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Genevieve Atkinson is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. Created by former head writer Maria Arena Bell as the mother of Cane Ashby (Daniel Goddard), the role was portrayed by Genie Francis, who was widely known for her three-decade long portrayal of Laura Spencer on ABC's ''General Hospital''. Francis was excited to join the soap opera, expressing disappointment in her former daytime role and saying that her fan base would "follow whatever she does." She made her first appearance during the episode airing on May 27, 2011. Francis described Genevieve as harsh, saying her tragic past is the reason she acts this way. Her first storyline involved the revelation of her past with Colin Atkinson (Tristan Rogers), as she was intertwined with his life as a mob boss. The character would later develop a romance with Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman), which Francis hoped would give the audience "more insight into who this woman really is". Their relationship ends after Genevieve lied to Jack about a business deal she made. She also had a brief affair with Jack's business rival Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), which both their families criticized, and was revealed to have had a past with Tucker McCall (Stephen Nichols). In September 2012, Francis was let go from the soap opera due to budgetary cuts. The actress stated she was disappointed to leave, but that executive producer Jill Farren Phelps was "very kind" in breaking the news to her. She made her last appearance on November 2, 2012. While the news of Francis' casting in the role was positively received, the actress received generally negative reviews for her portrayal, with Jamey Giddens of Zap2it calling it "embarrassingly-bad". Sara Bibel of Xfinity wrote that the character was not an "audience favorite", feeling that the written material was not on par with Francis' strengths as an actress. Despite negative feedback, Francis received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for her portrayal in 2012. == Casting == In February 2011, Francis, a soap opera "legend", reunited with her former onscreen husband, Anthony Geary, during the "Soap Opera Spectacular" episode of ''The Oprah Winfrey Show''.〔 Both Francis and Geary were part of the supercouple pairing of Luke and Laura on the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital''. When questioned by show host Oprah Winfrey if Francis would ever reprise the role of Laura Spencer, she revealed: "I would like her to be funny and have a little bit of an agenda that might look a little bit vengeful, but it really isn’t. I think she’d have a plan. If there is a way to go forward with Laura and make her into what I'd like her to be now, then perhaps I would do it. There is nothing in me that is willing to play a victim anymore. I’m sort of done with the wounded dove in my life." A month later in March 2011, it was announced that Francis had landed the newly created role of the mother of Daniel Goddard's character, Cane Ashby, on ''The Young and the Restless''.〔〔 The casting would reunite her with several of her former ''General Hospital'' alumni, including Tristan Rogers, Stephen Nichols, Judith Chapman and Kin Shriner.〔〔 In a statement on how she received the newly created role, Francis revealed that Maria Arena Bell, the series' executive producer and head writer, called her (having seen her appearance on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'') and offered her a role personally, to which Francis accepted. Francis also expressed her disappointment in her former daytime role on ''General Hospital''. She said that she has found that her "fan base will follow" her whatever she does. She explained that, "My job is not to disappoint (fans ), not to cheat them. And I feel like the last little appearance on ''GH'' cheated them. I welcome the opportunity to do something new to continue to entertain my audience. What I loved about Laura—and what people loved about Laura—is that she is a terrific memory, but it’s just not there anymore."〔〔 ''Soap Opera Digest'' later confirmed the character's name to be Genevieve Atkinson. Co-head writer of ''The Young and the Restless'', Scott Hamner, stated that the role was going to be a "very, very different character than we've seen Genie Francis portray".〔〔 Bell opened up about hiring Francis, revealing: "Genie is amazing and a real pro. I put pen and paper and she ran with it. She is really a brave, courageous actress" and added that "It really has been fantastic to watch, and I think she is terrific." Prior to her onscreen debut, Francis appeared on the CBS talk show ''The Talk'' and stated that she "would not have this job without Oprah Winfrey", saying: "I must thank Oprah Winfrey here and now. I would not have this job without her. She made my dream come true as well." In August 2011, Francis began experiencing lack of screen-time, leading viewers to speculate she had been let go from the soap opera and possibly returning to her ''General Hospital'' role. However, a spokesperson for ''The Young and the Restless'' confirmed that Francis was simply taking a brief hiatus to film a sequel to her Hallmark Channel film ''The Note''. == Development == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Genevieve Atkinson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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