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Finola Hughes is an English actress known for playing Alex Devane and Anna Devane on General Hospital, General Hospital: Night Shift and All My Children.

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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. 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 1996 TV movie Generation X.

In 1997, Hughes starred in Aaron Spelling's short-lived primetime soap opera Pacific Palisades. She was also a frequent guest star on the television series Charmed, playing the mother of the Halliwell girls, Patricia "Patty" Halliwell. She also 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.

From 1985 to 1992, she played Anna Devane on the General Hospital. Hughes won a Daytime Emmy in 1991 for Outstanding Lead Actress on General Hospital. She was nominated in the same category in 1990 for Anna, in 2000 for All My Children as Alex Devane, and, in 2002, as Anna. After establishing herself as a daytime TV star, Hughes shot a feature film cameo as a soap actress who loses an award to Sally Field in the soap opera satire film Soapdish (1991). The following year she played a leading role in the film Aspen Extreme.

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Soapsuds (2005)

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 returned. Finola Hughes was reunited with Tristan Rogers and Emma Samms. Following a rise in ratings from her sweeps return, Hughes returned to General Hospital for a limited run through August 2006. Finola returned the following year on 13 July 2007, and once again on 25 April 2008.

In September 2008, Hughes guest-starred in the General Hospital spin-off series General Hospital: Night Shift. In 2010, Finola appeared in CSI: NY, Make It or Break It and Melissa & Joey. Hughes returned to GH in early 2012 as character Anna Devane to be with her daughter, Robin.

Hughes was born in London, England. She has been married to Russell Young since 1992; and is the mother of two sons, Dylan and Cash, and one daughter, Sadie.

