who plays helena cassa dine on general hospital
Constance Towers
title: Helena Cassadine text: Helena Cassadine Helena Cassadine is a fictional character on the American soap opera "General Hospital", famously originated by film actress Elizabeth Taylor in November 1981. The character later is known to be portrayed by Constance Towers. After a brief stint by Dimitra Arliss in 1996, Towers took over the role in 1997 and has returned — for periods of varying length — nearly every year since. A fan of the series and wildly popular supercouple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber (Anthony Geary and Genie Francis), Taylor called then-Executive Producer Gloria Monty in 1981 and asked for a featured role. She title: History of General Hospital text: eventually become the most popular storyline in soap opera history. Their November 16–17, 1981 wedding was watched by about 30 million viewers, setting a record for the highest-rated episode of a soap opera in American television history. Their popularity got the attention of Elizabeth Taylor, who asked to be a part of the wedding. She guest-starred as Helena Cassadine and adorned "Newsweek" magazine with Francis and Geary. Rumors circulated that the wedding was not planned until Taylor asked for them to be married as part of her appearance, confirmed by head writer Pat Falken Smith as she left the series. title: Alexis Davis text: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2000, 2011 and 2012; and for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2017. In 2012 she won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress. Alexis Davis Alexis Davis is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, "General Hospital". Nancy Lee Grahn originated the role in September 28, 1996. She is the daughter of Mikkos Cassadine and Kristin Bergman. She is also the mother of Sam Morgan, Kristina Davis and Molly Lansing. Nancy Lee Grahn, known for her Emmy winning portrayal of Julia Wainwright on title: Genevieve Atkinson text: about a daytime treasure, but Francis' portrayal of Cane and Caleb's (Daniel Goddard) unhinged mother has been cartoonish and abysmal from her first air show. I don't know if Francis is painfully attempting to channel the late Elizabeth Taylor’s fun, campy turn as Luke and Laura's arch nemesis Helena Cassadine on "General Hospital" 30 years ago, or going for Evil-Lyn from the old "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" cartoon, but she's missing the mark either way." He also wrote that as much as he would "love to solely blame this performance on the writing—because let’s face it, the title: Constance Towers text: film "The Next Karate Kid" (1994) and appeared on television as John Abbott's former secretary, Audrey North, on "The Young and the Restless" (1996). She later played Madame Julianna Deschanel on "Sunset Beach" (1997). In 1998, Towers had supporting parts in the horror film "The Relic" (1998), and the thriller "A Perfect Murder" (1998), playing the mother of Gwyneth Paltrow's character. Towers' best-known soap part is as villainous Helena Cassadine on "General Hospital" which she began playing late in 1997, continuing until her character was killed off in 2017. Towers guest-starred in the "" episode "The Forsaken" in 1993. She