be a bit role.^[2] When she joined the storyline, Gati's Dr. Obrecht was the director of the Swiss clinic where the presumed dead Dr. Robin Scorpio (Kimberly McCullough) was being imprisoned by the infamous Cesar Faison (Anders Hove).

Impressed by Gati's portrayal of the character, the producers expanded the role and in early 2013 Obrecht was revealed to be the mother of the scheming Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) fathered by the legendary Faison himself. Obrecht schemes to help Britt win the affections of Robin's husband, Dr. Patrick Drake (Jason Thompson) and later Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher) by impregnating Britt with Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Lulu Falconeri (Emme Rylan)'s embryo. Obrecht also develops a rivalry with Faison's longtime obsession and Robin's mother, Anna Devane (Finola Hughes). In 2014, in addition to becoming chief of staff at General Hospital, Obrecht is revealed to be the biological mother of Detective Nathan West (Ryan Paevey), raised by her estranged sister, Madeline Reeves (Donna Mills). Gati took a break from the role in 2020. She last appeared on 13 April 2020. She returned on 28 September 2020.