Britni Sarpy's star is rising since leaving General Hospital

The beautiful Britni Sarpy arrived in the world of daytime drama portraying a relation of one of the most beloved soap families. She was the niece of Luke Spencer and cousin of Carly Corinthos on General Hospital. Her character Valerie Spencer was the daughter of Luke and Bobbi Spencer's sister. Valerie joined the police force and later had an affair with cousin Lulu's husband Dante. She became good friends with Sonny's daughter Kristina Davis then for whatever reason, Valerie disappeared from the screen. She was sporatically on camera a few more times and once shared a kiss with Kristina.

Viewers thought perhaps the two were going to embark on a relationship but General Hospital completely stopped giving Sarpy air time. The character was later recast but viewers did not like the new Valeri and she disappeared without a word. NBC's loss, however, is a big gain for CBS and The Young and the Restless who hired the actress, giving her the contract role of Elena Dawson. Her new character is dating billionaire Devon Hamilton and the bonus is that Sarpy and Bryton James who portrays Devon are also dating in real-time.

Unlike Valerie who was often on the backburner, Elena has been front and center in Genoa City. In addition to dating one of the wealthiest men in town, she is also working to become a doctor. Spoilers have teased that Ms. Dawson might become involved with Dr. Nate Hastings who is related to Devon through marriage. Sarpy can also be seen on Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots that airs on OWN, Tuesday nights at 9:00 PM EST. The actress has also been featured in a commercial for Lays potato chips. it looks like leaving General Hospital was the right move and Brityni Sarpy's star is shinning petty bright these days.

Britny Sarpy was born on September 21, 1987 in California and was raised primarily raised by her dad in Sherman Oaks. Her father is Mel Sarpy and her mother's name is Kim. Her parents separated when Brytni was only 6 years old. The ethnicity of the actress is Native American (Cherokee and Apache Creole) Creole,(French, Italian and African American), and Filipino. She has worked as a persoanl trainer, a bartender and a print model. The actress got her start in the theater where she appeared in several local and main stage productions, receiving critical acclaim for her comedic timing and dramatic range. Brytni is also a trained dancer who currently resides in Los Angeles.

Sarpy graduated in 2008 with a bachelor degree in fine arts from the University of California, Santa Barbera. Her Theater credits include Much ado about nothing and Time and the Conways. She was in the short film Awkward Courage and a minor role in You Again in 2010. She was also in the made for televisin movie My Crazy Ex. Be sure to catch Sarpy on The Haves and the Have Nots as well as The Young and the Restless.

Sarpy is very close with her father who suffers from Parkinson's Disease.[1] She has a younger half brother, Aiden through her father. Sarpy also has two other half brothers and a half sister on her mother's side.[1]