, ▁was ▁never ▁fully ▁developed , ▁and ▁Her ring ▁asked ▁to ▁be ▁let ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁show . ▁Days ▁produ cers ▁agreed , ▁and ▁she ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁General ▁Hospital . ▁ ▁She ▁played ▁Lucy ▁on ▁General ▁Hospital ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁repr ise ▁her ▁character ▁on ▁a ▁spin - off ▁series ▁called ▁Port ▁Charles . ▁She ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁series ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁can ce led ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁made ▁a ▁brief ▁return ▁to ▁General ▁Hospital ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁She ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁As ▁the ▁World ▁Turn s ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁as ▁Aud rey ▁Cole man . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁after ▁more ▁than ▁eight ▁years ▁off - screen , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Her ring ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁General ▁Hospital ▁as ▁Lucy ▁in ▁December . ▁She ▁first ▁a ired ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 7 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Her ring ▁married ▁actor ▁Wayne ▁North rop ▁on ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁in ▁Jenn ings , ▁Louisiana . ▁They ▁have ▁two ▁sons . ▁North rop ▁and ▁Her ring ▁own ▁and ▁run ▁a ▁working ▁cattle ▁ran ch ▁in ▁the ▁Mad era ▁County ▁area ▁of ▁Raymond . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁interview , ▁Her ring ' s ▁former ▁co - star ▁Kin ▁S hr iner ▁said