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Finola Hughes (born 29 October 1959) is a British actress, best known for her role as Anna Devane on the ABC soap operas General Hospital and All My Children, and her portrayal of Laura in the 1983 film Staying Alive.
She is also known for her portrayal of Anna Devane's identical twin, Alex Marick on All My Children and Patty Halliwell on the supernatural series, Charmed. She also portrayed Carol on the final season of the NBC sitcom Blossom. Hughes has also appeared in the films, Aspen Extreme, Above Suspicion and Like Crazy.
In 1997, Hughes starred in Aaron Spelling's short-lived primetime soap opera Pacific Palisades. She was a frequent guest star on the television series Charmed, playing the mother of the Halliwell girls, Patricia "Patty" Halliwell. She provided the voice of Lara, Superman biological mother in . Another voice-over role she had was Miss Robertson on an episode of Fox's animated comedy series Life with Louie.
From 1985 to 1992, she played Anna Devane on General Hospital. Hughes won a Daytime Emmy in 1991, for Outstanding Lead Actress on General Hospital. She was nominated for the same category in 1990 for Anna, in 2000 for All My Children as Alex, and, in 2002, as Anna. After establishing herself as a daytime television star, Hughes shot a feature film cameo as a soap opera actress who loses an award to Sally Field in the satirical film Soapdish (1991). Two years later, she played a leading role in the film Aspen Extreme (1993). It was announced in April 2006 that Hughes would be returning to GH. In May 2006, as part of the May Sweeps period, three GH veterans would return. Finola Hughes would be reunited with Tristan Rogers (Robert Scorpio) and Emma Samms (Holly Sutton). Following a rise in Nielsen ratings from her sweeps return, Hughes returned to General Hospital for a limited run through August 2006. She returned the following year on 13 July 2007 and once again on 15 April 2008.
In September 2008, Hughes guest-starred in the General Hospital spinoff series . It has been said that Hughes would return to GH in early 2012 as character Anna Devane to be with her daughter, Robin Scorpio, and help her through her toughest year. She is a recurring character but Anna Devane is front and center and staying in Port Charles awhile. In 2010, Finola also appeared in the , Make It or Break It and Melissa & Joey. Finola made a permanent return to General Hospital in 2012.
In 2013, Hughes made her feature-film directing debut with indie comedy-drama The Bet. She later starred with Kathryn McCormick in the dance movie Platinum the Dance Movie. In 2015, Hughes directed her second film, Byrd and the Bees a romantic comedy starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Tracy Spiridakos.
Filmography
Film
1980 The Apple Dancer 1981 Clash of the Titans 1982 Nutcracker Nadia Gargarin 1983 Staying Alive Laura 1984 The Master of Ballantrae Alison Graeme 1987 Haunted by Her Past Megan McGuire 1990 The Bride in Black Cybil Cobb 1991 Soapdish All My Trials Actress 1993 Aspen Extreme Bryce Kellogg 1994 Dark Side of Genius Jennifer Cole 1995 Above Suspicion Iris 1996 Generation X Emma Frost The Crying Child Jo Parker 1997 Prison of Secrets Angie The Corporate Ladder Dr. Woodward Voice 1998 Jekyll Island Ronnie Fredericks Queen Anne Voice 12 Bucks Classy 1999 Rockin' Good Times Ginger 2000 Intrepid Katherine Jessel Tycus Amy Lowe 2009 Killer Hair Josette Radford 2010 Disarmament Lilian 2011 Driving by Braille Beth Allen Like Crazy Liz All-Star Superman Lilo Voice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur Professor Svankmajer 2013 The Bet Director and executive producer 2014 Dance-Off JoAnn Original title: Platinum the Dance Movie 2017 Byrd and the Bees Director and executive producer
Television
1982 The Kenny Everett Television Show Various 1983 The Hot Shoe Show Dancer 1987 L.A. Law Lauren Sevilla 3 episodes 1985–present General Hospital Anna Devane / Dr. Liesl Obrecht / Alex Devane 1985–92, 1995, 2006–08, 2012–present (Anna); 2013 (Liesl); 2017, 2019 (Alex) 1992–93 Jack's Place Chelsea Duffy 18 episodes 1994 Burke's Law Rhonda Bentley Episode: "Who Killed Romeo?" 1994 Dream On Laura North Episode: "Tis Pity She's a Neighbor" 1993–95 Blossom Carol 28 episodes 1996 Lara Lor-Van Voice, episode: "The Last Son of Krypton" 1997 Pacific Palisades Kate Russo 13 episodes 1997 Sunset Beach Helena Greer 3 episodes 1997 Life with Louie Miss Robertson Voice 1998 Alison Townsend / Hart-Williams Episode: "Affairs to Remember" 1999 Tracey Takes On... Josie Episode: "Obsession" 1999–2003 All My Children Alex Devane Marick and Anna Devane 1999–2001 (Alex); 2001–03 (Anna) 2004 Hope & Faith Herself 2 episodes 1998–2006 Charmed Patty Halliwell 9 episodes 2008 Anna Devane 4 episodes 2005–08 How Do I Look? Host 2010 Mrs. Christensen Episode: "Sanguine Love" 2010 Make It or Break It Viola Pettinger Episode: "What Are You Made Of?" 2010 Melissa & Joey Herself Episode: "Dancing with the Stars of Toledo" 2013–2014 Beware The Batman Lady Shiva Voice, 7 episodes 2014–2015 Granite Flats Avon Lady / Zelda 3 episodes 2020 Good Trouble Director; episode: "Daylight"
Awards and nominations
+List of acting awards and nominations
See also
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Categories: 1959 Births, Living People, Actresses From London, People From Kensington, British Identical Twins, Daytime Emmy Award Winners, British Expatriate Actresses In The United States, English Film Actresses, English Soap Opera Actresses, English Stage Actresses, English Television Actresses, English Voice Actresses, Actors Educated At The Arts Educational Schools, Actors From The Royal Borough Of Kensington And Chelsea
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