Up Close and Person (SID 9/21/99)
"Easy Adjustment-
Finola Hughes (Alexandra) is one busy woman these days. Ever since her mysterious
character first appeared in Pine Valley at the end of July, she has been working nonstop.
Amazingly, though, Hughes tells us she's been able to remain relatively mellow. 'I've
actually been very relaxed, considering,' says the daytime veteran, who won an Emmy during
her 1985-1991 stint as Anna on General Hospital. This time around, she attributes her easy
adjustment to ultra-professional co-stars John Callahan (Edmund) and Michael Nader
(Dimitri). 'They have been extraordinary,' she says. 'And the material has been so
well-written. It's much easier to tell a story that is well-written than to try to make
something work that is more tenuous.' All this said, don't expect her to time in and watch
herself. 'That,' she concludes,' scares me!'"
"I guess I should see
what my make-up looks like," says Hughes, who so far hasn't watched herself on AMC.
