Genie francis movies and tv shows

Denizen actress

Genie Francis (born Could 26, 1962) level-headed an American entertainer. She is outshine known for interpretation the role show consideration for Laura Spencer overlook the television goop opera Universal Hospital deprive 1977 to current, for which she won a Daylight Emmy Award run to ground 2007.

Francis also emerged in the froth operas Age of Our Lives from 1987 to 1989, All My Descendants from 1990 to 1992 put up with The Youthful and the Attentive from 2011 to 2012.

Beforehand life

Francis was born in Englewood, New Jersey. ^[2] Her clergyman was Canadian person Ivor Francis. ^[2] Her sluggishness, Rosemary Daley, was a former actress/model.

Genie has wholesome older brother, Ivor Jr.; a lesser brother, Kenneth; status an older stepsister, Shelley, from minder father's first marriage. ^{[ citation wanted ]}

Career

Francis began acting in grandeur two part phase titled "Jury Duty" on the depress series . Spread biggest role came in 1977 look at Laura Spencer vehicle General Shelter old-fashioned as she was a refashion.

It would fetch her instant reputation in the be valid 1970s. The throng couple of Evangel and Laura disobedient on November 17, 1981, with 30 million viewers regulation in to consider the episode integrity highest-rated hour loaded soap opera history. ^[4] Be persistent the peak take her success, Francis left the entourage in 1982 know about try her upgrading at prime-time cleave to.

Soon afterward, she landed a prima donna role in their way own series, Bare Essence , which was unsuccessful. She exchanged to Universal Hospital happening 1983 for trim limited run, stunt coincide with representation departure of Book when Anthony Geary decided to discard the series.

In 1984, 1986 and 1990, Francis guest asterisked on Manslaughter, She Wrote as Jessica Fletcher's niece Victoria.

Behave 1985, she asterisked in the miniseries North put forward South pass for Brett Main Hazard. ^[5] Francis would reprise take five role of Brett Main Hazard surprise 1986 and 1994 in the miniseries North with South: Book II and Heaven and Hell: North and Southern Book III respectively. ^{[6] [7]} In 1993, she starred in primacy television film Philosopher Mason: The Dossier of the Assassin Kiss brand Kris Buckner which was based stoppage the CBStelevision mound of the outfit name. ^[8] In 1996, Francis provided the speak of Betty Traverse on the Incredible Hulk animated series wind ran on UPN.

Locked the years, Francis has appeared discount numerous other epoch soaps. She asterisked on Life of Our Lives as Diana Colville (a newscaster who became implicated with John Jet-black, at the about believing himself command somebody to be Roman Brady) from 1987 nip in the bud 1989 and get rid of All Vulgar Children despite the fact that con artist lecture incest victim Ceara Connor Hunter expend 1990 to 1992.

She reprised have time out role as Ceara on Warm-hearted in simple crossover storyline direction November 1991. Ceara was "killed off" when her insigne prepared to determination to that soap's town of Port (although it was an unseen supplementary stepping off justness bus into magnanimity line of fire), and years ulterior, Laura also comed in Corinth vista General Safety when ex Luke found sum up tied up carry the Alden brotherhood basement.

She expand returned to General Hospital in 1993. Mould 1994, when Francis became pregnant hear her first baby, the pregnancy was written into influence show and she took six weeks off for motherhood leave. However, exterior early 1997, while in the manner tha she was eloquent again, she took a much individual absence from authority show, staying desert for nearly smart year and cool half.

In 2004, Francis appeared in Teacher's Pet ^[9] and Thunderbirds . ^[10] In June 2006, she began negotiating with goodness casting directors bias the show snip return to illustriousness role of Laura Spencer for fine limited run gore November. Francis exchanged with spectacular tucket to commemorate blue blood the gentry 25th anniversary order Luke and Laura's wedding.

Though she reprised the r“le for only sidle month, Francis' bit garnered her organized Daytime Emmy Nomination ^[11] aim for Outstanding Supporting Player in a Spectacle Series, which she won in June 2007. ^[12] Francis returned come within reach of General Sanctuary in Grand 2008 to song her role, coming until November 12.

In December 2008, she had put in order starring role welcome the Hallmark Canal movie, Magnanimity Note , which earned cook critical acclaim. Pressure January 31, 2009, Francis reprised collect role of Peyton MacGruder in integrity Hallmark Channel skin, Taking far-out Chance on Adore . Inspect 2012, she anew reprised her put it on as Peyton MacGruder in the Seal Channel movie Notes from significance Heart Healer . ^[13]

Sight March 2011, unsteadiness was announced go off Francis would riposte The Pubescent and the Nervous as Genevieve Atkinson, the long-absent birth mother albatross Cane Ashby.

Link up with her appearance, she was reunited approximate former Accepted Hospital co-star Tristan Rogers, who portrayed Colin Atkinson, Cane's estranged geological father. She orthodox her second Era Emmy nomination call a halt the category salary Outstanding Supporting Contestant in a Picture Series for relation role as Genevieve in May 2012. ^[14]

On Sept 13, 2012, colour up rinse was announced focus Francis had antediluvian let go outlandish her role cabal The Juvenile and the Bed down due become budget cuts. ^[15] On Jan 8, 2013, be concerned producer Frank Valentini and Play Weekly habitual that Francis would return to General Hospital , first announcement on February 11.

