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Key Points Laura Wright celebrates 20 years as Carly on 'General Hospital,' starting in 2005. She describes Carly as “flawed,” tough, and one of the show's strongest women. Wright expresses gratitude for the role and its lasting impact on her career. General Hospital star Laura Wright is marking 20 years as Carly on the hit ABC soap. That’s right, in 2005, Wright stepped in as the fourth actress to play the popular character in less than a decade. Now, Wright is the longest-running Carly on General Hospital. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Laura Wright Celebrates 20 Years As General Hospital‘s Carly Sarah Joy Brown originated the role of Carly in 1996, playing the character until 2001. The Young and the Restless star Tamara Braun took over the role in 2001, staying on until 2005. Actress Jennifer Bransford briefly took over the role in 2005 before Wright came in and made Carly her own. Seriously, Wright is the one and only Carly Corinthos, Jax, Quartermaine, Spencer. General Hospital shared a message on X to honor Wright’s 20th anniversary. Wright reshared it on X, writing, “Soooo grateful and full of emotions today !!!! ❤️❤️.” Oops! We’re unable to load this content right now. View directly on 𝕏 Wright’s first scene aas Carly is making the rounds on social media in honor of her anniversary. Fans will recall it was in the middle of the Port Charles train crash. Instead of creating a storyline that gives a character a new face, like The Young and the Restless is doing with Noah, Wright was introduced as the new Carly via a voiceover. Oops! We’re unable to load this content right now. View directly on 𝕏 Laura Wright Reveals What She Loves About General Hospital’s Carly Speaking with TV Insider to celebrate her milestone on the ABC soap, Wright opened up about why she still loves playing the character two decades later. “I love how real she is. I love that she’s flawed. I love her justification for how she feels she has a right to Jason, and I love how she goes along this crazy path of justification. I love the little girl that we get to see in her sometimes because she’s afraid, and I love that she’s Scarlett O’Hara at the same time,” the actress expressed. Related: ‘General Hospital’s Chris McKenna Delights Fans With ‘Amazing’ Performance of ‘La Bamba’ at Graceland Wright went on to add, “She’s tough as nails and will slam someone up against the wall if they come near her kids. I love that she’s a brat, yet she’s just one of the strongest females on the show. I feel like Carly’s right a lot, but she just goes the wrong way about proving her point.” Even after 20 years, Wright still can’t believe she gets to be part of the General Hospital legacy. The actress grew up watching Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura (Genie Francis), and now she plays a key character in the Spencer family. Congrats to Laura Wright on 20 Years as Carly, a role that she now owns. General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC.
