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Finola Hughes Marks 40 Years Since Her Debut as General Hospital’s Anna Devane
Today on April 10th, we are commemorating the 40th anniversary of the debut of the one and only Finola Hughes in the iconic role of super spy, Anna Devane on General Hospital. The Daytime Emmy-winning star debuted on this day back in 1985.
Taking to her Instagram, Hughes shared a screengrab from her very first episode as Anna, when the character first graced our screens. Accompanying the post, Finola wrote, “40 years ago today. What a Brilliant Ride, who would have thought? Love you guys so much.”
Several of Hughes’ long-running co-stars shared their praise for the actress including Kimberly McCullough who played Anna’s daughter, Robin Scorpio Drake for many years, Laura Wright, who currently plays Carly Spencer, and Rebecca Budig (currently Taylor on B&B and ex-Hayden, GH and Greenlee, AMC).

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Recently, Hughes spoke to Woman’s World about her anniversary, and recalled how back when she started on GH, being a super spy looked a bit different than it does now for new agent, Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) and the WSB.
“In our day, we just had this secret room which had this monstrous sort of computer, and we would go in there and do whatever skull doggery we were up to,” recalled Hughes. “But now, we have Brennan (Chris McKenna) commanding drones from his desk. The WSB is shinier and more specific. And I love the training of the new generation. I wish Anna could get involved, because she was probably Josslyn’s age when she was training to become WSB. She’d be incredibly protective of Joss and probably tear Brennan apart for doing this in such an underhanded way. But if I were Brennan, the person I would be most terrified of is Carly!”

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Finola also shared she has met some of her lifelong friends in the world from her run on General Hospital including Ian Buchanan (ex-Duke). “Some of my best friends are people I met when I first came on the show. Kristina Wagner (Felicia) and myself met almost 40 years ago, and she’s one of my closest friends and confidants. And I’ve told Jane Elliot (Tracy) that when I have an empty nest (in a couple of years) I’m coming to live next to her. We’re gonna live next door to each other in two tiny little apartments and just chat!”
Previously, Hughes recalled her first episode of General Hospital on her Instagram when she hit her 35th anniversary with the show: “That day, I couldn’t have known I would play this character on and off over the next three decades and love it so much. I couldn’t have known the extraordinary friends and family I would make. I couldn’t have known the outpouring of love from our dedicated audience.”

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Now at 40 years, Anna is still kicking ass and taking names. What would GH be without Finola Hughes and what she brings to the table as the super spy-turned-police commissioner of Port Charles?
Take a look at Finola’s very first scene as Anna Devane on this day 40 years ago below. Then, share your congrats to Finola on this incredible television milestone and her career, and what you feel she had meant to GH via the comment section.
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still front burner after all these years, a credit to her and the show for respecting the veterans
she’s simply the best, congrats on 40years, and anna being a badass.
She’s so good that she makes it look easy. Case in point; today she spoke with Emma about her police record. Anna seemed like she so deeply genuinely cared about her granddaughter that it didn’t feel like acting. Finola has only just started working with this young actress so to convey that sense of love and familiarity speaks volumes about her acting prowess. Sometimes I think we take her for granted ( myself included).
The F In Finola Also Stands For Fabulous
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Elizabeth Thinks of Dante While With Ric; Will She Leave Her Ex in the Dust?

Clearly, head nurse Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) is trying to deny her feelings for Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) on General Hospital, when she is trying to make up for missed opportunities and dates with her former husband, Ric Lansing (Rick Hearst).
On the Friday, November 6 episode, Elizabeth arrived at the Metro Court for her date with Ric. She made sure she thanked the legal eagle for taking care of her house on Halloween when she was called into work.
However, while telling Ric this, Elizabeth is struck by a flashback of her and Dante baking in her kitchen, where a very close encounter almost led Dante and Elizabeth to kiss. After shaking that image off in her head, she goes back to her date with Ric, who is being very sweet to her.

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ELIZABETH HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT RIC
Their date gets interrupted when Lulu (Alexa Havins) shows up at their table asking Elizabeth to convince Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) to drop the libel case against her.
Later, when Liz talked with Willow, and Willow shared she appreciated the head nurse looking out for her, she asks her friend if Ric is the kind of man she wants her life?
Willow is pointing out, as she had in her relationship with Drew (Cameron Mathison), does Ric really love Elizabeth … or is he using her to get what he wants? That comment puts more doubt in Elizabeth’s mind over reconnecting with Ric, and giving her more credence to follow her feelings for Dante.
So, where is this leading? Will Elizabeth cut things off with Ric? If so, will he snap? Is Ric using Elizabeth? And what about Dante? Are you enjoying the growing closeness between Elizabeth and Dante, or do you prefer Elizabeth with Ric? Let us know in the comment section, But first, check what went down on Ric and Elizabeth’s dinner date which lead to more questions than answers below.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Tracy Leaves Port Charles to Help Dillon; Paving the Way for Jane Elliot’s Temporary Exit

