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Finola Hughes

{{Short description|British actress}}

{{distinguish|text=the English cross-country skier Fiona Hughes}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2023}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Finola Hughes

| image = Finola Hughes 2013.jpg

| caption = Hughes in 2013

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1959|10|29}}

| birth_place = Kensington, Middlesex, England

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1980–present

| spouse = {{Marriage|Russell Young|1992|2021|reason=divorced}}

| children = 3

}}

Finola Hughes (born 29 October 1959{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/finola-hughes/biography.html |title=Finola Hughes profile|publisher=Movies.yahoo.com|access-date=29 September 2013}}) 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, 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.

Career

Hughes trained in dance and performing arts at the Arts Educational Schools London. In 1981, she originated the role of Victoria the White Cat in the London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats. In 1983, Hughes starred with John Travolta in the musical film Staying Alive, a sequel to Saturday Night Fever.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/finola-hughes/bio/150219|title=Finola Hughes biography|publisher=TV Guide|access-date=29 September 2013|archive-date=11 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111084332/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/finola-hughes/bio/150219|url-status=dead}} She played the role of Laura, an English dancer who is the romantic interest of Travolta's character Tony Manero. Hughes also appeared on the sitcom Blossom, and as the X-Men character Emma Frost in the television movie Generation X (1996).{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

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.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

File:FinolaHughesApr09.jpg in April 2009]]

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 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.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

In September 2008, Hughes guest-starred in the General Hospital spinoff series General Hospital: Night Shift. It has been said{{cite web|last=Masters|first=Megan|url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/12/finola-hughes-general-hospital-return|title=Finola Hughes Returns to General Hospital|publisher=TVLine|date=14 December 2011|access-date=29 September 2013}} 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 CSI: NY, 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Finola-Hughes-Director-The-Bet-1063425.aspx?rss=breakingnews&partnerid=imdb&profileid=01|title=General Hospital's Finola Hughes Turns Film Director with the Bet – Today's News: Our Take |publisher=TV Guide|date=2 April 2013|access-date=29 September 2013}} She later starred with Kathryn McCormick in the dance movie Platinum the Dance Movie.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/finola-hughes-to-star-in-platinum-the-dance-movie-exclusive-1200566869/ |title=Finola Hughes to Star in 'Platinum the Dance Movie' (EXCLUSIVE)|publisher=Variety|date=23 July 2013|access-date=29 September 2013}} In 2015, Hughes directed her second film, Byrd and the Bees a romantic comedy starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Tracy Spiridakos.{{cite web|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/generalhospital/news/id/43539/General_Hospitals_Finola_Hughes_To_Direct_Byrd_And/|title=General Hospital's Finola Hughes To Direct Byrd and the Bees. - General Hospital News - Soaps.com|access-date=15 May 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/revolution-star-tracy-spiridakos-joins-jonathan-rhys-meyers-in-romantic-comedy-exclusive/|title='Revolution' Star Tracy Spiridakos Joins Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Romantic Comedy (Exclusive)|work=TheWrap|access-date=15 May 2015|date=2014-06-10}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1980

| The Apple

|rowspan="2" |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

|

rowspan="2" |1996

| Generation X

|Emma Frost / White Queen

|

The Crying Child

|Jo Parker

|

rowspan="2" |1997

| Prison of Secrets

|Angie

|

The Corporate Ladder

|Dr. Woodward

| Voice

rowspan="3" |1998

| Jekyll Island

|Ronnie Fredericks

|

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

|Queen Anne

| Voice

12 Bucks

|Classy

|

1999

|Rockin' Good Times

|Ginger

|

rowspan="2" |2000

|Intrepid

|Katherine Jessel

|

Tycus

|Amy Lowe

|

2009

|Killer Hair

|Josette Radford

|

2010

|Disarmed

|Lilian

|

rowspan="4" |2011

|Driving by Braille

|Beth Allen

|

Like Crazy

|Liz

|

All-Star Superman

|Lilo

|rowspan="2" |Voice{{cite web |title=Finola Hughes (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Finola-Hughes/ |access-date=October 7, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} 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 =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

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

| Superman: The Animated Series

| 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

| The Love Boat: The Next Wave

| 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

| General Hospital: Night Shift

| Anna Devane

| 4 episodes

2005–08

| How Do I Look?

| Host

|

2010

| CSI: NY

| 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

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+List of acting awards and nominations

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" | {{center|1984}}

| Golden Raspberry Award

| Worst Supporting Actress

| Staying Alive

| {{nom}}

| {{center|{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=John|title=1984 Golden Raspberry Award Arichive|url=http://razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=23|publisher=Golden Raspberry Award Foundation and John Wilson|access-date=3 April 2015|date=23 August 2000|location=Los Angeles, California|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061028195413/http://razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=23|archive-date=28 October 2006|url-status=dead}}}}

scope="row" | {{center| 1984}}

| Golden Raspberry Award

| Worst New Star

| Staying Alive

| {{nom}}

| {{center|}}

scope="row" | {{center| 1986}}

| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress: Daytime

| General Hospital

| {{nom}}

|

scope="row" | {{center| 1986}}

| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Favorite Super Couple: Daytime (shared with Ian Buchanan)

| General Hospital

| {{nom}}

|

scope="row" | {{center| 1989}}

| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Favorite Super Couple: Daytime (shared with Ian Buchanan)

| General Hospital

| {{nom}}

|

scope="row" | {{center| 1989}}

| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Outstanding Heroine: Daytime

