Most of my actor friends don't believe it's possible to let go of it and be happy, and for a while that was true for me. For the first two years I ached, every day. And I had such bad dreams. But then I made the decision to start working on my little shop and all that went away.

Early life
Francis was born in Englewood New Jersey. Francis later returned to General Hospital again in August 2008 to reprise her role appearing until November 12. and Kenneth released It's Christmas Time Again.

Eugenie Ann "Genie" Francis Frakes (born May 26 1962) is an American actress known for her portrayal of Laura Spencer on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital and Genevieve Atkinson on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.