Finola Hughes
No other combination in showbusiness is as valuable to an
actress as
beauty and talent, and Finola Hughes is showing American
audiences that
she certainly has both. It was evident in her American film
debut, "Staying
Alive," that she was a beatuiful, gifted dancer. Now she
has further proved
her acting talents on ABC's daytime hit, "General
Hospital," as well as
other televisions series such as "Jack's Place," "Blossom,"
and "Pacific
Palisades." As the mysterious Anna Devane, Finola steadily
gained the
awareness she's hoped for when she came over from England.
Born in London and educated in Norland Place, an English
private school,
Finola enrolled at Art's Educational, a theatrical school
where she studied
ballet from age 10 through 17. While there, she
participated in various
television plays and ballet performances, making her first
public
appearance at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden at age
11. Finola then joined a ballet company for 12 months before
returning to
London, where she worked as a dancer in television and had
occasional
small parts in films. In 1980, she originated, and portrayed for one year, the
role of Victoria,
The White Cat, in the London-based original company
of "Cats." Andrew
Lloyd Weber interviewed each member of the original cast to
incorporate
bits of their personalities into their characters, thus
leaving a little bit of
Finola in every Victoria that plays around the world. Next
came a stage
production of "Song and Dance," which was followed
by "Nutcracker," a
British film that starred Joan Collins. It was because of her impressive performances in "Cats"
and "Song and
Dance" that actor/director Sylvester Stallone received a
video tape of
Finola's work and cast her in her first American motion
picture, "Staying
Alive," opposite John Travolta and directed by Stallone.
Playing opposite
Travolta in a steamy love triangle had tremendous impact
for Finola,
helping to make her a familiar face to audiences here and
abroad. Finola later returned to London, where she starred in the
television series,
"The Hot Shoe Show," for nearly a year. Her other
television credits
include the mini-series, "Master of Ballantrae," "The Prime
of Miss Jean
Brodie" (BBC), "Grace Kennedy," and "The Monte Carlo Show."
She also
appeared in the Berlin based film "The Apple." Her American
television
movies include "Haunted By Her Past" and "The Bride In
Black." Finola keeps in shape by swimming and doing aerobics. She
also enjoys
reading and viewing MTV and feature films. She is now
married to
photographer Russell Young and they have a son, Dylan
Joseph, born
November 9, 2000.
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