Eugenie 'Genie' Ann Francis  (born May 26, 1962) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Laura Spencer on the television soap opera General Hospital from 1977 to present, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2007. She also appeared in the soap operas Days of Our Lives from 1987 to 1989, All My Children from 1990 to 1992 and The Young and the Restless from 2011 to 2012. She's also known for her role as Peyton MacGruder in The Note movie trilogy. She has been married to actor Jonathan Frakes since 1988 and they have 2 children. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.