Kirsten Renee Storms is an American actress most known for her lead role in Disney Channel's original movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century and her roles as Isabella "Belle" Black on NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives and Maxie Jones on ABC's soap opera General Hospital.
Early life[]
Storms was born on April 8, 1984 in Orlando, Florida to Mike and Karen Storms. She has three siblings, a younger sister named Gretchen, an older brother named Austin and a step-brother named Chris. She was discovered when she was 5 years old by a talent scout who convinced her parents to put her into an intensive children's program in New York.
Storms appeared in several commercials and then landed her first role on ABC's Second Noah. She went on to star in several other television series and movies. Among those Disney Channel's original movies, Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, Zenon: The Zequel, and Zenon: Z3.
Career[]
In 1999, Storms was cast in the role of Isabella "Belle" Black on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. She played the role of Belle from 1999 to 2004.
In 2005 she was cast in the role of Mariah Maximiliana Jones, daughter of supercouple Frisco and Felicia Jones on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. She continues to play the role of Maxie to this day.
Personal life[]
Storms is very close friends with General Hospital co-star Kelly Monaco. They were both featured in the reality show Dirty Soap which debuted on September 25, 2011. She is also best friends with co-star Emme Rylan.
In 2011, Storms had to take a medical leave from General Hospital due to endometriosis. She was temporarily replaced by actress Jen Liley from September 28, 2011 to August 10, 2012. Dirty Soap showed her dealing with the painful illness, and how her friends Kelly Monaco and Farah Fath tried to learn more about what she is going through and help her.
She secretly wed her former General Hospital co-star Brandon Barash in June 2013. On January 7, 2014, Brandon confirmed on Twitter that Kirsten had given birth to a baby girl, Harper Rose Barash.[1] Harper briefly played Storms' on-screen daughter, Georgie.
On April 6, 2016, Soap Opera Digest broke the news that Brandon and Kirsten have filed for divorce after more than 2 and half years of marriage citing irreconcilable differences but they will raise their daughter together as they are splitting amicably.[2]
On May 30, 2017, Storms revealed on Instagram that she has a boyfriend,[3][4] Wes.[5]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Second Noah | Ashley | Episode: "Julio Is My Dad" Episode: "A Dog's Life" |
| 1996 | The Cape (1996 TV series) | Kid #2 | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1997 | Crayola Kids Adventures: The Trojan Horse | Aphrodite | Video |
| 1998 | You Wish (TV series) | Betsy | Episode: "All in the Family Room" |
| 1998 | Any Day Now (TV series) | Lydia | Episode: "It's Called Depression" |
| 1998 | 7th Heaven | Laura Cummings | It Takes a Village" Episode: "7th Heaven (season 2):It Takes Two, Baby" |
| 1999 | Belle's Tales of Friendship | Kirsten | Video |
| 1999 | Sing Me a Story with Belle | Kirsten | TV series |
| 1999 | Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century | Zenon Kar | TV movie |
| 1999 | Love Letters | Teenaged Melissa | TV movie |
| 1999 | The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads | Raped Girl (uncredited) | TV movie |
| 1999 | Movie Stars (TV series) | Mandy Silverman | Episode: "Like Father, Like Son" |
| 1999 | Johnny Tsunami | Emily | TV movie |
| 1999-2004 | Days of Our Lives | Isabella 'Belle' Black | 408 episodes |
| 2001 | Zenon: The Zequel | Zenon Kar | TV movie |
| 2001 | 7th Heaven | Laura Cummings | Episode: "One Hundred" |
| 2002-2007 | Kim Possible | Bonnie Rockwaller (voice) | 39 episodes |
| 2003 | That's So Raven | Nicki | Episode: "The Parties" |
| 2003 | Kim Possible: The Secret Files | Bonnie Rockwaller (voice) | Video |
| 2003 | Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time | Bonnie Rockwaller (voice) | TV movie |
| 2004 | Zenon: Z3 | Zenon Kar | TV movie |
| 2004-2005 | Clubhouse | Betsy Young | 11 episodes |
| 2005 | CSI: Miami | Missy Marshall | Episode: "Cop Killer" |
| 2005 | Kim Possible: So the Drama | Bonnie Rockwaller (voice) | TV movie |
| 2005–present | General Hospital | Mariah Maximiliana "Maxie" Jones | 692+ episodes |
| 2006 | Skater Boys | Jessica Gordon | Episode: "Sundown" Episode: "Band of Gold" |
| 2007 | General Hospital: Night Shift | Mariah Maximiliana "Maxie" Jones | 5 episodes |
| 2011 | Dirty Soap | Herself | 8 episodes |
Official sites[]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/kirsten-storms-brandon-barash-baby-daughter-harper-rose-picture-2014101
- ↑ http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-real-life-gh-couple-splits
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BUvcdd2hDyH/
- ↑ http://abc.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital-kirsten-storms-dating-boyfriend-133545/photos/gh-kirsten-storms-finola-hughes-laura-wright-170841
- ↑ http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/icymi-kirsten-storms-interview/