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Ted Eccles · Sonya Eddy · Hilary Edson · Zachary Ellington, Jr. · Kiko Ellsworth · Mark Engelhardt · Hayley Erin · Mary Beth Evans
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Morgan Fairchild · Rick Falk · Richard Fancy · Porter Fasullo · Max Faugno · Tawny Fere' Ellis · Bianca Ferguson · Jennifer Field · Brian Fitzgerald · Joe Flanigan · Jerin Forgie · Betsy Franco · James Franco · Susan French · Quinn Friedman · Lisa Fuller · Marcus Dean Fuller
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Sean Kanan · Ari Kappatos · Lesli Kay · Stephen Kay · Thorsten Kaye · Robert Kelker-Kelly · Shell Kepler · Frank Killmond · Kent King · Ted King · Kodi Kitchen · Michael E. Knight · Ilene Kristen · Michael Kruse · Michelle Krusiec
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Mary O'Brien · Alyshia Ochse · Tim O'Connor · John O'Hurley · Agnes Olech · Heather Olt
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Ryan Paevey · Jeffrey Vincent Parise · Tom Parker · Nathan Parsons · Andrea Pearson · Mike Peebler · Thaao Penghlis · Christopher Pennock · Beth Peters · John C. Phillips · Joseph C. Phillips · Cara Pifko · Mark Pinter · Ed Platt · Avery Kristen Pohl · Larry Poindexter · Cynthia Preston · Nicholas Pryor · Haley Pullos · David Purdham · Linda Purl
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Teddy Quinn
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Brooke Radding · Ingo Rademacher · Ardeshir Radpour · Patsy Rahn · Ella Ramacieri · Marisa Ramirez · Gail Ramsey · Wes Ramsey · Lak Rana · Davin Ransom · Michael Anthony Rawlins · Jen Ray · Marie-Alise Recasner · Scott Reeves · Aaron Refvem · John Reilly · Peter Renaday · Robyn Richards · Tequan Richmond · Leif Riddell · Alice Rietveld · Zakary Risinger · Chris Robinson · Sebastian Roché · Michael Rodrick · Kali Rodriguez · Ricco Ross · Trenton Rostedt · Irene Rubaum-Keller · Richard Rust · James Ryan · Emme Rylan
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Antonio Sabato, Jr. · Dahlia Salem · Emma Samms · Marc Samuel · Aaron Sanders · Linda Sanders · Brytni Sarpy · Michael Saucedo · Paul Savior · Brad Schmidt · Carly Schroeder · Travis Schuldt · Coltin Scott · Martha Scott · Susan Seaforth Hayes · Ignacio Serricchio · Aaron Seville · Monti Sharp · Charles Shaughnessy · Cari Shayne · Alex Sheafe · Brooklyn Rae Silzer · Londyn Silzer · Jennifer Sky · Gabriel Sky · Tava Smiley · Brooke Anne Smith · Hillary B. Smith · Rick Springfield · Andrew St. John · Rebecca Staab · Michelle Stafford · Vic Stagliano · John Stamos · Valerie Starrett · Riley Steiner · Richard Steinmetz · Stella Stevens · Garren Stitt · Julian Stone · Deborah Strang · Sally Struthers · Katie Stuart · Kelly Sullivan · Michael Sutton · Lauren Swickard
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Amber Tamblyn · Bart Tangredi · Mason Tannous · Barbara Tarbuck · Elizabeth Taylor · Brynn Thayer · Kelly Thiebaud · Marsha Thomason · Jason Thompson · Darin Toonder · Maria Tornberg · Constance Towers · Ellen Travolta · Matt Trudeau · Jessica Tuck · Janine Turner
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Andy Umberger · Hank Underwood
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Erik Valdez · Granville Van Dusen · Christopher Van Etten · John Vargas · Greg Vaughan · Hunter von Leer · Danielle von Zerneck · Cathy Vu · Lisa Vultaggio
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Johnny Wactor · Catherine Wadkins · Jack Wagner · Angel Wainwright · Tonja Walker · Braden Walkes · David Wallace · Peggy Walton-Walker · Lisa Waltz · Daisy Wang · Samuel Wang · Megan Ward · Cari Anne Warder · Billy Warlock · Darren Dupree Washington · Robert Palmer Watkins · T.K. Weaver · Bruce Weitz · Annie Wersching · Martin West · Justin Whalin · Johnny Whitaker · Dan White · Rosina Widdowson-Reynolds · Walt Willey · Bergen Williams · Bree Williamson · Alicia Leigh Willis · Chandra Wilson · Emily Wilson · Marie Wilson · Landon Wine · Josh Wingate · Time Winters · William Wintersole · Sherilyn Wolter · Kari Wührer · Kai Wulff · Sharon Wyatt
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Brian Yang · Derek Yates · John J. York · Jacob Young · William Allen Young
Z
Maysoon Zayid · Patrick Zeller · Jacklyn Zeman · Anna Zielinski · Cynthia Zitter
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John Beradino · Tom Brown · Mae Clarke · Robert Clarke · Carolyn Craig · Craig Curtis · Ross Elliott · Neil Hamilton · Allison Hayes · Matthew S. Infante · Lenore Kingston · Ralph Manza · Emily McLaughlin · Ruth Phillips · Hunt Powers · Simon Scott · K.T. Stevens · Jana Taylor · Roy Thinnes · Lucille Wall
Temporary
Robert Adamson · Dimitra Arliss · Vincent Baggetta · Jeanne Bates · Chris Beetem · Kevin Bernhardt · Blake Berris · Molly Burnett · Mary Grace Canfield · Tiffany Daniels · Linda Dano · Davey Davison · Susan Diol · Gideon Emery · Stephanie Erb · Ethan Erickson · Sandra Ferguson · Courtney Fulk · Priscilla Garita · Lindsay Hartley · Asante Jones · Christine Jones · Jamison Jones · Nick Kiriazis · Holiday Mia Kriegel · Briana Lane · Damien Leake · Jen Lilley · Martha Madison · Helena Mattsson · Patty McCormack · Maura McGiveney · Camilla More · Nicole Paggi · Jay Pickett · Brenda Scott · Jan Shepard · Mathew St. Patrick · Nick Stabile · Darby Stanchfield · Anthony Starke · Barbara Stuart · Les Tremayne · Meg Wyllie ·
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