![]() He remarked, "I had to write her character off the show because it's my job, not because I wanted to. Head writer Ron Carlivati revealed in an interview it was not his choice to write Francis out in 2013. She first aired on February 11 and last appeared on August 28, 2013. On January 8, 2013, executive producer Frank Valentini and Entertainment Weekly confirmed that Francis would again return to General Hospital. She returned again from August 25 until November 12, 2008. Her guest spot aired from October 26 to November 22, 2006. Francis told USA Today that she wanted to return full-time, but again got the response of budgetary concerns. ![]() Two years later, she was asked to play a guest series for the 25th wedding anniversary of Luke and Laura. In 2004, Francis inquired about returning to the series, but was told there was not the budget for her. By the end of her first stint at General Hospital in 1982, Francis was reportedly making $150,000 a year. "She really took me under her wing and when she saw me doing something wrong, she would tell me" Francis said. Meanwhile, Francis was initially intimidated by veteran actress Denise Alexander who played her onscreen mother but the two would become close friends. įrancis developed a "close" father-daughter like relationship with her onscreen father, Michael Gregory who took her under his wing. Then I started asking questions." In her early years, Francis remembered being terrified of going to the studio alone and was accompanied by a nanny hired by her parents. She continued, "So what I did was observe actors and do everything they did. They handed me a script and said, "Go!" I was panicked-really hungry" for instruction. "I was a kid and had never been on a sound stage before. Francis said, "The first year was a tremendous learning process, but then I got hold of it and took it on my own." The actress said "I was very nervous at the beginning, but when I learned to relax, I got better." She further explained her inexperience. In 1983, Francis reflected on her early years with the series in an interview with Soap Opera Digest. On October 29, 1993, Genie returned full-time to play Laura until quitting on September 6, 2002. Genie briefly returned from Novemto Decemand once again from Novemto December 10, 1984. She continued to play the role until January 15, 1982, when Genie Francis left show and the character was taken off-screen. "I will get home and I find that my body is sore from tension, or I'm still about to cry." "It's hard to shut her off" Francis said of the character in 1979. įrancis auditioned for the role of Laura twice and beat out 40 other actresses for the part. "I was just Lesley's long-lost daughter living in a commune" Francis said. "There was no light at the end of the tunnel." "It was a very small part" Francis said of the character when she initially booked the role of Laura. įrancis signed a three-year contract with the series and a later admitted that she felt a bit trapped. Four months later, the then 14-year-old Francis booked the role of Laura, when the character was rapidly aged into a teenager. The daughter of veteran actor, Ivor Francis, Genie Francis was new to acting and had recently appeared on the ABC drama series, Family opposite Kristy McNichol. Genie Francis filmed her first scenes on Decemand made her onscreen debut on February 8, 1977. ![]() Baldwin last appeared as Laura in August 1976. Child actress Stacey Baldwin originated the role of Laura Vining in 1974.
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