Kristen DeAnn Alderson was born on May 29,1991 and is an American actress and singer.
28 Facts About Kristen Alderson
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Kristen Alderson is best known for playing the role of Starr Manning on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live and the ABC soap opera General Hospital.
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Kristen Alderson originated the role of Kiki Jerome on General Hospital.
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Kristen Alderson won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress for her role as Starr on General Hospital in 2013.
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Kristen Alderson received nominations in the same category in 2014 and 2015.
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Kristen Alderson is the older sister of actor Eddie Alderson, who played Matthew Buchanan on One Life to Live.
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Kristen Alderson began acting at the age of five, after being inspired by a film about the making of Annie.
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Kristen Alderson attended Catholic school in Pennsylvania through seventh grade, but decided to receive tutoring on the set of One Life to Live for eighth grade.
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Kristen Alderson was then individually chosen to perform on the series each week.
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Kristen Alderson played the role in a national tour of the musical.
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Kristen Alderson played Lexi Jules in the Eleventh Hour "Agro" 2008, and as Taisiya Seaver in The Hawthrone series "Trust Me" in 2009, Kristen Alderson, was 16 when she played Lexi Jules in 2008, and in 2009 she was 17 when she played Taisiya Seaver, In July 21,2009, played Haley Reed in, she was the Same age as Jessica Alba in the movie.
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Kristen Alderson auditioned for the role of Starr Manning on One Life to Live in February 1998 and won the part, replacing Meghan Rayder.
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The role was initially recurring, but Kristen Alderson was put on contract in April 2001.
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Kristen Alderson won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Favorite Teen in 2005 for her work on One Life to Live.
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In 2006, Kristen Alderson performed the song "Valentine" on One Life: Many Voices for Hurricane Relief, an album of songs by One Life to Live actors to raise funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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Kristen Alderson sang Sleigh Ride on A Holiday Affair, an album of classic holiday songs performed by actors from ABC soap operas.
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Kristen Alderson performed with the ensemble on the closing track, We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
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Kristen Alderson debuted as a new character, Kiki Jerome, on May 13,2013.
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On September 24,2013, Kristen Alderson was honored as "The Star of Tomorrow" by the ZEPHRA Magazine Recognition Awards and the city of West Hollywood issued a proclamation for the actress.
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On October 26,2014, Kristen Alderson performed The Star-Spangled Banner at the University of Phoenix Stadium where the visiting Philadelphia Eagles faced the Arizona Cardinals.
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On January 10,2015, Soap Opera Digest reported that Kristen Alderson had decided to depart General Hospital, opting to not renew her contract.
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Kristen Alderson was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress for the role of Kiki on General Hospital in 2015.
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Kristen Alderson starred as Cindy Lou in the Off-Broadway play, The Marvelous Wonderettes, in April 2018 at New York's Theatre Row.
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In June 2018, Kristen Alderson said that she would be open to returning to General Hospital as Starr Manning, because Prospect Park no longer owns the rights to One Life to Live characters.
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Kristen Alderson starred as Ashley Burke in the Lifetime film The Man in the Guest House, airing in February 2024.
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Kristen Alderson became engaged to actor and comedian Taylor Crousore in July 2023.
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Kristen Alderson proposed at Pier 84 at Hudson River Park, the location of their first meeting almost exactly two years earlier.
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In September 2023, Kristen Alderson announced that she was expecting her first child with Crousore.