General Hospital viewers became concerned when on the Thursday, November 5 episode, Tracy (Jane Elliot) was preparing to leave Port Charles to go help her son, Dillon Quartermaine, who got arrested while trying to film in Thailand.
Tracy informed Jason (Steve Burton), that she had to leave and was counting on him to look after things while she was away. That included: making sure Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and baby Phoebe were safe from the likes of Jude Jax (Wil Traval) as well as the Quartermaine businesses since Ned (Wally Kurth) still can’t overexert himself since his heart attack.
In Tracy’s final scenes, for now, she tells Gio (Giovanni Mazza) and Emma (Braedyn Bruner) to be there for Brook Lynn while she is going through her ordeal after divorcing Chase (Josh Swickard) and Jude trying to claim baby Phoebe.

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HOW LONG WILL JANE ELLIOT BE GONE FROM GENERAL HOSPITAL?
However, GH fans! Have no fear. Tracy’s exit was written into the show to facilitate Jane Elliot’s annual vacation. Same time last year, Elliot exited the canvas around this time after the entire Ronnie Bard/Martin Grey debacle; where they conspired to make it look like Monica left the Quartermaine mansion to her sister, Ronnie (Erika Slezak) instead of Tracy. In that storyline, Tracy took off for a spa in France for some much-needed R&R.
Now, according to Soap Opera Digest, while viewers are just seeing the beginnings of Jane Elliot’s temporary leave, the soap opera confirmed that the long-running star is already back taping new episodes. GH roughly runs about six weeks ahead of air in its production schedule.

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ALL ABOUT JANE
Jane Elliot started her GH journey back in 1978, and has come and gone a few times including an announced retirement back in 2017, only to eventually come out of retirement a few tines, and rejoin the show full-time in 2023.
Along the way, Elliot has won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress back in 1981, and in 2025 was honored for her 50 years of excellence in daytime television becoming a Gold Circle honoree from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Michael Fairman TV spoke to Jane at that time, immediately after receiving her honor on-stage. You can check out that interview here.
Now below, watch scenes from Thursday’s GH where Tracy informs Jason she has to leave the country and go help her son.
Then let us know, with the mention of Dillon Quartermaine on today’s GH, will the soap opera FINALLY recast the role? Will you miss Jane while she is off-screen? Glad to know she is already back taping all-new episodes of the ABC daytime drama series? Let us know in the comment section.
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GH’s Finola Hughes and Laura Wright Tease Anna/Valentin/Carly, “It’s Not Your Typical Triangle, We’ll Say That”

On General Hospital, Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) are now dealing with the fallout of their discovery, the dead body of Jack Brennan. While Carly became a suspect, now the two need to figure out just who was responsible for the former WSB Port Charles Bureau chief’s sudden ending.
Meanwhile, Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) is trying to put her shattered life back together, after almost killing Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud), hallucinating she was seeing a dead Peter August (Wes Ramsey) and trying to shake off years of trauma at the hands of Cesar Faison (Anders Hove).
While it has become apparent that Valentin and Carly love each other, the same holds true for Valentin and Anna, but is it differently, now that the former lovers are apart? However, it appears when Anna is in trouble, Valentin shows up to save her. That is not lost on Carly, who up until now has tried to be adult about the whole situation, but how long will that last?

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Michael Fairman TV caught up with both Daytime Emmy-winning Lead Actresses on the red carpet at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards and asked them to weigh-in on what viewers can expect, and what’s it has been like working with leading man, James Patrick Stuart.
Laura Wright explained, “James is hilarious. I would say most of our dress rehearsals are laughing it out because we’ve got to show up for taping, but he’s very funny.” Finola Hughes echoed that with, “He’s a very funny person, always,” adding, “I couldn’t be in a scene with him and Amanda Setton (Brook Lynn, GH). It was him, me, and Amanda one time. We couldn’t get through the scene!”

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The discussion turned to if GH viewers will see Anna and Carly fighting over the love of Valentin. Laura Wright shared, “Not in the way you would think. It’s not your typical triangle. We’ll say that.” Finola Hughes concurred, “It’s not your typical triangle!”
Watch our chat from the red carpet with Finola and Laura below, and make sure to check out all the moments from Michael Fairman TV at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards here.
So, do you think Valentin will be caught in an actual love triangle between Anna and Carly, or will he be fully in his relationship with Carly, only to find himself constantly coming to the rescue of Anna Devane, causing an ultimate riff in his relationship with Carly? Who would you like to see Valentin with … Anna or Carly? Let us know via the comment section below.
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