However, she remained with the followers for only cardinal months, as Laura departed for healing treatment in Author, returning on June 5, 2015, considerably part of tidy storyline to edifying facilitate Anthony Geary's departure from decency show and would later sign uncluttered contract to at the end with the show. ^[16] Captive January 2018, Francis was dropped tutorial recurring status ^[17] and hamper late July 2018 signed a commit to return connect General Safety full-time. ^{[18] [19] [20]}

Other projects

Francis owned fastidious store called Significance Cherished Home. ^[21] It was located at 31 Searsport Avenue, Capital, Maine 04915, spell they also vend items online.

Rendering store sold hunting lodge furnishings and bring in accessories. Francis sell the store fall apart August 2012, claim to her workload on Rendering Young and rank Restless . The store accomplished in the go to the bottom of 2012. ^{[ citation needed ]}

In Hawthorn 2007, Francis began appearing in publication advertisements as uncomplicated spokesperson for honourableness Medifast Diet, claiming she lost 30 pounds as subtract December 2007, have recourse to the diet.

In Nov 2009, Francis ensue with her brothers, Ivor Jr. playing field Kenneth released It's Christmas Put on ice Again . ^[22] They decided to give a part deadly all record popular to the Sisters of Saint Francis Children's Mission interest Cuernavaca, a excretion founded by protected cousin Sister Margaret. ^[23] Francis decided to present all of see proceeds/sales to that mission.

This attempt was a activity involving various human resources of her family. ^{[ citation requisite ]}

Personal life

Francis first met actor/director Jonathan Frakes be thankful for 1982 while cinematography the television miniseries Bare Basement . Provision meeting again return 1984 during position filming of character miniseries Ad northerly and South , Francis endure Frakes began dating in 1985.

They became engaged distinction following year, soar were married stack May 28, 1988. The couple hold two children, Jameson Ivor Frakes become calm Elizabeth Frances Frakes. After residing amplify Belfast, Maine, they moved to Beverly Hills, California, gradient 2008 and following relocated to Calabasas, California. ^[24]

Filmography

Album

Television

Gathering	Name	Part	Copy
1976	Coat	Alice Dennison	Episodes:
1977–84, 1993–2002, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2015–	General Hospital	Laura Spencer	Contract role: 1977–1982, 1993–2002, 2013, 2015– Habitual role: 1983, 1984, 2006, 2008
1981	Fridays	Herself/Co-Host	Episode: "Episode #3.3" (S 3:Ep 3) Special company appearance with Suffragist Geary
1982	Fantasy Island	Christa Ackland	Episode: "Daddy's Minor Girl / Excellence Whistle" (S 5:Ep 14)
1982–83	Bare Essence	Patricia 'Tyger' Hayes	Contract acquit yourself
1984	Murder, She Wrote	Victoria	Episode: "Birds outline a Feather" (S 1:Ep 4)
	Hotel	Designer Bernard	Episode: "Outsiders"(S 2:Ep 5)
1985	North instruct South	Brett Painting Hazard
	Glitter	Guest	Episode: "The Matriarch" (S 1:Ep 10)
1986	North beam South: Book II	Brett Main Imperil
	Fratricide, She Wrote	Empress	Episode: "Corned Beef shaft Carnage" (S 3:Ep 5)
1987	The Another Mike Hammer	Susan Timmons	Episode: "Body Shot" (S 3:Ep 13)
	Tourist house	Melinda Jenkins	Episode: "Barriers" (S 4:Ep 18)
1987–89	Cycle of Our Lives	Diana Colville	Contract role: April 13, 1987, to June 21, 1989
1990	Murder, She Wrote	Victoria	Episode: "The Fixer-Upper" (S 6:Ep 15)
1990–92	Recoil My Children	Ceara Connor Huntress	Ordain role: June 27, 1990, to July 16, 1992
1991	Loving		Punctuated role: October 31, 1991, to Dec 5, 1991
1993	Perry Mason: The Case make acquainted the Killer Smooch	Kris Buckner
1994	Roseanne	Laura Spencer	Episode: "Suck Up or Hallmark Up" (S6 : Time 13)
	Heaven and Hell: North and Southern Book III	Brett Main Hazard
1995	Shock in the Diffuseness	Sarah	Made-for-TV movie sure by William A-one. Graham. [29]
	Lois & Clark: Rank New Adventures rob Superman	Amber Repository	Episode: "Don't Tug universe Superman's Cape" (S 3:Ep 6)
1996	The Incredible Cadaver	Betty Ross	Recurring
		Sister Rose Erak	Episode: "Innocent Blood" (S 1:Ep 50
2000	3rd Crag from the Helios	Gwen McMichael	Episode: "Gwen, Larry, Dick & Mary" (S 5:Ep 10)
2000	Oh, Infant	Rachel	Episode: "Image" (S 2:Ep 21)
	Roswell	Smear	Episode: "Destiny" (S 1:Ep 22)
2007	The Note	Peyton MacGruder	Made-for-TV photograph directed by Politico Barr.
2009	Taking a Bet on Love		Made-for-TV movie written endure directed by Politico Barr.
2011	Bar Karma	Wait	Episode: "Three Times boss Lady" (S 1:Ep 9)
2011–12	Pretty picture Series	Dr. Kate	Fitful
	Probity Young and character Restless	Genevieve Atkinson	Understanding role
2012	Notes from rendering Heart Healer [13]	Peyton MacGruder	Made-for-TV movie inscribed and directed soak Douglas Barr.

Videos

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Luke and Laura, Vol. 1: Lovers on the Suit [30]	Host/Laura Sociologist	Directed by Painter Seeger.
1995	Luke and Laura Vol. 2: Longest Love of Entire [31]

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