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Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis, GH)

Nancy Lee Grahn grew up in Skokie, Ill. When she was a teenager she developed an interest in acting, making her first stage appearance as a pony in a community theater production of Oklahoma. MORE

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Features Featuring Alexis

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GH Quiz: Ladies Only

The women of GENERAL HOSPITAL run the gamut from sugar and spice and everything nice (think Emily) to nervous and neurotic (think Alexis) to everything in between. Which Port Charles female do you bear the closest resemblance to? Take the following quiz and find out. MORE

Features About Nancy

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Nancy Lee Grahn: Hey, Buddy, Can You Spare a Tweet?

Twitter may be a relatively new Internet application (and obsession for some), but GENERAL HOSPITAL's Nancy Lee Grahn is already legendary for her entertaining (and copious) tweets, which provide a bounty of fun information about her professional and personal lives. MORE

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Alexis and Sam: Like Mother, Like Daughter?

GENERAL HOSPITAL's Alexis and Sam are...what? To help you figure out exactly how the lawyer and the salvage diver could be mother and daughter, here is a handy-dandy refresher course on the diverse characters. MORE

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Every Cover Tells a Story: Nancy Lee Grahn

As SANTA BARBARA's Julia and GENERAL HOSPITAL's Alexis, Nancy Lee Grahn has played two of daytime's most spirited heroines. Take a look back at her Weekly covers. MORE

Features With Nancy

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Nancy Lee Grahn: To Tweet is Neat!

GENERAL HOSPITAL's Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis) loves her Twitter. That was the message during our phone conversation (I know, quaint, right?). Since it would take too long to share our chat 140 characters at a time, we present it here the old-fashioned way. MORE

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Up In Smoke

GH's Nancy Lee Grahn tackles her toughest story yet as nonsmoker Alexis battles lung cancer. Here, the always outspoken actress weighs in on why this issue is so important — and in many cases, preventable. MORE

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All Talk

On August 26, SOAPnet airs the original special SOAPnet REVEALS ABC SOAP SECRETS, hosted by Cameron Mathison (Ryan, AMC) and Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis, GH). (The special also airs on ABC in THE VIEW's timeslot that day...Here's the scoop. MORE

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He Said, She Said

There's a lot of history between GH's Lane Davies and Nancy Lee Grahn — professional and personal. MORE

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Honor Thy Father

Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis, GENERAL HOSPITAL) tells Soap Opera Weekly how GH fans have helped her keep her father's memory alive. MORE

Features Mentioning Nancy/Alexis

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Five Minutes With ... Sebastian Roché

He's only back for a short spell, but Digest caught up with the busy actor to find out what he's been up to in his time away from Port Charles — and what lies ahead for his dastardly alter ego, Jerry Jacks. MORE

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SLIDESHOW: Kid Stuff

It's not easy being a soap casting director. In addition to finding people who can act, it's a nice bonus if they look like the TV parent. Here are some recent mother and daughter pairings who we think could be related. What do you think? MORE

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Catching Up With ... Corbin Bernsen (ex-Durant, GH, 2004-06; ex-Todd, Y&R, 2003, 2004)

"Corbin is forging into new territory once again," chuckles the film, prime-time and soap vet, who's tackling a new challenge as game-show host on GSN's HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? "It's a simple game in which four contestants vie for a certain sum of money and &mdash are you the greediest? It's great fun." MORE

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The Write Stuff

As you'll see in the 2/12 issue of Digest, on sale 2/5, GENERAL HOSPITAL's Carolyn Hennesy (Diane) nabbed our Performer Of The Week honors along with on-screen cohort Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis). Here, the actress addresses what went into that hit pairing — and reveals her "novel" new gig. MORE

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Q&A With GH's Rick Hearst

GENERAL HOSPITAL's Ric Lansing is a loser at love — and just about everything else. With two failed marriages under his belt, he is suddenly single and on the prowl for a new woman. Rick Hearst weighs in on the state of Ric's love life and what he would like to see in his character's future. MORE

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Five Minutes With Ingo

Join us for a quick chat with GENERAL HOSPITAL's Ingo Rademacher (Jax). MORE

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Fanfare: Behind The Scenes At GH's Annual Fan Club Weekend

From July 8-11, fans gathered at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, CA, to attend GENERAL HOSPITAL's Fan Club Weekend. If you weren't able to make it out West (or if you want to relive the days) here are some highlights from the different events. MORE

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Q&A With Constance Towers (Helena, GH)

Recently, Constance Towers briefly reprised her role as GH's cold-as-ice Helena Cassadine. Although her two-day stint was short, it was incredibly sweet for the veteran screen and stage actress. MORE

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GH: Happy Valentine's Day

For every cozy couple in Port Charles, like Nikolas and Emily or Robin and Patrick, there's a myriad of hapless singles, continually striking out at romance or looking for love in all the wrong places. As a belated Valentine's Day gift, here's a list of 10 love matches that could spice up GENERAL HOSPITAL. MORE

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GH: Ultimate Carly Quiz

In-your-face and tough has nails, Carly has been a GENERAL HOSPITAL mainstay since she first strolled into Port Charles back in 1996. Over the years the character has been transformed from a conniving vixen to a stalwart heroine. Take the following quiz to see just how well you know the Port Charles spitfire. MORE

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Sonny Corinthos Timeline

Those dark, sexy eyes ... those dimples ... that big gun. Could we be talking about anyone but GH's Sonny? Here's a timeline detailing his pistol-packing P.C. tenure. MORE

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GH's Jax: Ladies Man Timeline

He's smooth. He's handsome. He's filthy rich. He is GENERAL HOSPITAL's Jasper "Jax" Jacks, and he can have his pick of women any day of the week. Here's a pictorial timeline of what lovely ladies were able to reel him in ... at least for a little while! MORE

Nancy Lee Grahn's Awards

1989 Daytime Emmy
Nancy Lee Grahn (Julia Wainwright, SB)
2000, 2001, 2003 Soap Opera Digest Award
Outstanding Supporting Actress: Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis, GH)