General Hospital’s Carly Corinthos may or may not celebrate her wedding to Jason Morgan. It all comes down to whether or not her husband Sonny (aka Mike) comes back to Port Charles and reveals that he’s actually alive. One thing Carly’s portrayer, Laura Wright, will be celebrating for sure is her birthday!
Happy Birthday, Laura Wright
And that’s because she was born on September 11, 1970, in Washington, D.C., which means that this talented actress is turning 51 years old today! Wright honed her acting skills while still in high school and she appeared in many theatrical productions including Gypsy, Our Town, and You Can’t Take It with You.
In 1991, Wright made her television debut on the ABC daytime drama series Loving where she played Allison “Ally” Rescott Bowman. When Loving was canceled and succeeded by a series titled The City, Wright was retained by the network and she reprised the part of Ally for the new show.
Between 1997 and 2005, Wright played Cassie Layne Winslow on the CBS juggernaut Guiding Light, a role that she eventually ceded to actress Nicole Forester. Fresh off her exit from GL, Wright was tapped to succeed Jennifer Bransford (and both Sarah Joy Brown and Tamara Braun before her) in the role of Carly Roberts Corinthos on General Hospital.
Wright has remained with the ABC serial ever since, and for her efforts, she was awarded the 2011 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Drama Series.
Wright’s other acting credits include an episode of Hit the Floor, the made-for-TV movie Stalked by My Patient, and the feature film Joy (which starred Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence).
Soap Hub would like to wish Laura Wright a very happy birthday and you can too by clicking on the Twitter link below. General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC. Check your local listings for airtimes.