Genie Francis was born as Eugenie Ann “Genie” Francis Frakes on the 26th May 1962 in Englewood, New Jersey USA, of Lithuanian, Canadian and British ancestry. She is an actress, who is perhaps best known for her role as Laura Spencer in the TV soap opera “General Hospital” (1977-2016), which aired on the ABC Daytime channel. She has also starred in a number of other film and TV titles, such as “Camp Nowhere” (1994), “The Incredible Hulk” (1996) and “The Note” (2007), among others.
Have you ever wondered how rich Genie Francis is, as of mid- 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Genie’s net worth is over $5 million, which has been accumulated through her successful career as a professional actress.
Genie Francis Net Worth $5 Million
Genie Francis was raised with two brothers and a half-sister in Long Island, New York by actors Rosemary Daley and Ivor Francis. Influenced from an early age by her parents, it was only natural for Genie to follow their footsteps, and so it was, with Genie making her debut in 1976 in the TV series “Family”, but the following year she made her breakthrough when she was castas Laura in the soap opera “General Hospital” (1977-2016), and so far she has appeared in 270 episodes, which has become the main source of her net worth, and helped enormously in building her career. Until the end of the 1970s, she stayed focused on the series, but in 1982 landed her next role in the film “Bare Essence”, which was made into a TV series the following year, increasing further her net worth.
Her next role came in 1985 in the TV series “North And South”, reprising her role in “North And South, Book II” (1986), and “Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III” (1994).
With the beginning of a new decade she was selected for the role of Ceara Connor Hunter in the popular TV series “All My Children”. After her stint in the series ended in 1992, she started to look for new engagements, and in 1993 she featured in the film “Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss”.
She didn`t have any major appearances for quite some time, but returned with the major role of Peyton Macgruder in the film “The Note” (2007), and four years later she was selected for the role of Geneieve Atkinson in the soap opera “Young And Restless”, appearing in the show until 2012, which also added a lot to her net worth.
Thanks to her skills, Genie has received several prestigious nominations and awards, including the Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work on “General Hospital”. For the same TV series she won the Young Artist Award in the category of Best Young Actress in Daytime TV Series, and Soap Opera Digest Award in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress – all helped her career and net worth.
When it comes to speak about her personal life, Genie Francis has been married to actor and director Jonathan Frakes since 1988; the couple has two children. In free time, she is known for her charity work, as she is a spokesperson for the Medifast Diet, and has also donated a part of hwer income from the sales of her album “It’s Christmas Time Again”, to the Sisters of Saint Francis Children’s Mission in Cuernavaca.
