n ▁Her ring ▁( born ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁in ▁En id , ▁Oklahoma ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁soap ▁opera ▁actress . ▁She ▁is ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁Lucy ▁Co e ▁on ▁the ▁long - running ▁soap ▁opera ▁General ▁Hospital ▁which ▁she ▁has ▁played ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Her ring ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁En id , ▁Oklahoma . ▁Before ▁acting , ▁Her ring ▁was ▁Miss ▁Virginia ▁USA ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁ 4 th ▁runner - up ▁to ▁Kim ber ly ▁Tom es ▁for ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Miss ▁USA ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁She ▁earned ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁psych ology ▁from ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁D elta ▁D elta ▁D elta ▁sor or ity . ▁ ▁Act ing ▁career ▁Her ring ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁in ▁day time ▁television , ▁first ▁port ray ing ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁m ous y ▁li br arian ▁Lucy ▁Co e ▁on ▁General ▁Hospital ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Over ▁time , ▁Lucy ▁became ▁much ▁more ▁gl am orous ▁and ▁man - h un gry , ▁and ▁the ▁role ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁luc r ative ▁for ▁Her ring . ▁She ▁left ▁after ▁six ▁years ▁to ▁explore ▁other ▁opportun ities , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁role ▁on ▁Days ▁of ▁Our ▁L ives . ▁Her ▁character , ▁Lis anne ▁Gard ner