WOW!!! Genie Francis joins 'Young and the Restless' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 03-31-2011, 11:17 PM

General Hospital fans, you may want to consider changing loyalties: EW has learned exclusively that Genie Francis, aka Laura Vining Webber Baldwin Spencer Spencer from the ABC sudser, will join The Young and the Restless as a series regular at the end of May.

Francis will play the mother of Ethan Cane Ashby (Daniel Goddard), who was declared dead outside his dad’s wedding last month and is now appearing as a ghost on the show. His sudden “passing” lathered up the fans, so the addition of Francis should reignite speculation that Cane will remain an integral part of Genoa City. (His ghost is expected to continue appearing throughout the spring).

Francis will begin taping at the end of the month.

The actress’ decision to abandon the ABC world and join Y&R shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to Hospital fans, who no doubt heard what Francis said while appearing on Oprah’s “Legendary Soap Star Spectacular” last month. Oprah Winfrey asked Francis is she’d ever return to Hospital and she said, “If there is a way to go forward with Laura and make her into what I’d like her to be now, then perhaps I would do it.

“I would like her to be funny and have a little bit of an agenda that might look a little bit vengeful, but it really isn’t. I think she’d have a plan,” she continued. “There is nothing in me that is willing to play a victim anymore. I’m sort of done with the wounded dove in my life.”

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HuntingtonM15 · 03-31-2011, 11:22 PM

Normally, I hate new additions to the cast, but this one could be interesting. Genie is too much of a soap legend to not appreciate.

Marvo301 · 04-01-2011, 12:09 AM

Wow I never thought i would see the day that Genie would be not only on another soap but on another network!!

catlover79 · 04-01-2011, 12:34 AM

Good for Genie!!! And boo to TIIC at GH/ABC, who wouldn't bring her back. In any case, Genie is a class act and I think she'll do great at Y&R.

MickeyMac · 04-01-2011, 04:11 PM

Appearing as a ghost

WTF ???!?!?!?!?!?!!?!??!!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!

catlover79 · 04-02-2011, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

Wow I never thought i would see the day that Genie would be not only on another soap but on another network!!

Well, Genie DID play a character named Diana on DAYS from 1987-89, on NBC. Now she can say she's done soaps on all three networks!!

Marvo301 · 04-02-2011, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catlover79

Well, Genie DID play a character named Diana on DAYS from 1987-89, on NBC. Now she can say she's done soaps on all three networks!!

I'd forgotten about her stint on DAYS!!

03-31-2011, 11:17 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	WOW!!! Genie Francis joins 'Young and the Restless' General Hospital fans, you may want to consider changing loyalties: EW has learned exclusively that Genie Francis, aka Laura Vining Webber Baldwin Spencer Spencer from the ABC sudser, will join The Young and the Restless as a series regular at the end of May. Francis will play the mother of Ethan Cane Ashby (Daniel Goddard), who was declared dead outside his dad’s wedding last month and is now appearing as a ghost on the show. His sudden “passing” lathered up the fans, so the addition of Francis should reignite speculation that Cane will remain an integral part of Genoa City. (His ghost is expected to continue appearing throughout the spring). Francis will begin taping at the end of the month. The actress’ decision to abandon the ABC world and join Y&R shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to Hospital fans, who no doubt heard what Francis said while appearing on Oprah’s “Legendary Soap Star Spectacular” last month. Oprah Winfrey asked Francis is she’d ever return to Hospital and she said, “If there is a way to go forward with Laura and make her into what I’d like her to be now, then perhaps I would do it. “I would like her to be funny and have a little bit of an agenda that might look a little bit vengeful, but it really isn’t. I think she’d have a plan,” she continued. “There is nothing in me that is willing to play a victim anymore. I’m sort of done with the wounded dove in my life.” http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/31/ge...ess-exclusive/
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HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,060	Normally, I hate new additions to the cast, but this one could be interesting. Genie is too much of a soap legend to not appreciate.

04-01-2011, 04:11 PM	#5
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	Appearing as a ghost WTF ???!?!?!?!?!?!!?!??!!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!