Claim: Demi Moore appeared on an American show.
Evidence: After making her film debut later that year , she appeared on the soap opera General Hospital and subsequently gained recognition for her work in Blame It on Rio -LRB- 1984 -RRB- and St. Elmo 's Fire -LRB- 1985 -RRB-.
General Hospital -LRB- commonly abbreviated GH -RRB- is an American daytime television medical drama.