Kristen Alderson
| Kristen Alderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kristen DeAnn Alderson May 29, 1991 Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Occupation | Actress,occasional singer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | One Life To Live |
| Home town | Doylestown, Pennsylvania |
| Parents | Richard and Kathy Alderson |
| Relatives | Eddie Alderson (younger brother) |
Kristen DeAnn Alderson (born May 29, 1991) is an American actress and occasional singer.
[edit] Early life
Alderson was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania to Richard and Kathy Alderson. Alderson's younger brother, Eddie, portrays Matthew Buchanan on One Life to Live.
Kristen Alderson attended a Catholic school in Pennsylvania through seventh grade and was also a cheerleader, but decided to receive on-set tutorial for eighth grade and she then attended the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City for high school. Kristen intends to continue acting. She also looks forward to achieving a degree in teaching.
After One Life to Live finshed filming on November 18, 2011, Alderson relocated with her brother to Los Angeles.[1]
As of January, 2012, Kristen will be moving to "General Hospital." She will still be playing Starr Manning.
[edit] Career
At six years old, Alderson auditioned for the role of Starr Manning in February 1998 and has portrayed the character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live onscreen since March 20, 1998,[2] and was put on contract with the series in April 2001,[3] at the time making her the youngest performer on daytime television with a contract role. In an episode, she experienced her first kiss on-screen when Starr kissed Travis (Connor Paolo). Before One Life to Live, Alderson played Molly in a Broadway production of Annie.
Alderson received the 2005 Soap Opera Digest Award Favorite Teen for her work in One Life to Live.
On January 11th, 2012, it was announced that Alderson, along with former co-stars Kassie DePaiva, Michael Easton, and Roger Howarth, would reprise her One Life to Live role on ABC's sole remaining soap opera, General Hospital. She is expected to debut on-screen sometime in February.
[edit] References
- ^ "Alderson's moving to LA not Prospect Park"
- ^ Kristen Alderson profile - Soaps.com Retrieved on December 24, 2008.
- ^ Starr Manning profile - SoapCentral.com Retrieved December 24, 2008.
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