What We Know About Karla Mosley

Karla Mosley, whose stardom helped make a dream come true when she sang the national anthem at Dodger's Stadium in 2016 (via Soaps In Depth), told Soap Opera Digest she was surprised when she was offered to play Amanda Sinclair for "The Young and the Restless" - if only for a little while.

Mishael Morgan, who usually plays Amanda, had suffered an injury that resulted in emergency eye surgery, forcing her to take time off from the show, according to Soap Central. "The call came completely from out of the blue, in my little quarantine bubble,," Mosley told Soap Opera Digest. "Of course I was so sad to hear about Mishael, and just happy that it wasn't anything more serious than what it was. I do love CBS shows, and I've worked near these Y&R folks for so long and now I was asked to be on their show. It was such a beautiful phone call to receive."

Mosley actually spoke to Morgan before taping her scenes. "The only hesitation that I had about doing this is that I was stepping into such big shoes because Mishael is so beloved and such a wonderful human and actor," she gushed. "It was great that I could talk with her and say thank you for leaving me such a wonderful path to follow. I also told her, 'I'll be happy when you're healed and able to return.'"