On April 10, 2020, confirmed that Gati will temporarily be exiting General Hospital when her character, Liesl Obrecht is extradited to The Hague. Liesl Obrecht on Mafor a short few week stint and returned to the screen once again on July 26, 2013. Her final episode before going on a three-month hiatus aired on December 17, 2012. Obrecht tries to pass herself off as Anna Devane. In October 2013, the role was briefly played by Finola Hughes when Dr. I've been in Los Angeles for 15 years, and for the first time, I actually feel like I belong to a family.'

Though she was finding success in other recurring gigs, Gati insisted that 'if GH asks me to sign a contract, I'll say yes. Valentini immediately informed his Carlivati of how good she was. Valentini chose Gati out of five other actresses that were up for the role. Gati made her first appearance on August 24, 2012. Immediately impressed, Valentini sent head writer Ron Carlivati a piece of her scenes knowing Carlivati would be inspired to write more for her. It was actually Tony Geary who sang Gati's praises to the executive producer, Frank Valentini after their scenes. The role was only meant to last a few days to 'take Robin ( Kimberly McCullough) from Room A to Room B and talk to Tony Geary in the hall to help him avoid seeing Robin and Anna Devane ( Finola Hughes).' Gati said her status with the series 'was always precarious and still is,' despite the role being expanded. However, the writers were so impressed that they kept bringing Gati back.

'They needed a German doctor to say a few things and then go' Gati remarked to Soaps In Depth of how her character came to be.

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