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Fan Favorite Genie Francis took the summer off from shooting and spent it with her husband.  Genie recently tweeted two of her favorite past times this summer. Read on for more about Genie Francis of General Hospital wraps up her summer with her real life husband.

Married almost 40 years

Married almost 40 years, this show biz couple have certainly beat the odds.  Genie has been a fan favorite and star on General Hospital since the 1970’s and the Luke and Laura days. These were truly the hey days of General Hospital.  The soap was never more popular than when the world fell in love with the famous TV couple. Through the years, Genie has taken time off to marry, birth, raise and nourish a family. She married a fellow actor Jonathan Frakes most well known as #1 from the famed TV series ‘Star Trek – The Next Generation.’

About Jonathan

Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Commander William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent films and series. Frakes also hosted the anthology series Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, and was the voice for David Xanatos in the Disney television series Gargoyles. In June 2011, he narrated the History Channel documentary, Lee and Grant.

Frakes directed while starring in Star Trek: First Contact as well as Star Trek: Insurrection. He has directed more than 70 television episodes, including episodes of several Star Trek television series and The Orville.

About Genie

Eugenie Ann Francis (born May 26, 1962) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Laura Spencer on the television soap opera General Hospital from 1977 to present, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2007.  Francis also appeared in the soap operas Days of Our Lives from 1987 to 1989, All My Children from 1990 to 1992 and The Young and the Restless from 2011 to 2012.

The Couple

Genie Francis of General Hospital wraps up her summer with her real life husband

We took up biking this summer. So much fun! I will miss my bike and my tomatoes.🍅🚲 @jonathansfrakes pic.twitter.com/j8tV81pxgs

— Genie Francis (@GenieFrancis) September 14, 2022

Francis first met actor/director Jonathan Frakes in 1982 while filming the television miniseries Bare Essence. After meeting again in 1984 during the filming of the miniseries North and South, Francis and Frakes began dating in 1985. They became engaged the following year, and were married on May 28, 1988. The couple have two children, Jameson Ivor Frakes, born in 1994, and Elizabeth Frances Frakes, born in 1997. After residing in Belfast, Maine, they moved to Beverly Hills, California, in 2008 and later relocated to Calabasas, California