Madeline Reeves is a fictional character on the long-running ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital, portrayed by Donna Mills, who made her appearance on March 14, 2014. The casting was announced in January 2014. Madeline was introduced as the estranged mother-in-law of Dr. Silas Clay (Michael Easton) and mother of Silas' comatose wife Nina Reeves (Michelle Stafford) and, biological aunt of Nathan West (Ryan Paevey) — whom she raised as her own. Madeline is also revealed to be the estranged sister of established character Dr. Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati) having remade herself. Mills wrapped her initial stint in May 2014. Though the character was supposed to be short-term, Mills reprised the role of Madeline from October 2014 to January 2015. The character once again resurfaced in May 2015. Her returns have centered on Madeline's attempts to get back in her son's good graces and get her hands on the family fortune. The character was created by head writer Ron Carlivati and patterned after Mills' iconic Knots Landing character, Abby Cunningham. The casting was very well received despite her character's name and backstory remaining a secret until her debut. On-Air On-Soaps referred to the news as "bombshell", while Jamey Giddens of Daytime Confidential raved about the casting choice and said Mills' character would definitely make for "must see" TV. Mills won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series in 2015. Storylines Madeline comes to Port Charles in March 2014 demanding that Silas Clay (Michael Easton) sign over his claim to her comatose daughter's estate. Madeline is soon revealed to be the mother of Nathan West (Ryan Paevey), the man investigating Nina's 20-year-old attempted murder case. Madeline claims that Nina has recently died from pneumonia and a devastated Silas finally signs the papers. When Nathan sets a trap to catch Nina's killer, Madeline herself falls into the trap. She admits to overdosing Nina to kill her unborn child because said child would have inherited Nina's estate. While in jail, Madeline reunites with her estranged sister Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati) and she is forced to reveal that Liesl is actually Nathan's biological mother after he nearly sleeps with Liesl's daughter Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud). Just before she is extradited to New York to stand trial, Madeline informs Nathan that Nina (Michelle Stafford) is very much alive. Having avoided conviction, Madeline returns in October 2014 and reveals to