Finola Hughes

Finola Hughes (born 29 October 1959; London, England) is an English actress, author and former dancer, who is best known for her portrayal of Anna Devane on the soap operas General Hospital, All My Children and General Hospital: Night Shift (season 2), and her portrayal of Anna Devane's identical twin sister, Doctor Alexandra Devane Marick, on All My Children. She also guest starred as Patty Halliwell on the supernatural series, Charmed. In 1981, she originated the role of Victoria the White Cat in the London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats. Hughes also appeared on the sitcom Blossom, and as the X-Men character Emma Frost in the 1996 TV movie Generation X. She was also a frequent guest star on the television series Charmed, playing the mother of the Halliwell girls, Patricia "Patty" Halliwell. She provided the voice of Lara, Kal-El's biological mother in Superman: The Animated Series.