Genie Francis joins 'Young and the Restless' -- EXCLUSIVE. By. Lynette Rice. Lynette Rice. Editor at Large for Entertainment Weekly, host of Outlander Live! on EW Radio, and Mark Harmon enthusiast.

Genie Francis has been let go from The Young and the Restless due to budget cuts, according to CBS Soaps in Depth. Francis, who played Genevieve on the soap and previously starred on General ...

An Entertainment Weekly exclusive reports that Genie Francis who played Laura on ABC's "General Hospital" from 1977-2008, will join "The Young and the Restless" as a series regular at the end of May.

Genie Francis is finding the joy in a darker role on daytime television. ... "The Young and the Restless" has been the No. 1 daytime drama since 1988, according to Nielsen.

Genie Francis tells Ew.com that her recent appearance on THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW led to Maria Arena Bell (Head Writer and Executive Producer, YOUNG AND RESTLESS) creating a role especially for her.

Genie Francis, who plays one half of the iconic couple Luke and Laura, ... She also starred in The Young and the Restless before reprising her General Hospital role in 2013.

“As a young kid at 17, I was told to play rape and I played it and I didn’t know what it was,” said Francis, who currently plays Laura on General Hospital in her role as the mayor of Port ...

GENIE FRANCIS is finding the joy in a darker role on daytime television. On and off since the late 1970s, Francis had played long-suffering Laura Spencer on “General Hospital,” half of the ...

Genie Francis was among the show’s TCA panelists ... “You know, as a young kid at 17, I was told to play rape, and I played it,” Francis explained during the TCA panel.

It’s the comeback that “General Hospital” fans have been waiting for: the Emmy-winning Genie Francis, who spent a little over a year on “The Young and the Restless,” will return to the ...