General Hospital Spoilers: Carolyn Hennesy Opens Up About Exciting Project

It doesn’t get any better than this! Carolyn Hennesy who recurs on General Hospital as hot-shot attorney Diane Miller plays the lead role of Poppy Sinclaire in the short film She & Her. Poppy is a former actress forced to confront her past and re-examine her present when a young actress and an old friend come crashing into her life. Hennesy recently answered some burning questions.

A few clips were provided with a Q&A session following the premiere of the short film with Hennesy and the rest of the cast alongside, the director, writer and producer. The session was moderated by Refinery 29’s Ari Rumero.

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General Hospital News – Short Film

She & Her was directed by Nate Hapke (former General Hospital crew member) and written by Rosie Grace. It also stars Mackenzie Breeden who plays Mattie Morris and a younger version of Hennesy’s character and Gwen Hillier who plays Addie Banks. The short was released in March 2019.

The session was a very fun one. It was filled with lots of laughter as the cast and crew spoke about their role in the film. The session was at least thirty minutes in length and started out with the introduction of the cast and crew. The question came about asking how the film came into existence. Hennesy talked about her career, her time in Hollywood and this fantastic lead role in a short film that will remain memorable for viewers.

GH News – The Script

The cast spoke about how the line it takes one to know one came about. They also spoke about the impact on women and why some of the lines were actually written. The writer related that a lot of the script was a conversation that she actually had in her own head. And, was wondering if she was actually able to write the story for it to have the impact that she intended for it to have. The story was written based on the accounts of real women.

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Hennesy has done numerous film roles. She also has a lengthy primetime gig listing. She recently guest-starred on CBS’ Mom. Her other credits include; Daughterhood, Studio City, Adam Ruins Everything, Star Wars Resistance, NCIS: Los Angeles, Suits, Youthful Daze, Revenge, The Mindy Project, Devious Maids, The Middle, Ray Donovan and much more.

She has been on General Hospital since 1981. Hennesy won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actress in a Digital Drama Series for her role as Karen Blackwell on The Bay in 2017.