- Born
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Finola Hughes was born in London. She studied at Arts Educational Schools and began her career in the Northern Ballet Company, after winning the Markova award. She went on to work in the West End, in the original cast of "Cats" and continued working with Andrew Lloyd Webber in "Song & Dance". After making Staying Alive (1983) in LA, she moved to California in 1984 and began working on General Hospital (1963), winning an Emmy award in 1991. She continued to make TV series and various movies for the next few years, Jack's Place (1992), Aspen Extreme (1993), Blossom (1990), Charmed (1998), and returned to ABC daytime, in 1999, to join the cast of All My Children (1970) in New York. Once in NY, she began entering the Fashion World and returned to Los Angeles to begin a 4-year stint on the Style Network, with a fabulous makeover show, How Do I Look? (2004). She returned for a brief sojourn to General Hospital (1963), and it's spin-off, "Night Shift". Finola lives in Santa Barbara with her husband, artist Russell Young, and their 3 children.
- IMDb mini biography by: Finola Hughes
- SpouseRussell Young(July 4, 1992 - 2021) (divorced, 3 children)
- When playing Patty Halliwell, the mother of the three witches on Charmed (1998), she was receiving more mail individually than any of the three stars.
- She originated the role of "Victoria" in the Original London (World Premiere) production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats".
- Emmy award for best actress in a daytime drama 1991
- Finola Hughes and then-husband Russell Young are parents for the third time. The couple adopted 4-month-old Sadie Beatrice Young, their first daughter (b.April 2008). She must have been born in January or December.
- Her 5 day return engagement was so popular with General Hospital (1963) fans, she has agreed to a longer return beginning June 30 and lasting through August.
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