Genie Francis

In the one-and-a-half-hour solo portion of her interview, Genie Francis talks about her father, actor Ivor Francis, and how he taught her respect for the craft of acting. She talks about her first role on television, as a guest actor on Family. She describes the role for which she is most known, "Laura Vining Spencer" on General Hospital. She speaks frankly about the circumstances of her leaving and returning to play "Laura" several times over the years, including her month-long 2006 appearance that led her to a Daytime Emmy nomination (and eventual win) for Best Supporting Actress. She describes "Laura" and relates a number of the storylines she was featured in over the span of three decades playing the role. She talks about her first on-screen and real-life kiss with Kin Shriner's "Scotty," her work with Anthony Geary who played "Luke," and her impressions of Jonathan Jackson who played her son "Lucky" in the 1990s. She talks about her work as an actress outside of General Hospital in the theater and on television in such projects as the television movie (and later series) Bare Essence and the miniseries North and South. She also speaks about her late 1980s work on Days of Our Lives as "Diana Colville," a character that she felt was ill-defined, and her early 1990s work on All My Children as "Ceara Connor,” which she found to be a much more well-defined part. Beth Cochran conducted the interview on June 14, 2007 in Beverly Hills, CA.

In the half-hour joint portion of their interview, Anthony Geary and Genie Francis discuss acting together as "Luke" and "Laura" on General Hospital. They also talk about the fan reaction to their appearance at ABC's Super Soap Weekend in 2006. Barrie Nedler conducted the interview on June 14, 2007 in Beverly Hills, CA.