She starred as Carol in the TV series Blossom from 1993 to 1995. In 1997 Finola starred as Kate Russo in the TV series Pacific Palisades. From 1999 to 2003 she starred in the soap opera All My Children. Hughes had a recurring role as Patty Halliwell in the series Charmed from 1999 to 2006. Since 1983 she has starred as Anna Devane in the soap opera General Hospital. Hughes has also done voice acting work for the TV series Beware the Batman and Superman. She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for General Hospital in 1991. She has also won three Soap Opera Digest Awards.