Finola Hughes

Actress

Birthday October 29, 1959

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Kensington, Middlesex, England

Age 64 years old

Height 165 cm

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1959

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, the sequel to Saturday Night Fever.

She is also known for her portrayal of Anna Devane's identical twin, Alexandra "Alex" Devane 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.

Hughes trained in dance and performing arts at the Arts Educational Schools London.

1981

In 1981, she originated the role of Victoria the White Cat in the London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats.

1983

In 1983, Hughes starred with John Travolta in the musical film Staying Alive, a sequel to Saturday Night Fever.

She played the role of Laura, an English dancer who is the romantic interest of Travolta's character Tony Manero.

1985

From 1985 to 1992, she played Anna Devane on General Hospital.

1990

She was nominated for the same category in 1990 for Anna, in 2000 for All My Children as Alex, and, in 2002, as Anna.

1991

Hughes won a Daytime Emmy in 1991, for Outstanding Lead Actress on General Hospital.

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).

1993

Two years later, she played a leading role in the film Aspen Extreme (1993).

1996

Hughes also appeared on the sitcom Blossom, and as the X-Men character Emma Frost in the television movie Generation X (1996).

1997

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, Kal-El's biological mother in Superman: The Animated Series.

Another voice-over role she had was Miss Robertson on an episode of Fox's animated comedy series Life with Louie.

2006

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 ratings from her sweeps return, Hughes returned to General Hospital for a limited run through August 2006.

2007

She returned the following year on 13 July 2007 and once again on 15 April 2008.

2008

In September 2008, Hughes guest-starred in the General Hospital spinoff series General Hospital: Night Shift.

2010

In 2010, Finola also appeared in the CSI: NY, Make It or Break It and Melissa & Joey.

2012

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.

Finola made a permanent return to General Hospital in 2012.

2013

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.

2015

In 2015, Hughes directed her second film, Byrd and the Bees a romantic comedy starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Tracy Spiridakos.