1. Laura Wright is best known for playing the roles of Allison "Ally" Rescott on Loving and The City, Cassie Layne Winslow on Guiding Light and Carly Corinthos on General Hospital.
21 Facts About Laura Wright
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Laura Wright won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role on General Hospital in 2011.
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Laura Wright has since received six more nominations in the same category.
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Laura Wright appeared in several high school plays such as Gypsy, Our Town, and You Can't Take It with You.
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Laura Wright directed a school production of Father Says No Laura Wright appeared in a few local commercials and numerous fashion shows.
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Laura Wright almost missed the taping because she overslept that day.
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Laura Wright was cast as Allison "Ally" Rescott, playing the role from 1991 until the show's cancellation in 1995.
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Laura Wright then played the same role on The City, a spin off of Loving, from 1995 to 1997.
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Laura Wright won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Favorite New Character for her role on Guiding Light in 1998.
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Laura Wright decided to leave the show when her contract expired in October 2005.
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Laura Wright said her exit wasn't related to budget cuts or backstage drama, she simply wanted to try other opportunities.
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On September 12,2005, it was announced that Laura Wright would begin playing Carly Corinthos on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.
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Laura Wright was the fourth actress to play the role, succeeding Jennifer Bransford.
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In 2011, after 20 years on daytime soap operas, Laura Wright received her first Daytime Emmy Award nomination.
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Laura Wright was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress for her role on General Hospital and won the award.
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Laura Wright was nominated again in the same category in 2012.
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Laura Wright received nominations in 2015,2017 to 2019, and 2022.
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In 2013, Laura Wright guest starred on an episode of the VH1 series Hit the Floor.
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Laura Wright starred as Dr Lori Hanson in the Lifetime film Deadly Patient in 2018.
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Laura Wright announced her engagement to architect John Laura Wright in August 1995.
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Laura Wright has been in a relationship with her General Hospital co-star Wes Ramsey since 2017.