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Genie Francis

  • Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey, USA
  • Birthday: May 26, 1962

The most recognized soap opera ingénue of her era, actress Genie Francis shot to superstardom as the beautiful, flaxen-haired female half of Luke & Laura (no last names necessary) on the legendary ABC soap, “General Hospital.” As such, Francis (alongside her equally famous co-star, Anthony Geary), gave birth to American soap opera’s first “super-couple” in the early 1980’s – a genre convention which lived on decades later. While Francis attempted to escape the Laura Vining Webber Baldwin Spencer character several times throughout…more

Credits

Actor

Career Milestones

  • 2002

    Left the soap opera "General Hospital"

  • 1993

    Returned to "General Hospital" as Laura Spencer; received sole Daytime Emmy nomination as Best Actress in 1997

  • 1992

    Briefly played character of Ceara on the ABC daytime drama "Loving"

  • 1983

    Starred as Patricia Louise 'Tyger' Hayes (later Hayes-Marshall) in ten-episode primetime series, "Bare Essence" (NBC)

  • 1976 to 1981

    Played featured role of Laura Vining Baldwin in ABC-TV daytime serial, "General Hospital"

Awards

  • 2007

    Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress

  • 1997

    Soap Opera Digest Award: Outstanding Lead Actress

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