Kirsten Storms

Kirsten Storms (born April 8, 1984 According to Storms, she always knew she wanted to be a soap opera actress. At age five she announced:

"One of the first agents I got, I told, 'When I grow up, I'm going to be on a soap opera. You can get me commercials and stuff now, but what I really want to do someday is be on a soap opera.' [...] No one took me seriously. But I knew, even though I hadn't actually watched one, it was something I always wanted to do." as Storms' character was promoted heavily as a major character within the show.

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. Her final episode aired on July 16, 2004.

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."

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

In March 2017, Soap Opera Spy reported that Storms was leaving the show for "personal reasons". She returned to General Hospital in August 2017.

Other work In 2015, Storms appeared as Selene Winterthorne in the soap opera web series Winterthorne.

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. On January 7, 2014, Barash confirmed on his official Twitter account that Storms had given birth to a baby girl, Harper Rose Barash. 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.

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. Her blood alcohol content was measured at 0.13, above the California legal limit of 0.08. 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. In 2026, Barash was granted an emergency restraining against Storms.

Filmography

+ Film Year Title Role Notes 1997 Crayola Kids Adventures: The Trojan Horse Venus Direct-to-video1999 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

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