Kirsten Storms

Kirsten Storms (born April 8, 1984<ref>Template:Cite instagram</ref><ref name=Colbalt/>) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Zenon Kar in the Zenon trilogy, Emily in Johnny Tsunami, and Bonnie Rockwaller in Kim Possible. Storms played Isabella "Belle" Black on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1999 to 2004. In 2005, Storms was cast as the character Maxie Jones on the ABC soap opera General Hospital and its spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift.Template:Citation needed

Early life and career

Storms was born in Orlando, Florida and grew up in the Greater Orlando area, mainly Kissimmee, Casselberry and Sanford. She has a younger sister named Gretchen, a brother named Austin and a half-brother named Chris. She is the daughter of Karen Storms and CBS affiliate WCPX-TV (now WKMG-TV) sportscaster Mike Storms.<ref name=Colbalt>Template:Cite news</ref> According to Storms, she always knew she wanted to be a soap opera actress. At age five she announced:

After visiting her father at work, Storms convinced her parents to enroll her in acting classes, leading to her discovery by a talent scout at the age of five.<ref name=Colbalt/> The talent scout suggested she be enrolled in an intensive children's acting camp in the Catskills, New York.<ref name=Colbalt/>

Storms' first role was a commercial for Galoob Baby Doll.<ref name=Colbalt/> After appearing in a handful of other commercials, her television career included a recurring role on ABC's Second Noah, plus a lead role in Sing Me a Story with Belle. At age twelve, she moved with her family to Los Angeles, California.<ref name="Colbalt"/> Soon after that, she landed the recurring role of Laura Cummings on The WB's long-running program 7th Heaven. She appeared in three episodes between 1998 and 2001, in which she played a girlfriend of Simon (played by David Gallagher). She was later chosen to play the title character in Disney Channel's original movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century.<ref name=Colbalt/> The movie had the largest rating for any Disney Channel original movie at the time. She later reprised the role in two sequels. Storms continued to appear in a string of family shows and television movies, including The Trojan Horse, a Hallmark production. She also took a supporting role in Disney's Johnny Tsunami and voiced Bonnie Rockwaller in the Disney Channel animated series Kim Possible.

Television

Days of Our Lives

On August 5, 1999, Storms signed on to play Isabella "Belle" Black on the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives. Although she initially faced upset viewers at the sudden SORAS aging her casting brought to the character, Storms soon was popular with the audience.<ref name=Backlash>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Cohn"/> Her five years on the soap opera would feature her in many high-profile storylines, such as the popular relationship with Shawn Brady, played by Jason Cook,<ref name="Star News">Template:Cite news</ref> as Storms' character was promoted heavily as a major character within the show.Template:Citation needed

At the end of her five-year contract, Storms opted to not renew her contract with the series, one reason being her pilot had been picked up for the primetime show Clubhouse.<ref name=Cohn>Template:Cite news</ref> Her final episode aired on July 16, 2004.<ref name="End Date">Template:Cite news</ref>

Clubhouse

Clubhouse was a primetime television series that aired on CBS starting the fall of 2004, created by Daniel Cerone and produced by Aaron Spelling. The series revolved around Pete Young (Jeremy Sumpter) and his dream of becoming a professional baseball player. Storms played Pete's sister, Betsy. Unlike the innocent character of Belle that Kirsten had just left, Betsy was a rebellious teenager often finding herself in trouble over such issues as sex, drugs, and alcohol. Storms embraced the new role, stating, "I can relate to a lot of things Betsy does. I've sat and talked with the executive producer about my first tattoo and the first time I ever had a drink of alcohol, things that she's going to be experiencing too."<ref name="Cohn"/> The show was canceled after only five episodes aired. A total of 11 episodes were shot and later aired on Trio as part of its Brilliant But Cancelled series.Template:Citation needed

General Hospital

Storms returned to familiar territory on May 23, 2005, becoming the third actress to portray Mariah Maximiliana "Maxie" Jones on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. In 2008, Storms was reunited with Jason Cook, who joined the soap as Matt Hunter. She received an Emmy nomination for her role in 2009.<ref name="Emmy Nom">Template:Cite web</ref>

Storms vacated the role in fall 2011 for medical reasons, later revealed to be endometriosis.<ref name=Sentinel>Template:Cite web</ref> She was temporarily replaced with Jen Lilley, and originally scheduled to return to work in February 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Her illness prevented her from returning on time, and Lilley was kept on for the foreseeable future.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In July 2012, it was announced that Storms would return to the series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On September 5, 2012, Storms reprised the role of Maxie on-screen.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Return Date">Template:Cite web</ref> Storms took maternity leave on January 2, 2014, and returned on April 8 of the same year.Template:Citation needed

