Exclusive: Finola Hughes Returns to General Hospital

Finola Hughes Very good news...or an indication of bad items to come? TV Guide Magazine has learned solely that suds celebrity Finola Hughes is coming back to General Hospital as Anna Devane, the world-trotting mother of Dr. Robin Scorpio (Kimberly McCullough). The Emmy-winning actress begins shooting the ABC cleaning soap in mid-to-late The month of january and can hit the environment throughout Feb sweeps. A GH representative informs us the gig is "recurring, but in the forefront. Finola is going to be on our canvas for some time and become very associated with Robin and Patrick [Jason Thompson]." McCullough lately introduced she'll be departing GH to pursue work in pointing also it triggered a study on Showbiz411.com that her landmark character, an Aids survivor, might be wiped out served by Helps instead of recast. Is why Anna is returning? "Mum's the term on that," states the representative. "The authors continue to be working that out. Everybody is extremely conscious of Robin's good reputation for coping with Aids and wishes to perform the right factor. I'll let it rest at this.Inch Hughes, who found fame in 1983 as John Travolta's leading lady in Remaining Alive, the follow up to Saturday Evening Fever, became a member of the cast of GH in 1985. She's also made an appearance as Anna on My Children and also the GH late evening spinoff General Hospital: Evening Change. She was last observed in Port Charles in 2008. Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!