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Nearly 50 years after Genie Francis first stepped into Port Charles as Laura, the General Hospital icon is receiving one of daytime television’s highest honors. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced Thursday that Francis will receive the Lifetime Achievement Honor at the 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, taking place October 30 in Hollywood, California. The honor arrives just months before another extraordinary milestone for Francis. In February 2027, sh