In March 2017, Soap Opera Spy reported that Storms was leaving the show for "personal reasons". She returned to General Hospital in August 2017.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Other work

In 2015, Storms appeared as Selene Winterthorne in the soap opera web series Winterthorne.<ref name="Fairman 2015-05">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="WLS 2015-08 Premiere">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

It was confirmed in early 2013 that Storms was in a relationship with her former General Hospital co-star Brandon Barash. In August 2013, the couple confirmed to People that they had secretly wed in June, and were expecting their first child, a girl, in January 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On January 7, 2014, Barash confirmed on his official Twitter account that Storms had given birth to a baby girl, Harper Rose Barash.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On April 6, 2016, Soap Opera Digest revealed that Storms and Barash had filed for divorce after more than two-and-a-half years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences, but they will raise their daughter together as they are splitting amicably.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Storms was pulled over on a Los Angeles freeway on September 7, 2007, by California Highway Patrol for tossing a lit cigarette out of the window of her Mercedes. She was arrested for a DUI following her failure at sobriety tests.<ref name="FOX DUI">Template:Cite web</ref> Her blood alcohol content was measured at 0.13, above the California legal limit of 0.08.<ref name="bac">Template:Cite web</ref> In November 2007, she pleaded no contest to the charges and was ordered to attend twelve Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, complete a 90-day alcohol education program, and pay $1,643 in fines. She also had her license suspended for six months and was placed on three years' probation.<ref name=Sentence>Template:Cite web</ref>

Storms is close friends with General Hospital co-star Kelly Monaco, who was featured in the short-lived E! reality show Dirty Soap,<ref name="Soap Bios">Template:Cite web</ref> which aired during the fall of 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Crayola Kids Adventures: The Trojan Horse	Venus	Direct-to-video
1999	Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century	Zenon Kar	Television film
	Belle's Tales of Friendship	Kirsten	Direct-to-video
	Love Letters	Teenaged Melissa	Television film
	Johnny Tsunami	Emily	Television film
2001	Zenon: The Zequel	Zenon Kar	Television film
2001–05	Express Yourself	Herself	Interstitial series
2003	Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time	Bonnie Rockwaller (voice)	Television film
2004	Zenon: Z3	Zenon Kar	Television film
2005	Kim Possible: So the Drama	Bonnie Rockwaller (voice)	Television film
2011	Nice Guys Finish Last	Hot Girl	short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Second Noah	Ashley	2 episodes
1998	You Wish	Betsy	Episode: "All in the Family Room"
	Any Day Now	Lydia	Episode: "It's Called Depression"
	7th Heaven	Laura Cummings	3 episodes
1999	Movie Stars	Mandy Silverman	Episode: "Like Father, Like Son"
	Sing Me a Story with Belle	Kirsten	2 episodes
2000	One World	Melanie	Episode: "Coming of Age"
1999–2004	Days of Our Lives	Belle Black	Series regular
2002–07	Kim Possible	Bonnie Rockwaller (voice)	39 episodes
2003	That's So Raven	Nicki	Episode: "The Parties"
2004–05	Clubhouse	Betsy Young	11 episodes
2005	CSI: Miami	Missy Marshall	Episode: "Cop Killer"
2005–present	General Hospital	Maxie Jones	Series regular
2006	Skater Boys	Jessica Gordon	2 episodes
2007	General Hospital: Night Shift	Maxie Jones	5 episodes
2015	Winterthorne	Selene Winterthorne	Episode: "Part IV"

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Template:Abbr
Template:Center	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot: Leading Young Actress	Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century	Template:Nom	Template:Center
Template:Center	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series: Young Actress	Days of Our Lives	Template:Nom	Template:Center
Template:Center	Soap Opera Digest Awards	Outstanding Child Actor	Days of our Lives	Template:Won	Template:Center
Template:Center	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actress	Days of our Lives	Template:Won	Template:Center
Template:Center	Soap Opera Digest Awards	Outstanding Younger Lead Actress	Days of our Lives	Template:Nom	Template:Center
Template:Center	Soap Opera Digest Awards	Favorite Triangle (shared with Charity Rahmer, Martha Madison, Kyle Brandt and Jason Cook)	Days of our Lives	Template:Nom	Template:Center
Template:Center	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	General Hospital	Template:Nom	Template:Center

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