Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Laura Spencer is a fictional character from the original ABC daytime soap opera, General Hospital. Laura, originally played by Stacey Baldwin, was introduced in 1974 as the illegitimate daughter of Dr. Lesley Williams (Denise Alexander). The character was written out in the summer of 1976. In early 1977, Genie Francis took over the role of the rebellious teenage Laura. In 1978, thanks to the efforts of executive producer Gloria Monty's plan to entice younger viewers, the character's popularity skyrocketed in the late 1970s and early 1980s due to her pairings with Scott Baldwin (Kin Shriner) and Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary) -- the latter of the two becoming the defining Supercouple for the soap opera genre. Luke and Laura's 1981 wedding — which featured a guest appearance from Elizabeth Taylor — was viewed by 30 million people. In 1982, Francis quit the show and the character was written out having disappeared. Francis returned to the series for brief stints in 1983 to reunite Luke and Laura, and then again in 1984 when Laura was revealed to be pregnant.In 1993, Laura was re-introduced by producer Wendy Riche, along with Luke and their young son Lucky Spencer (Jonathan Jackson). Their stories consisted of their struggle to hide from mobster Frank Smith, the 1994 birth of their daughter Lesley Lu and the introduction of Laura's illegitimate son Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher), who comes to town to save an ailing Lesley Lu. In 2002, Francis left the series when Laura suffered a psychotic having killed her adoptive father Rick Webber (Chris Robinson). Francis claimed she was not being treated equally to her male costar. Francis returned in October 2006 to help the show celebrate Luke and Laura's 25th wedding anniversary. The return stint, which lasted only one month, featured Laura's reunions with her children: Nikolas, Lucky (Greg Vaughan) and Lesley Lu — now known as Lulu (Julie Marie Berman). Luke and Laura also renewed their wedding vows on their anniversary date. The return garnered Francis the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Francis returned to the series once more in 2008 to help Lulu, who had also been institutionalized. In honor of the show's 50th anniversary celebration, Francis again reprised to role, which featured a re-visit to the iconic Ice Princess story and Laura's failed remarriage to Scott. Francis left the series in August 2013. In 2015, Francis returned to the series, this time as part of an exit storyline for Geary's Luke."@en }
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- Laura_Spencer abstract "Laura Spencer is a fictional character from the original ABC daytime soap opera, General Hospital. Laura, originally played by Stacey Baldwin, was introduced in 1974 as the illegitimate daughter of Dr. Lesley Williams (Denise Alexander). The character was written out in the summer of 1976. In early 1977, Genie Francis took over the role of the rebellious teenage Laura. In 1978, thanks to the efforts of executive producer Gloria Monty's plan to entice younger viewers, the character's popularity skyrocketed in the late 1970s and early 1980s due to her pairings with Scott Baldwin (Kin Shriner) and Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary) -- the latter of the two becoming the defining Supercouple for the soap opera genre. Luke and Laura's 1981 wedding — which featured a guest appearance from Elizabeth Taylor — was viewed by 30 million people. In 1982, Francis quit the show and the character was written out having disappeared. Francis returned to the series for brief stints in 1983 to reunite Luke and Laura, and then again in 1984 when Laura was revealed to be pregnant.In 1993, Laura was re-introduced by producer Wendy Riche, along with Luke and their young son Lucky Spencer (Jonathan Jackson). Their stories consisted of their struggle to hide from mobster Frank Smith, the 1994 birth of their daughter Lesley Lu and the introduction of Laura's illegitimate son Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher), who comes to town to save an ailing Lesley Lu. In 2002, Francis left the series when Laura suffered a psychotic having killed her adoptive father Rick Webber (Chris Robinson). Francis claimed she was not being treated equally to her male costar. Francis returned in October 2006 to help the show celebrate Luke and Laura's 25th wedding anniversary. The return stint, which lasted only one month, featured Laura's reunions with her children: Nikolas, Lucky (Greg Vaughan) and Lesley Lu — now known as Lulu (Julie Marie Berman). Luke and Laura also renewed their wedding vows on their anniversary date. The return garnered Francis the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Francis returned to the series once more in 2008 to help Lulu, who had also been institutionalized. In honor of the show's 50th anniversary celebration, Francis again reprised to role, which featured a re-visit to the iconic Ice Princess story and Laura's failed remarriage to Scott. Francis left the series in August 2013. In 2015, Francis returned to the series, this time as part of an exit storyline for Geary's Luke.".