Felicity LaFortune
Encyclopedia
Felicity LaFortune is an actress and singer, best known for appearing on daytime soap opera
s Ryan's Hope
as Leigh Kirkland Fenelli (1983-1985, 1988-1989) and All My Children
as Laurel Banning Dillon (1993-1996).
In 2000, LaFortune filled in for Hillary B. Smith
as Nora Hanen Buchanan
on One Life to Live
while Smith was on leave from the show.
She was in the award-winning musical Light in the Piazza on Broadway.
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
s Ryan's Hope
Ryan's Hope
Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC...
as Leigh Kirkland Fenelli (1983-1985, 1988-1989) and All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
as Laurel Banning Dillon (1993-1996).
In 2000, LaFortune filled in for Hillary B. Smith
Hillary B. Smith
Hillary Bailey Smith is an American actress.Born as Hillary Bailey, Smith attended Dana Hall School, Pine Manor College and Sarah Lawrence College....
as Nora Hanen Buchanan
Nora Hanen
Nora Hanen Buchanan is a fictional character on the long-running American soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated by Hillary B. Smith in September 1992.-Casting:...
on One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
while Smith was on leave from the show.
She was in the award-winning musical Light in the Piazza on Broadway.