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Finola Hughes
Born in London, Hughes studied ballet since the age of 3, making her first public appearance at the age of eleven at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. She performed in various ballets and television plays, including a Andrew Lloyd Webber tribute and the Hot Shoe Show. In 1980, she joined the original London based company of "Cats", originating the role of the white cat, Victoria, and a year later joined the stage production of Webber's "Song and Dance". Hughes and her husband, Russell Young, live in New York with homes in LA and London.

Theatre:	The Hot Shoe Show (British tv variety show, Finola danced as a cast regular). Cats the Musical, where Finola originated the role of Victoria, the White Cat, early 1980s. Song and Dance, another Webber musical. Habeus Corpus, date uncertain Losing Venice, a play she did with Ian Buchanan, 1988? July 1998 The Pasadena Playhouse, Finola plays Liz Essendine
Television:	The Nutcracker, 1982 General Hospital as Anna Devane Scorpio Lavery Scorpio, 1985-1991 Hour Magazine (interview), 1986 L.A. Law, date uncertain The Bride Wore Black (or The Bride In Black) as Cybil Cobb, 1990 Dream On (1 episode as the prostitute) in "T'is a Pity She's Your Neighbor", 1990 Jack's Place as Chelsea Duffy (13 episodes), 1992-1993 Blossom as Carol Russo (10 episodes), 1994-1995 Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous (inteview), 1995 Burke's Law (1 episode) as Rhonda in "Who Killed Romeo?", 1995 Superman as the voice Lara-El in the 2 hour movie premiere, 1996 Corporate Ladder as the voice of Dr. Woodward, 1996 Generation X as Emma Frost, the White Queen, 1996 The Crying Child as Jo Parker (with former co-star Kin Shriner), 1996 Lifetime television, Finola narrates "Intimate Portrait: Royal Weddings", Sept. 1997 Prison of Secrets as Angie, 1997 Sunset Beach as Helena Greer, 10/1997 Pacific Palisades as Kate Russo, 1997 Love Boat, 1998 Charmed (as Patti, the girls' mother), 1999, 2000 All My Children, 1999-present
Movies:	A Stranger in Paradise, date unknown Jekyll Island, date uncertain Club Paradise, date uncertain Men Who Hate Women & Women Who Love Them, date uncertain 1983 Stayin' Alive as Laura the snobbish dancer who toys with John Travolta's character) Master of Ballantrae, 1984 Haunted by Her Past as Megan McGuire, 1987 1991 Soap Dish (Steven Nichols & Finola had a brief appearance at the beginning) Aspen Extreme as Bryce Kellogg, 1993 Above Suspicion (also known as the Rhinehart Theory) as Iris, 1994 The Dark Side of Genius as Jennifer Cole, 1994 Tycus as Amy Lowe, 1998 12 Bucks, 1998 Pocahontas II as the voice of Queen Anne, 1998