Courtney Matthews is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network.

In September 2001, General Hospital released a casting call for Courtney, described to be in her early 20s and "sexy, vibrant and dynamic.

Benard had hinted at a recent fan club event that Sonny's sister would be brought on canvas.

Casting director Mark Teschner fought for her to be hired in the role, and coached her before her callback with the show's executive producer at the time Jill Farren Phelps.

She was written off the show, but at her goodbye party on set, Jill Farren Phelps asked if she would stay on and wrap up her character's pregnancy storyline, to which Willis agreed.

She briefly returned in 2015, and on September 17, 2020, as a ghost, to facilitate Max Gail's exit from the role of Mike Corbin.

becomes verbally abusive and has Courtney purposely stalked by Coleman Ratcliffe, the strip club's owner, so that he can finally feel like a hero and rescue her.

She also feels that Jason's lifestyle makes her act in ways she never had before, including shooting officer Brian Beck.

During a fire at the Port Charles Hotel, Detective Capelli mortally wounds Brian, who dies in the hospital with Courtney at his side.

Courtney eventually decides that due to the dangerous nature of Jason's lifestyle, she would rather leave him than watch him die for the mob, and they divorce.

Courtney also takes in a foster child, 17-year-old Diego, who she finds out is the son of weapons dealer Lorenzo Alcazar.

During this time, Courtney finds friendship and solace in Nikolas Cassadine, who is married to Emily Quartermaine, which quickly turns into an adulterous affair.

[10] Jax hides the truth after her death and raises her baby as his own, naming him John Michael Jacks.

In May 2015, Courtney appears to her son Spencer to help him realize that he is not disfigured from the fire that injured him months earlier, and to help him to become a better person.