Port Charles Presence

May 23, 2005 to September 27, 2011; September 5, 2012 to Present

Born in Orlando, Florida in 1984, Kirsten Storms lived the normal life of a child until she was five years old. While performing in a showcase at an area acting school for kids, Kirsten was discovered by a talent scout who convinced her parents to enroll their young daughter in an intensive children's acting program in the Catskills in New York. The opportunity was too good to pass up. However, Kirsten would need to make this trip on her own. The sacrifice paid off when the training culminated in an off-Broadway show where the five year old caught the eye of many agents and talent scouts.

Kirsten's first professional acting job was a commercial for Galoob Baby Doll, a gig she landed before she even returned to Florida. The rising star spent the next several years commuting back and forth between New York and Florida with her mother, Karen.

Kirsten's first television series was a recurring role in the series Second Noah, portraying the best friend of Hannah Beckett. Shortly after the series ended its run, the Storms family decided to head west and give Hollywood a try. Kirsten soon landed the role of Laura Cummings, Simon Camden's girlfriend, on the hit series, 7th Heaven. Sadly, Laura broke Simon's heart when Kirsten was chosen to star as spicy, free-spirited Zenon, in the Disney Channel's original movie Zenon, girl of the 21st Century. Kirsten portrayed the younger Melissa in the acclaimed made for television movie Love Letters, directed by legendary Stanley Donen.

Kirsten celebrates her birthday on April 8.

General Hospital
Maxie Jones
May 23, 2005 to September 27, 2011; September 5, 2012 to Present

Clubhouse
Betsy Young
2004

Zenon: Z3
Zenon Kar
2004

Kim Possible
Bonnie Rockwell
2001

Zenon: The Zequel
Zenon Kar
2001

Johnny Tsunami
Emily
1999

Love Letters
Teenaged Melissa
1999

Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
Zenon Kar
1999

Days of Our Lives
Isabella "Belle" Black
1999 to July 16, 2004

The Cape
Kid #2
1996 Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actress (2009; for General Hospital)

Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actress (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010; for General Hospital)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actress (2003, 2004; for Days of our Lives)

PLACE OF BIRTH: Orlando, Florida

DATE OF BIRTH: April 8, 1984

HEIGHT: 5' 4"

MARITAL STATUS: Married to Brandon Barash [Jun 2013 to Present]

News Archives

News Archive: Storms to take DAYS break to film a movie [Oct 28, 2002]

News Archive: DAYS could lose Kirsten Storms and Jason Cook [Mar 29, 2004]

News Archive: Good news! Cook, Storms extend DAYS stay. [Apr 26, 2004]

News Archive: CBS series picked up, Storms to leave DAYS. [May 31, 2004]

News Archive: Charity Rahmer lands role as Storms' successor. [Jul 19, 2004]

News Archive: Storms returns to daytime -- but as a GH cast member. [Mar 28, 2005]

News Archive: Storms arrested on DUI charges. [Sep 10, 2007]

News Archive: Illness sidelines Storms for one to two months. [Sep 14, 2011]

News Archive: Dirty Soap will not be back for a second season. [Jan 25, 2012]

News Archive: Report: Storms in GH return talks. [Jun 22, 2012]

News Archive: Emotional Jen Lilley confirms her GH exit. [Jul 22, 2012]

News Archive: Lilley's DAYS/GH comparison draws fire. [Jul 10, 2013]

News Archive: Barash, Kirsten Storms secretly wed, are expecting!. [Mar 22, 2013]

News Archive: Storms shows off baby bump at movie premiere. [Sep 26, 2013]

News Archive: Barash, Storms welcome a baby girl. [Jan 8, 2014]

News Archive: Storms' real-life daughter to play her on-screen daughter. [Feb 12, 2015]

News Archive: Web soap Winterthorne snags another GH actress [Feb 26, 2015]

News Archive: Kirsten Storms took over GH's Instagram and the result was #magic [Feb 11, 2016]

News Archive: GH and FABLife plan March crossover [Feb 22, 2016]

News Archive: GH stars Brandon Barash and Kirsten Storms announce they've separated [Apr 7, 2016]

News Archive: Kirsten Storms headed back to work at GH [Jun 18, 2016]

News Archive: Kirsten Storms reveals more details about her GH break [Aug 4, 2016]

News Archive: Kirsten Storms taking break from GH -- again [Mar 11, 2017]

News Archive: GH's Kirsten Storms reveals when she'll be back in Port Charles [May 5, 2017]

News Archive: GH's Kirsten Storms opens up about her battle with "severe depression" [Jun 7, 2017]

News Archive: Kirsten Storms back to taping at GH [Jun 16, ]

News Archive: GH's Kirsten Storms reveals ex-hubby Brandon Barash responsible for her depression treatment [Aug 9, 2017]

News Archive: GH's Kirsten Storms "proud" of her depression recovery [Aug 22, 2017]

News Archive: Kirsten Storms addresses rumors that she's exiting General Hospital [May 21, 2018]

News Archive: WATCH: GH stars appear on Jeopardy! in special Port Charles category [Oct 2, 2018]

News Archive: KNIT WITS: General Hospital's Kirsten Storms and Emme Rylan invite fans for a summer Knit Along [Jul 17, 2019]

News Archive: EEK! Kirsten Storms suffers hand injury, becomes fourth injured General Hospital actor this summer [Aug 23, 2019]

News Archive: Kirsten Storms recovering from brain surgery [Jun 5, 2021]

News Archive: Kirsten Storms is on medical leave from General Hospital, says she is "healing really well" [Jul 26, 2021]

News Archive: General Hospital's Kirsten Storms reveals she's recovering from COVID [Jan 3, 2022]