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Full detailed profile on Anna Devane Played by Finola Hughes on General Hospital Daytime Soap Opera.
Finola Hughes
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Birthday: October 29 1960 |
Over at Robin's place, she hears someone come in her front door and yells, "You don't have to check on me every five minutes, I'm pregnant, I'm not helpless." When she (and her belly!) make it out to her family room, it’s not Patrick who has come, it's a stunned Anna.
The crowd is chanting for "Eli" to begin, but nothing is coming out of the microphone! Trying to stall while the crew fixes the problem, Anna jumps onto the stage and tells the crowd that she's not quite done with Eli yet -- and then plants a big kiss on his mouth. Behind the curtain sitting in his wheelchair, Eli is impressed with her stalling tactics. Robin doesn't get why her mom kissed Noah and Patrick explains that Anna is "vamping" to allow time for the microphones to be repaired. On stage, Anna talks to the crowd and thanks "Eli" for dedicating his time and talent to LIFEbeat, and the kids who need him. She gets tearful when she says that her daughter is HIV positive and the disease can be devastating. "I love my daughter more than I can express right now," Anna speaks through her tears. She says that organizations like LIFEbeat and the entertainers who donate their time will see their results pay off in the form of a cure. Noah hugs her and the crowd cheers.
Everything appears to be fixed with the sound system, so Anna leaves the stage and Noah starts to lip sync as Eli does the real singing back stage. You can see Noah's confidence growing as it appears that he's actually getting away with the scheme. "Who Killed Rock 'n Roll?" Noah seemingly belts out the lyrics and the band is hot. Backstage Patrick, Anna and Robin and getting into it, with Eli sitting in a wheelchair with a microphone in front of him. Epiphany is there, too, as Eli's nurse. Eli's face is elated as he watches Noah on stage playing air guitar with his band. Noah doesn't miss a beat as he strums the final chord of the song. The crowd goes nuts and Noah looks much more alive than he ever has in the operating room!
The concert is over and Noah rushes off the stage and into Anna's arms for a big kiss. Eli tells him that his moves were "almost" as good as his. Patrick and Robin tell Noah how impressed they are and Eli says if Noah ever needs anything, just give a "shout out." Noah is elated as he explains privately to Patrick that he feels so much higher than alcohol ever made him feel! In fact, he is going to call Eli and let him know that he can always be a stand in for him. (Patrick scowls a little when he hears this tidbit.)
Mother and daughter get a little time to themselves, too, and Anna asks if Robin is mad at her. Robin says that she was tense about her and Noah getting together, but now she knows that she was just upset because she had a pregnancy scare. Anna is relieved to hear the word "scare" and admits that she has barely gotten the mother thing down! Robin says that the whole thing kind of made her realize that she wants a baby.
The foursome go up to the rooftop because they hear a helicopter and Noah says that they should all hop on it and go party in Manhattan until the sun comes up. Anna sadly says that the chopper is for her -- she has a new assignment. She hugs Patrick and then Noah plants a big kiss on her "until next time". Patrick is impressed with his father's passion and Noah admits that he has learned a lot from Eli Love these past few weeks, mainly not to live life on hold. Anna tells Robin that she'll be back sooner than she thinks and they hug, cry and look downright beautiful. Anna says that if she can do international espionage, she can do the grandmother thing. Patrick looks at Robin like a defeated man.
Anna reminds Patrick and Robin that the concert is less than an hour away so there is no time to get someone else. She assures Noah that he can impersonate Eli from the stage. Noah is nervous but decides to try. Anne decides they need a Plan B. Anna and Robin find Eli, with Epiphany, at the hospital. She gushes about a concert in Dubai and then gets down to business. She tells him about Noah's accident. Eli volunteers to take the stage himself. Epiphany puts the kibosh on that plan very quickly! Robin decides to issue a temporary release, promising that Epiphany won't get in trouble, but that doesn't calm the nurse down. Eli shows how great he is feeling by standing up but he falls back into his wheelchair, weakened.
At the concert, the stage manager is getting nervous because the crowd is nuts and Eli is nowhere to be found. Patrick takes the stage to promote LifeBeat, and calm the crowd, as he talks Noah takes the stage! Noah waves at the crowd and then runs off! The stage manager goes out to calm things down as Epiphany, Anna and Robin arrive with Eli. They decide to send Noah on stage to play guitar while Eli sings and talks from backstage! Noah goes on stage but as the concert starts they lose all of the vocal tracks!
Anna is standing on the Eli Love concert stage pretending that she's a rock star. Robin finds her there and compliments her mother for all she's done to keep the concert intact despite the headliner's illness! Patrick arrives, followed by the man of the hour. Noah timidly tells them that there's a change of plans and he won't be performing tonight. Patrick is disgusted with him for bailing and Anna says that it's just stage fright. Noah says that he's a neurosurgeon and doesn't know what he was thinking! Patrick says that LIFEBeat is counting on this fundraiser, and then reminds Noah that he always is letting him down. Robin reminds Patrick that this isn't about him, and Noah defensively says that everything is about Patrick, as always. The two men argue over their old baggage and Patrick tells Noah to admit his newest failure.
Back on the concert stage, Patrick and Anna sit down to talk. He offers to make a sizable contribution to LIFEBeat to make up for bailing. Anna is more interested in knowing why Patrick went off on him. Noah explained that after Patrick's mother died, he dropped the ball as a father. Anna shares some of her experiences as not-quite-mother-of-the year and then says that she's just grateful that Robin still wants her in her life. Anna suggests that Noah go for it on the stage and finally earn Patrick's respect. Noah says that he thinks it will be too hard to even put one foot on the stage. Anna asks what if Patrick's love was on the line?