Is Genie Francis coming back to General Hospital permanently or is this a temporary comeback?

Question

Is Genie Francis coming back to General Hospital permanently or is this a temporary comeback?

Answer 1

She's only coming back for a couple/few weeks.  She said the that GH isn't interested in having her come back full time at the moment.  

Answer 2

temporary again. she doesn't want to commit to the show so she can still be home w/her children.

Answer 3

I heard it is temporary and it will be for a whole month though!!!

Answer 4

It's only temporary.  Read somewhere she'll only be on a couple of weeks.

Answer 5

Temporary unfortunately.

Francis loves her role as Laura, and finds it nice that she can return, if even briefly, Genie calls it her home. Genie further says that she has been assured that Laura Webber will not be killed off during her guest appearance. In addition to her work on television, Francis also owns and operates a home-furnishing shop in Maine. Francis' return begins August 26th.

Some Genie Quotes on the short return:

"This is a short visit," Francis said in a statement. "It's a mother-daughter story. Years ago when I started playing the character as a 14-year-old girl, it was a mother-daughter story, only I was the daughter. So it's kinda cool this is full circle. It's nice to come back for visits. General Hospital is my home."

Answer 6

Thanks for clarifying that, I was wondering the same thing. That sucks that it's all in Lulu's head...I would have liked to see a reunion with her and Nikolas.

Answer 7

It is unfortunately only temporary. The writer's only really care about the mob stuff. It is getting really old.

Answer 8

It seems Temporary

TV NEWS

Laura to return to "General Hospital”

LOS ANGELES — Genie Francis is checking back into "General Hospital.”

The character's 1981 fairy-tale wedding to Luke (played by Anthony Geary) was watched by 30 million viewers and landed the couple on the cover of Newsweek magazine. Francis began playing Laura in 1976.

Laura was last seen slipping in and out of a catatonic state in 2007. The upcoming appearance will feature Laura in a story line with daughter Lulu. Francis, who now runs a home-furnishing shop in Belfast, Maine, said she was told that Laura wouldn't be killed off during her latest guest stint.

"I would stay on, but ‘General Hospital' honestly doesn't seem to want that relationship with this character at the moment,” Francis said. "They want little short doses during sweeps periods. It's not entirely up to me. I'm thrilled and delighted my audience stands behind me. If they didn't, you can be sure I wouldn't get to come back for these visits.”

Francis won a supporting actress Daytime Emmy in 2007 for previously reprising the role.

Answer 9

Unfortunately it is just temporary ! She has said that GH doen't seem that interested in having her character on for more than a few months at a time, isn't that a shame!

Answer 10

It is only temporary.  She will help Lulu but I think it will all be in Lulu's mind.