When Carly Roberts was first introduced to the audience on General Hospital on April 5, 1996, she was 22 years old.
Frank and Doris Hursley developed General Hospital, which first aired on April 1, 1963. On the same day General Hospital started, NBC, a competing network to ABC, launched its own medical soap opera, The Doctors. Both networks were trying to cash in on the success of popular prime-time medical dramas like Ben Casey and Dr. Kildare.
In 1978, Gloria Monty took over as the executive producer of General Hospital, and in just a few years, the show became the top daytime drama, largely due to its popularity among growing numbers of teenage viewers.
Who is Carly?
Carly Corinthos Jacks is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera General Hospital. Carly has been playing by Laura Wright since November 2005. She was first seen in the show on April 5, 1996, receiving money from a private investigator, and by April 8, 1996, she arrives in town with one goal – to seek revenge on her birth mother, Bobbie Spencer, for putting her up for adoption.
Carly aims to work at General Hospital as a physical therapist, and after a rocky start with some staff, she manages to fit in well. Despite some challenges, including tension with Amy Vining, Carly befriends Monica Quartermaine and starts a romantic relationship with Jason, A.J. Quartermaine's brother.
Carly strategically uses her connections, including Tony, to secure a spot in the nursing program. Her relationship with Tony becomes complicated, leading to a confrontation with Bobbie. Luke Spencer, Carly's uncle, discovers her true identity but keeps it secret to protect Bobbie. Luke tries to force Carly out of town, but she remains and grows closer to Jason, rekindling their friendship.
Who played Carly on General Hospital?
Laura Wright played Carly on General Hospital. Born on September 11, 1970, in Clinton, Maryland, Wright is an American actress. In 1991, Wright started acting as Allison "Ally" Rescott Alden Bowman on Loving. After the show ended in 1995, she continued her role in the spin-off soap The City until it was cancelled in 1997.
Following that, she took on the contract role of Cassie Layne Winslow, half-sister to Kim Zimmer's Reva Shayne, on the CBS soap Guiding Light, playing the part until November 2005. Right after, she got the role of Carly Corinthos on the ABC soap General Hospital.
What is General Hospital about?
The show was based in the fictional town of Port Charles in upstate New York and followed the lives and romances of the folks working at the town's General Hospital. Early main characters included Dr. Steve Hardy (played by John Beradino) and Nurse Audrey March (played by Rachel Ames).
General Hospital set a new standard for daytime soap operas by blending action-packed adventure plots with the usual mix of family and romantic issues that soap operas typically featured.
FAQs
A. Laura Wright is 53 years old.
A. Carly's character in General Hospital is played by Laura Wright. Wright was married to John Wright from 1995 to 2016.
A. Genie Francis played Laura Spencer on General Hospital.
