she is 45
birthdate: May 26,1962
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie_Francis :
Genie Francis (born Eugenie Ann Francis on May 26, 1962 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA) is an actress best known for her portrayal of Laura Spencer on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital, a role she played from 1976 to 2006.
Francis's father, Ivor Francis, a Canadian actor of English descent, died in 1986 from the effects of multiple strokes. He played a brief role on General Hospital as an adoption counselor when his daughter was also on the show. Her mother, Rosemary Daley, is a former actress/model of Lithuanian descent. Genie is a confirmed Catholic. She has an older brother Ivor Jr., a younger brother Kenneth, and an older half-sister Shelley from her father's first marriage.
Genie met actor/director Jonathan Frakes while filming the television show, Bare Essence. After meeting again during the filming of the miniseries, North and South, Genie and Jonathan started dating in 1985. They became engaged in 1986, and married on May 28, 1988. The couple has two children, Jameson Ivor Frakes, born in 1994, and Elizabeth Francis Frakes, born in 1997. They live in Maine, where Genie operates a cottage furnishings and home accessories store, The Cherished Home
Genie's most famous role, that of Laura Spencer on General Hospital, would bring her instant stardom in the late 70's. Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura became an international phenomenon and the most popular super couple in daytime history, The television couple wed on November 16, 1981, with 30 million viewers tuning in to make this episode the highest-rated hour in soap opera history. At the peak of her success, Francis left the show in 1982 to try her hand at primetime television. Her own series, Bare Essence, was not a success. Nevertheless, she remained a fan favorite and viewers were delighted when she returned to General Hospital in 1983 for a limited run to coincide with the departure of Luke when Geary decided to leave the series.
OTHER SOAP OPERA PERFORMANCES:
Days of Our Lives --as Diana Colville --1987 to 1989
All My Children --as con artist artist and incest victim Ceara Connor Hunter --1990 to 1992
Loving --reprised role as Ceara Connor Hunter --November 1991
GH--1993; took 18 months off in 1997 to have her 2nd child; in September 2002 she abruptly left GH following ABC's refusal to work out a contract she wanted. ; in June 2006, she returned to the show with great fanfare to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Luke and Laura's wedding, reprising the role for only one month but long enough to get a Daytime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama, which she ended up winning in June 2007.
Her fan site is www.geniefrancis.com: and it has pictures, interactive chat room/message boards, etc.
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answered by jan51601 7
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