Biography
Date of Birth
8 December 1984, Orlando, Florida, USA
Birth Name
Kirsten Renee Storms
Nickname
Carrot
K-Puppy
Kiki
Teeny
Height
5' 3" (1.6 m)
Trivia
Older sister of Gretchen Storms
Her former Days of Our Lives (1965) on-screen sister, Alison Sweeney, referred to Kirsten as her "Mini-me.".
Has two older brothers: Chris (half-brother) and Austin.
Rescued dogs with her family from local animal shelters.
Father was Sports Director of WFTV and WCPX (now WKMG) in Orlando
She worked with programs supporting American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq when her brother Austin was serving in Iraq.
Is good friends with past and present co-stars Farah Fath, Lindze Letherman, Julie Berman, Jason Cook, Bradford Anderson, Kristen Alderson, Alexis Thorpe, and Kimberly McCullough.
She and Jason Cook presented Shia LaBeouf with a Daytime Emmy in 2003 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Cousin of Matthew Stafford.
Ranked #16 in TV Guide's 2008 list of Soaps' Sexiest Women.
Suffers from Endometriosis.
Brandon Barash proposed to her with a blue raspberry Ring Pop at a gas station in Wrightwood, California.
She married Brandon Barash at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Since Clubhouse (2004), she's been on CBS's hit show, CSI: Miami (2002), and she's now currently portraying the role of Maria Maximiliana "Maxie" Jones on ABC's daytime drama, General Hospital (1963). [June 2005]
She will be ending her 5 year run as "Belle" on Days of Our Lives (1965) to do Clubhouse (2004) on CBS in the fall. [June 2004]
Since Clubhouse (2004) was canceled, she is currently pursuing film and prime time work. [January 2005]
currently filming another sequel to her past 2 Zenon movies to air in 2004 on the Disney channel. [October 2003]
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 29, a daughter named Harper Rose Barash on January 7, 2014. Child's father is her now ex-husband, Brandon Barash.
Born on exactly the same date as Taran Noah Smith (of The Celebrity Daily: 'Home Improvement' Star Taran Noah Smith Arrested (2012) fame).
Quotes
Maturity is overrated.
I don't want to be perceived as someone who has it all figured out. I certainly don't feel entitled or like I'm a superstar. I'm still growing, learning, and figuring things out.
