Surprisingly, Hughes was fired by the soap's producer Gloria Monty in 1991, and briefly replaced by another actress. That same year, Hughes won a Daytime Emmy for her 'General Hospital' work, and she would also collect several Soap Opera Digest Awards and nominations. Law' (NBC, 1986-1994) and to parody her overly dramatic persona in a juicy 'Soapdish' (1991) cameo. A soap superstar, Hughes also found time to film guest spots on 'L.A. Viewers adored the character's complicated love affairs and intrigue Anna coolly navigated, including tumultuous marriages to fellow spy Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) and mobster Duke Lavery (Ian Buchanan).

As Laura, the haughty star dancer in the Broadway musical 'Satan's Alley,' Hughes sparred with star John Travolta as Tony Manero, memorably dismissing him after a one-night stand with an icy 'Everybody uses everybody.' Although critics hated nearly every aspect of the film and she herself earned two Razzie nominations, Hughes emerged relatively unscathed and was rewarded with a juicy role on the most popular daytime soap in the history of the genre.As the glamorous spy Anna Devane, Hughes created a sensation day one of her arrival on 'General Hospital' (ABC, 1963-). After a few small dancing appearances in films, Hughes's talents caught the eye of Andrew Lloyd Webber, who cast her as the original Victoria the White Cat in the London production of the global smash musical 'Cats.' Hollywood took notice, and Hughes booked the female lead in the Sylvester Stallone-helmed 'Stayin' Alive' (1983), the sequel to the blockbuster 'Saturday Night Fever' (1977).

Finola Hughes (1985-1991, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2012-)ġ985-1992, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2012- ( GH)Īnna Devane (formerly Scorpio, Lavery & Hayward) is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap operas All My Children and General Hospital.Born in London, England, Finola Hughes began her dance training from an early age, joining the Northern Ballet Company after winning the Markova award.

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