Finola Hughes

Finola Hughes (2009)

Finola Hughes (born October 29, 1959 in Kensington , London ) is a British actress .

life and career

Finola Hughes became famous in 1983 when she played the role of Laura in the musical film Staying Alive alongside John Travolta . She later starred in the series All My Children and General Hospital . She also took on the role of Patricia "Patty" Halliwell in Charmed in a number of guest appearances . In the 1998 action film Tycus - Death from Space , she starred alongside Peter Onorati and Dennis Hopper . She also played the white cat Victoria in the world premiere of the musical Cats (1981 in London) .

In 1992, Hughes married the artist Russell Young, with whom she has a biological son and two adopted children, a son and a daughter.

Filmography (selection)

• 1980: Star Rock (The Apple)
• 1983: Staying Alive
• 1985–1992, 2006–2008, 2012: General Hospital (TV series)
• 1987: Death Lurks in the Mirror ( Haunted By Her Past )
• 1990: Bride in Black ( The Bride in Black )
• 1993: Two aces in the snow ( Aspen Extreme )
• 1994: Deadly Pictures ( Dark Side of Genius )
• 1994–1995: Blossom (TV series)
• 1995: Suspicion ( Above Suspicion )
• 1996: Generation X
• 1996: Crying Child ( Crying Child )
• 1997: Pacific Palisades
• 1997: Prison of Secrets
• 1998: Tycus - Death from Space ( Tycus )
• 1998: 12 bucks
• 1998: Jekyll Island - No way out ( Jekyll Island )
• 1999, 2001–2002, 2004, 2006: Charmed ( Charmed , TV series, 9 episodes)
• 1999–2003: All My Children (TV series)
• 2000: Intrepid - Cruise to Doom ( Intrepid )
• 2005–2007: How Do I Look?
• 2008: General Hospital: Night Shift (TV series)
• 2010: CSI: NY (TV series)
• 2010: Make It or Break It (TV series)
• 2010: Melissa & Joey (TV series)
• 2011: Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (voice for Professor Svankmajer)

Awards

During her career, Hughes received three television awards for her role as Anna Devane Scorpio in General Hospital :

• 1991 Daytime Emmy for Best Actress
• Soap Opera Digest Award  :
  • 1989 for the most popular couple (together with Ian Buchanan ) and outstanding heroine
  • 1990 as best leading actress and 1991 as outstanding heroine

And for her role in All My Children

• 2000 for the best comeback

She was also nominated for eleven film and television awards:

• Golden Raspberry : In 1984 as Worst Newcomer and Worst Supporting Actress in Staying Alive
• Daytime Emmy : Best Actress in General Hospital in 1990 and Best Actress in All my Children in 2000 and 2002
• Soap Opera Digest Award for General Hospital :
  • 1986 as the best leading actress
  • 1988 Favorite Couple (with Ian Buchanan)
  • 1992 for the best wedding in a soap opera (together with Tristan Rogers ) and as best leading actress

Web links

Commons : Finola Hughes  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Finola Hughes at the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Internet Movie Database