Erika Slezak has another life to live.

The legendary soap star known for her extensive work on One Life to Live will appear on the long-running ABC sudser General Hospital this fall, executive producer Frank Valentini confirmed on social media Thursday.

"I am thrilled to confirm that my dear friend and former 'One Life to Live' colleague, Erika Slezak, will appear on @GeneralHospital this Fall," the Emmy-winning producer wrote. "Stay tuned as we prepare to introduce another daytime legend to Port Charles."

Valentini worked with Slezak on One Life to Live from the 1980s until the series' conclusion in 2012.

Walter Miller first reported the news on Slezak's fan site. "Erika has just informed me she has signed a short-term contract with ABC's GENERAL HOSPITAL," he wrote. "At this time, Erika does not know which character she will be playing or when her scenes will air, but is excited to be working again with Executive Producer Frank Valentini and the cast of GH!"

The daughter of Tony winner Walter Slezak, Erika Slezak joined One Life to Live in 1971 as Victoria "Viki" Lord after graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and launching a career on stage. 

Viki Lord was first played by Gillian Spencer when One Life to Live premiered in 1968, and was also portrayed by Joanne Dorian before Slezak's casting. In a 2020 interview, Slezak said she thought she was auditioning for a "new role" on the soap opera, only to discover after completing the audition that she would replace Dorian, with whom she shared an agent. 

Slezak ultimately played Viki for more than 2,600 episodes across five decades, charting her progression from the young manager of the Banner newspaper to the series' foremost matriarch. She won six Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series — the most by any actress in any category at the Daytime Emmys. Slezak won the award in 1984, 1986, 1992, 1995, 1996, and 2002, and received additional nominations in 1983, 1988, and 2012.

Outside of One Life to Live, Slezak starred in the 1996 TV movie Full Circle and the 2019 independent drama film Guest Artist (opposite Jeff Daniels). She also guest-starred in two episodes of Blue Bloods as Donna Duvall, the neighbor of Henry Reagan (Len Cariou), and acted in one episode of The Residence.

Slezak is set to appear in Craig Brewer's musical film Song Sung Blue at the end of this year. The film stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as members of a Neil Diamond tribute band.