Genie Francis

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Following guest appearances on ABC's prime-time series Family, Francis got her big break as the popular Laura on General Hospital. Francis literally grew up as Laura, who has become one of the most beloved characters in daytime television. After five years on General Hospital, Francis left the show but returned for stints in 1984, 1993 and 2006. The wedding of Francis' Laura to Luke Spencer (played by Anthony Geary) in November 1981 remains the most-watched daytime drama event in the history of television. Francis won a 2007 Daytime Emmy Award for her 2006 stint on General Hospital. In December 2007, Francis starred in the primetime Hallmark movie The Note.

Francis' extensive television work includes a recurring role on Murder She Wrote and guest appearances on Perry Mason, Roseanne, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and 3rd Rock from the Sun. In 1990 Francis appeared on ABC's daytime drama All My Children, where she won critical and viewer success after creating the role of Ceara Connor, an adult incest survivor. Francis has also appeared in numerous stage shows including Crimes of the Heart and See How They Run. She made her New York City debut in 1991 in The Baby Dance at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in Greenwich Village.