| General Hospital

| {{nom}}

|

scope="row"| {{center|1990}}

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

| General Hospital

| {{nom}}

| {{center|{{cite news|last=Goudas|first=John N.|title=Emmy nominees announced|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lVkeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z8gEAAAAIBAJ&dq=28th%20daytime%20emmy%20nominations&pg=2680%2C5068973|access-date=6 May 2013|newspaper=TimesDaily|publisher=Tennessee Valley Printing Co.|date=26 May 1990|page=70|location=Florence, Alabama}}}}

scope="row" | {{center| 1990}}

| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Outstanding Heroine: Daytime

| General Hospital

| {{won}}

| {{center|{{cite web|title=The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1990|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/awards/1990/|work=Soap Opera Digest|publisher=soapoperadigest.com|access-date=15 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303082314/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/awards/1990/|archive-date=3 March 2009 |date=2003-04-11}}}}

scope="row"| {{center|1991}}

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

| General Hospital

| {{won}}

| {{center|{{cite news|last=Sharbutt|first=Jay|title=Daytime winners listed|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rkZTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a4YDAAAAIBAJ&dq=18th%20daytime%20emmy%20nomination&pg=3085%2C6738841|access-date=6 May 2013|newspaper=The Bulletin|publisher=Western Communications|date=28 June 1991|agency=Associated Press|page=17|location=Bend, Oregon}}}}

scope="row" | {{center| 1991}}

| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress: Daytime

| General Hospital

| {{won}}

| {{center|{{cite web|title=The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1991|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/awards/1991/|work=Soap Opera Digest|publisher=soapoperadigest.com|access-date=15 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303081639/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/awards/1991/|archive-date=3 March 2009 |date=2004-07-19}}}}

scope="row" | {{center| 1992}}

| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Best Wedding (shared with Tristan Rogers)

| General Hospital

| {{nom }}

|

scope="row" | {{center| 1992}}

| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress: Daytime

| General Hospital

| {{nom}}

|

scope="row"| {{center|2000}}

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

| All My Children

| {{nom}}

| {{center|{{cite news|last=Havens|first=Candace|title=Lead actress Emmy race too close to call|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_ixZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SUcNAAAAIBAJ&dq=daytime%20emmy%20nomination&pg=4312%2C1614568|access-date=6 May 2013|newspaper=The Union Democrat|publisher=Western Communications|date=12 May 2000|page=55|location=Sonora}}}}

scope="row" | {{center| 2000}}

| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Favorite Return

| All My Children

| {{won}}

| {{center|{{cite news|title='General Hospital' wins 5 honors|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sgtJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8YIMAAAAIBAJ&dq=general-hospital&pg=3611%2C5637912|access-date=10 February 2013|newspaper=The Vindicator|date=11 March 2000|agency=Associated Press}}}}

scope="row"| {{center|2002}}

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

| All My Children

| {{nom}}

| {{center|{{cite web |last=Offman |first=Craig |title=Daytime Emmy noms announced |url=https://variety.com/2002/tv/news/daytime-emmy-noms-announced-1117863876/ |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Business Media |access-date=6 May 2013 |date=13 March 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225012536/http://variety.com/2002/tv/news/daytime-emmy-noms-announced-1117863876/ |archive-date=25 December 2013 |location=Los Angeles |url-status=dead}}}}

scope="row"| {{center|2013}}

| LA Femme Filmmaker Award

| Best Feature {{small|(Director)}}

| The Bet

| {{won}}

| {{center|{{cite web|title=Filmmaker Winners 2013-2005|url=http://www.lafemme.org/filmmaker-winners-2005-2010/|publisher=lafemme.org|access-date=3 April 2015|location=Los Angeles}}}}

scope="row"| {{center|2015}}

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

| General Hospital

| {{nom}}

| {{center|{{cite web |title=The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_42nd_nominations.pdf |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=31 March 2015 |date=31 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093445/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_42nd_nominations.pdf |archive-date=2 April 2015 |location=New York |url-status=dead}}}}

scope="row"| {{center|2016}}

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

| General Hospital

| {{nom}}

| {{center|{{cite web |title=The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_43rd_nominations.pdf |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417042422/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_43rd_nominations.pdf |archive-date=17 April 2016 |location=New York, New York |url-status=live}}}}

scope="row" | {{center| 2017}}

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

| General Hospital

| {{nom}}

| {{center|{{cite web |title=The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_44th_nominations_v01.pdf |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=22 March 2017 |date=22 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323053802/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_44th_nominations_v01.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2017 |location=New York City |url-status=dead }}}}

scope="row" | {{center|2020}}

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

| General Hospital

| {{nom}}

| {{center|{{cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020.05.21-DTE-Release.pdf|title=The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=21 May 2020|year=2020|location=New York }}}}

scope="row"| {{center|2021}}

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

| General Hospital

| {{nom}}

| {{center|{{cite news|title=2021 Daytime Emmy Awards: Talk Show Host and Lead Actress Nominees Revealed (Exclusive)|url=https://www.etonline.com/2021-daytime-emmy-awards-talk-show-host-and-lead-actress-nominees-revealed-exclusive-166272|website=Entertainment Tonight|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=May 24, 2021|access-date=May 24, 2021}}}}

scope="row"| {{center|2023}}

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

| General Hospital

| {{Nom}}

|{{center|{{cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Daytime-Nominations-with-Credits-2023-05-10-1700.pdf|title=The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=May 13, 2023|year=2023|location=New York/Los Angeles}}}}

See also

References

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