Lifetime TV- Finola Hughes: Family Woman
Finola Hughes has made her mark in the world of daytime television, but this British actress's real life is refreshingly down-to-earth.
Finola Hughes was born and raised in the 1960s in Notting Hill, a bohemian neighborhood in London. The oldest of two children born to her Italian mother, Maria, and her Irish father, Bill, she was raised to appreciate creativity over obedience. Hughes' mother encouraged her daughter to learn ballet and enrolled her in a performing arts school. The young girl thrived- her first public performance was at age 11, at London's Royal Opera House. She was accepted to a professional ballet company soon after graduating from high school, but her dancing days were cut short by her mother's battle with breast cancer. The dutiful daughter moved home and took care of her mother until she died six months later. Despite the grief, Hughes decided the show must go on. She auditioned and landed parts in the theater, most notably as Victoria the White Cat in the original London production of "Cats."
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