General Hospital
Finola Hughes ‘On Her Way Back’ to ‘General Hospital’ as Anna Devane
GH fans have been clamoring for the return of Daytime Emmy winner, Finola Hughes in her soap-famous role of super spy Anna Devane. When Anna was last seen, she had been gaslighted by the WSB and made to believe that Cesar Faison was alive and taunting her, and his evil son, Peter August!
Now comes word from Chris McKenna, the actor who plays WSB Port Charles bureau chief, Jack Brennan, who should definitely be in the know! In a recent fan interaction on x, a viewer noted how much Anna is needed at this point to blow open the skullduggery of Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and Sidwell (Carlo Rota).
McKenna jumped in the thread, and exclaimed, “Finola is on her way back!” That was music to General Hospital fans ears who, along with her on-screen granddaughter Emma Drake (Braedyn Bruner), have been devastated by the last time they saw Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France!
Hughes has been known to take extended breaks from the soap, and even though fans were concerned back in February when her name went MIA from the contract actor credits, it has been normal fare for her to take time off.
Also, currently taking time off is Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) who is currently on an extended hiatus till he returns to tape all-new episodes of GH in the summer.
Kirsten Storms (Maxie) also took a previous extended hiatus when she moved to Tennessee. Now, the status of Storms is in question again, since she does not appear to be on any recent episodes of the soaps. She did pop up on April 9th via her Instagram with an update on her devices being hacked after moving to Tennessee last year. Storms allegedly shared that her cell phone, internet, and iCloud account were compromised.
So, looking forward to the return of Finola Hughes? Do you hope Anna snaps out of it, and will be back to our super spy self and bring down the bad guys? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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I am thrilled to hear it. I have missed Finola Hughes and Anna Devane so very, very much. It is high time Anna got well again and started kicking some butt around Port Charles.
Amen!
I’m thrilled that she’s coming back! I love that General Hospital has characters/actors that have stayed with the show for decades!
Finola is the only one who can make the WSB story believable. She’s much needed to show that there’s actual danger. Happy to hear of her return. She’s been missed!
Agreed
Yes! Now she can snap Valentin out of acting like Carly’s docile golden retriever who has been alone in the house all day! MVGA! (Make Valentin Great Again)
Valentin is the best. Not sure about the Carly paring…how about getting him back in the good graces of PC and have him and Josslyn take down sidwell and friends.
GH has always been crazy with cast members coming & goings. It’s always on super double lockdown. It’s not like Days when they hire/fire their cast members. GH actors seem to leave under mysterious circumstances. Granted it’s not our business but between this & temporary replacements GH is just different. I don’t know why though.
Omg I want Finola Hughes back ASAP, she’s been sorely missed and I cant wait to see Anna kicking butt again.
I agree with you totally
Yes, let’s get her back and fall in love! More love in the afternoon! Let’s wrap up the Marco storyline, maybe bring back Blaze and let her take down sidwell, tho Lucy would be best! And why make us think Brooklyn ran Jordan off the road, etc…not liking where that is going.
Yes! What a story. Can’t wait to see her do what Anna does best. She is a GH All Star! She will make her way out of their. She is a beloved strong character. Emmy for Finola!
As far as Jordan’s accident goes, I think the GH writers are serving up an all you can eat buffet of 666 different types of red herrings.
Right now we have Brook admitting to drinking before driving (even though as a rich woman with a cop husband, she’s got zero excuses for doing so). We have Danny & Charlotte doing the typical teenage wreckless driving thing to distract themselves from the legal perils both of their fathers currently find themselves in. And now we have Carly & Tracy stepping up to cover up any evidence of these incidents. And we have Jordan herself admitting that she was busy kissing Curtis while driving and not paying attention to the road.
But what if none of these things were the real cause of the accident? Let’s not forget that Jordan has been doing a freelance “undercover” operation, supposedly working for Sidwell so she can bring down the Legion of Dumb “from the inside”. Thing is, she hasn’t kept that secret all that well, having conversations about it with Laura & Curtis in public. And we know that Cullum – being a WSB spy, when he’s not committing crimes for the Legion of Dumb – is pretty good at lurking around, eavesdropping on conversations, and planting bugs and tracking devices. So maybe he found out Jordan was playing him & Sidwell, and added her to his “people to kill list” and messed with her car some time between stabbing Marco and showing up on the docks to attempt the murders of Britt & Jason.
General Hospital Fan Club Weekend brought out many of your favorites to the four day event; with the main cast gathering on Saturday, August 1. Fans near and far attended the weekend held this year at the Burbank Marriott Hotel. Whether it be the main cast event or the smaller more intimate events featuring two or three cast members a great time was had by all.
Some of the cast participating in the main cast event included: Cyrus Hobbi (Yuri), Gary James Fuller (James), Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), Viron Weaver (Wiley), Paige Herschell (Jacinda), Chris McKenna (Brennan), Josh Kelly (Cody), Kayden Brenna Tokarsi (Scout), Cassandra James (Terry), Laura Wright (Carly), Dominic Zamprogna (Dante), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane), Rick Hearst (Ric), Adrian Anchondo (ex-Marco), and Chloe Lanier (ex-Nelle).
