Finola Hughes (born 29 October 1959) is an English actress, TV Host, entrepreneur, author, and dancer. She is best known for General Hospital, All My Children, and Staying Alive. She also originated the role of Victoria in the West End production of Cats.
She is married to actor Russell Young and they have three children.
Filmography:
- The Apple (1980) as Dancer
- Staying Alive (1983) as Laura
- General Hospital (1985 - present) as Anna Devane/Dr. Liesel Obrecht/Alex Devane
- All My Children (1999 - 2003) as Alex Devane Marick/Anna Devane
- L.A. Law (1987) as Laura Sevilla
- Soapdish (1991) as All My Trials Actress
- Aspen Extreme (1993) as Bryce Kellogg
- Blossom (1993 - 1995) as Carol Russo
- Burke's Law (1994) as Rhonda
- Dream On (1994) as Laura North
- Above Suspicion (1995) as Iris
- Superman: The Animated Series (1996) as Lara Lor-Van (voice)
- Sunset Beach (1997) as Helena Greer
- Life with Louie (1997) as Miss Robertson (voice)
- Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) as Queen Anne (voice)
- Charmed (1998) (1999 - 2006) as Patty Halliwell
- Hope & Faith (2004) As Herself
- CSI: New York (2010) as Mrs. Christensen
- Make It or Break It (2010) as Viola Pettinger
- Melissa & Joey (2010) as Announcer
- Like Crazy (2011) as Liz
- All-Star Superman (2011) as Lilo (voice)
- Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (2011) as Professor Svankmajer (voice)
- Beware the Batman (2013 - 2014) as Lady Shiva
- Granite Flats (2014 - 2015) as Avon Lady/Zelda
Tropes associated with her work:
- Actor Allusion: In "Forever Charmed", Patty says she came "from 1975, how do I look?" as a nod to Finola's other job as a presenter of the series How Do I Look?
- The Cast Show Off: She was aptly called on to be a dancer in the film Staying Alive.
- Casting Gag: Wes Ramsey played her grandson in Charmed and her nephew in General Hospital.
- Fake American: Although playing her own nationality as Anna Devane, a good portion of her roles are Americans.
- Real Life Writes the Plot: Her schedule for General Hospital meant that she couldn't appear on Charmed as often as she would have liked - the episode "Witchstock" was written to be about Patty but had to be rewritten to focus on Penny instead when Finola proved unavailable.
