Heather Webber is a fictional character and a main antagonist from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network.

Though played by several actresses, soap veteran Robin Mattson, who stepped into the role in 1980, is most recognized for her portrayal of Heather until 2016.

[1] In August 1977, it was reported that after a year with the series, instead of renewing her initial 48-week contract, LaPiere vacated the role of Heather to try to become a movie star like her half-sister Cher.

On September 17, 1980, Robin Mattson, known for her role as Hope Bauer on Guiding Light joined the cast as Heather Webber.

[10] After some speculation Mattson might be done with the show, she was again seen on-screen in September 2012, making sporadic returns as Heather's various storyline arcs dictated over the next year and a half.

Instead of aborting her child at Jeff's request, she sells the newborn to Diana and her husband, Peter for ten thousand dollars.

[23] In 1977, after giving birth to Steven Lars, Heather takes five hundred dollars from Jeff and goes to New York City in hopes of becoming a famous model.

However, after Hadley and a lawyer take their cut, Heather is left with only eighteen hundred of the ten thousand dollars.

[24] In 1979, Heather begins her next scheme, attempting to drive Diana Taylor insane in hopes of gaining custody of her son.

[25] In the fall of 1980, Heather emerges from her delusional state, fakes catatonia and escapes from Forest Hills Sanitarium.

[26] In 1981, Heather fakes hysteria and convinces Jeff's brother and sister-in-law Rick and Lesley to send her back to Forest Hills.

When Heather begins getting day passes to leave the sanatarium and shows up at Diana's funeral, Jeff decides it's time to protect their son from his unstable mother.

Now living in Carson City Nevada, Jeff files for divorce while Police Chief Burt Ramsey discovers another gun killed Diana, pointing the finger at Heather.

Heather even used this scene as an excuse to taunt her mother, Alice, who had just arrived at Kelly's for her birthday dinner with Lesley.

The one-upmanship between Heather and Scotty caused them to break up, and after being foiled by the Quartermains in a last ditch attempt to get custody of Jason after the death of her mother, Alice Grant, she quietly left town to look in on an ailing Steven Lars after trying and failing to seduce Alan.

[28] In June 2004, Heather returns to Port Charles, claiming she wants to reconnect with her family, including the returned-from-the-dead Lesley Webber.

Knowing Edward won't be easily convinced, she causes him to have a heart attack and is the only one who attempts to save his life, as the rest of his family believes he is faking.

Due to Luke's tricks, Heather accidentally admits to killing police officer Ross Duncan and framing Edward's granddaughter, Skye for the murder.

While she's burying his body, she runs into Todd Manning, who is carrying Téa Delgado's newborn son Victor Lord III.

She escapes and tries to kidnap Danny, Jason and Sam's son, again, but is thwarted; first by Stephen Clay, then by Rafe Kovich, Jr. She tries to kill Olivia, but ends up stabbing Steve instead.

Intending to have the same connection with Franco that she always wanted with Steve, Heather breaks into his room, and tries to kill his girlfriend, Carly Jacks.

It is later revealed that Heather had blackmailed Naomi, Hayden Barnes' mother, with the knowledge that Heather's ex-husband, Jeff Webber, was Hayden's father (conceived after his marriage to Elizabeth's mother), and has been receiving monthly payments for years for keeping the secret.

Heather later revealed to Franco that because of her fear that he was the hospital serial killer, she had snuck out and drugged both Bobbie and Lucas Jones while he was at the Nurse's Ball, in order to give him an alibi.

That December, it's revealed that Heather is the biological mother of Esme Prince, whom she put as a newborn baby up for adoption after her relationship with Ryan Chamberlain ended.

Heather learns that she's becoming a grandmother as Esme is pregnant with her first child from her one-night stand with Spencer Cassadine's father, Nikolas.

Unaware that Nikolas held her daughter hostage in order for her to have the baby, then shipped her off to Cassadine Island after birth.

Heather finally meets her daughter after Esme was remanded to Spring Ridge until her upcoming trial for revenge porn against Cameron Webber and Josslyn Jacks.

Hollie Deese from Soaps She Knows named Heather as the best General Hospital character of 2012, commenting "Love her or hate her, she kept storylines rolling while keeping up witty banter with all of her scene partners – even a dead Anthony Zacchara.

"[29] In 2023, Charlie Mason from the same website placed Heather at 30th on his ranked list of General Hospital’s 40+ Greatest Characters of All Time, commenting that "Whenever we're feeling especially sentimental about General Hospital, we also get a little mental — because it inevitably brings to mind Jeff Webber's batty, BLT-loving ex, arguably the most entertaining Port Charles psycho ever to spike a drink.

[31] In 2024, Mills was shortlisted for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series for her role as Heather.