In addition to, Van Hansis (Lucas), Cameron Mathison (Drew), Ryan Paevey (ex-Cassius), Easton Rocket Sweda (Leo), Maurice Benard (Sonny), Kristen Vaganos (Molly), Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis), Kate Mansi (ex-Kristina), Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth), Cynthia Watros (Nina), Kristina Wagner (Felicia) and more.
Take a look at some of the snaps from the main event arrivals below:
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GH’s Rick Hearst with on-screen daughter, Kristen Vaganos, plus Nancy Lee Grahn, and Kate Mansi.
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GH’s Maurice Benard on-hand to meet the fans.
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Jack Brennan in the house … Chris McKenna.
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Adrian Anchondo, Van Hansis and Anchondo’s boyfriend, Days of Our Lives, Colton Little.
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GH’s Josh Kelly and his gal, the former Nelle Benson of Port Charles, Chloe Lanier.
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Who is James’ father? Not Cassius or Spinelli, actually. Actors Gary James Fuller, Ryan Paevey and Bradford Anderson!
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One of General Hospital’s newest cast members, Kayden Brenna Tokarski attends her first GHFCW event.
Michael Fairman TV will be adding more images to this post in the day ahead.
So, were you glad to see so many of your GH favorites attending this year’s General Hospital Fan Club Weekend? Let us know via the comment section.
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Vincent Pastore of ‘Sopranos’ Fame and ‘General Hospital’s’ Maximus Giambetti Dies at 80
Vincent Pastore, best known for his memorable role as Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s The Sopranos has passed away.
The veteran actor was found dead on August 1st in his home in the Bronx, New York. Pastore was 80-years-old. The cause of death is yet to be determined.
As well as his role on The Sopranos, many soap fans will recall he played multiple smaller roles on the beloved One Life to Live from 1995 and 2004. However, in 2008, he landed the short-term role as Maximus Giambetti on General Hospital.
PASTORE WANTED TO BE ON GENERAL HOSPITAL
Maximus was the mobster father of Sonny Corinthos’ (Maurice Benard) bodyguards: Max (Derk Cheetwood) and Milo (Drew Cheetwood)
According to Soap Opera Digest, Pastore told Soaps In Depth back in 2009, after appearing in a SOAPnet promotional campaign as a celebrity fan of General Hospital: “‘I’d love to be on the show. So they called up GH’s casting director (Mark Teschner) and Bobby (Robert Guza Jr. ex-head writer, GH) and they wrote me in!”
Pastore was a huge General Hospital fan from way back, who at one point told producers that he would watch the ABC soap opera while working in bars and nightclubs in the 70s and 80s.
Throughout his decades long career, Pastore appeared in films including: Goodfellas, Carlito’s Way and Men of Respect, The Jerky Boys: The Movie and the 1996 HBO TV movie Gotti.
In TV, besides The Sopranos, Pastore’s credits included: Law & Order, The Practice, Son of the Beach, Queens Supreme, Hawaii Five-0, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, plus the miniseries The Last Don II. Most recently, Vincent was a series regular on Gravesend and guest starred on Yellowjackets.
Pastore is survived by his daughter, Renee, son-in-law and granddaughter.
Share your remembrances and condolences for Vincent Pastore on his memorable role on ‘The Sopranos’ and his time on ‘General Hospital’ via the comment section below.
As had been teased since Jason Morgan’s (Steve Burton) captivity by the WSB and his release on General Hospital, he is clearly having issues speaking about what happened to him, after he was dragged away from Port Charles when he took the fall for Rocco (Finn Carr) who shot WSB director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes).
Now. as Jason tries to reacclimate to life back in Port Charles, he has already displayed that he wants to do better for his son, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and the people he loves and to show up for them.
In addition, things took a turn on the Friday, July 31 episode where after Sonny (Maurice Benard) questioned Jason if he was having an issue with Ric (Rick Hearst) working side by side with his half-brother, Jason had something to say.
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An emotional Jason tells Sonny, “I can’t work for you anymore.” The moment left Sonny dumbfounded, and viewers won’t know the pick-up of the conversation till Monday’s August 3 episode of GH.
Could it be that this time Jason will cut ties with Sonny and the mob for good? If so, it would be the end of an era for Jason and Sonny, sort of the Batman and Robin of GH with a twist.
Previous teases from the GH co-head writing team of Chris Van Etten and Elizabeth Korte, and Burton himself on his podcast That’s Awesome ,seem to indicate there is a change coming for Jason that sends him off in a different path in his life.
However, we should learn Jason’s reasons shortly, and if Sonny can talk him back into the mob, or can just wish Jason the best and let him go. But now the question becomes, if Jason exits life as Sonny’s right hand man and henchman, what do you see him doing with his life? We do know that Jason is aware that Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) has tied to the WSB, since he escorted him to Port Charles via Jakarta on the plane which may be a clue.
Weigh-in below: Do you want Jason to go work for the Quartermaines and truly join the family in full? Do you see him doing something to help those in need, or do you see him going undercover with the WSB to expose some of the treacherous things they perpetrated on him and others, or do you see Jason doing something completely different with his life? If so, what? Let us know your hopes and thoughts for Jason in the comment section below.
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