who plays canes mother on the young and the restless
Genie Francis
title: Genevieve Atkinson text: the newly created role of the mother of Daniel Goddard's character, Cane Ashby, on "The Young and the Restless". The casting would reunite her with several of her former "General Hospital" alumni, including Tristan Rogers, Stephen Nichols, Judith Chapman and Kin Shriner. In a statement on how she received the newly created role, Francis revealed that Maria Arena Bell, the series' executive producer and head writer, called her (having seen her appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show") and offered her a role personally, to which Francis accepted. Francis also expressed her disappointment in her former daytime role on "General Hospital". title: Genevieve Atkinson text: Genevieve Atkinson Genevieve Atkinson is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless". Created by former head writer Maria Arena Bell as the mother of Cane Ashby (Daniel Goddard), the role was portrayed by Genie Francis, who was widely known for her three-decade long portrayal of Laura Spencer on the ABC soap opera "General Hospital". Francis was excited to join "The Young and the Restless", expressing disappointment in her former daytime role and saying that her fan base would "follow whatever she does." She made her first appearance during the episode airing on May title: Genevieve Atkinson text: so I'm thrilled that we managed to put together some nice work that people are enjoying." However, she lost her bid for the award to former "General Hospital" co-star Nancy Lee Grahn for her portrayal of Alexis Davis. Genevieve Atkinson Genevieve Atkinson is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless". Created by former head writer Maria Arena Bell as the mother of Cane Ashby (Daniel Goddard), the role was portrayed by Genie Francis, who was widely known for her three-decade long portrayal of Laura Spencer on the ABC soap opera "General Hospital". Francis title: Genie Francis text: Genevieve Atkinson, the long-absent birth mother of Cane Ashby. With her appearance, she was reunited with former "General Hospital" co-star Tristan Rogers, who portrayed Colin Atkinson, Cane's estranged biological father. She received her second Daytime Emmy nomination in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Genevieve in May 2012. On September 13, 2012, it was announced that Francis had been let go from her role on "The Young and the Restless" due to budget cuts. On January 8, 2013, executive producer Frank Valentini and "Entertainment Weekly" confirmed that Francis would return to "General title: The Young and the Restless characters (1990s) text: 27 for three episodes. Duke Stroud portrayed the role briefly in 1995. Howard is the president of the Screen Actors Guild. Lydia Callahan first appeared in 1995 as the mother of Phyllis Summers. She was portrayed by Abby Dalton in 1995, Terie Lynn Davis in 1996, and Rosemary Murphy in 1998. Character history<br> Lydia is the mother of Phyllis Summers and Avery Bailey Clark, introduced in 1995. She made occasional visits to Genoa City throughout the 1990s. In 2012, Phyllis revealed that her family turned against her when she exposed her father for robbing potential investors. Sasha Green first appeared