Birthday Spotlight: Genie Francis

Genie Francis was born on May 26 in Englewood, NJ.

The actress, who studied acting with Michael Howard in New York, debuted as Laura on February 8, 1977.

In addition to GH, she has also appeared on DAYS OF OUR LIVES (ex-Diana), ALL MY CHILDREN/LOVING (ex-Ceara) and YOUNG AND RESTLESS (ex-Genevieve).

The actress wed actor Jonathan Frakes in 1988. They have two children, Jameson and Elizabeth.

Francis took home the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2007 and has been nominated three other times – 1997 as Outstanding Lead Actress; 2012 for Outstanding Supporting Actress and 2021 for Outstanding Lead Actress.