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on the

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daytime drama ''

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'', and for originating the role of

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on ''

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''.

Early life

Alderson was born on May 29, 1991 in

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, to Richard and Kathy Alderson. She has a younger brother, actor

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Career

At six years old, Alderson auditioned for the ''

'' role of

in February 1998 and portrayed the character starting on March 20, 1998. and was put on contract with the series in April 2001.Starr Manning profile - SoapCentral.com
Retrieved December 24, 2008. She has appeared in television commercials for

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and Soap Network. Alderson received the 2005

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''Favorite Teen'' for her work in ''One Life to Live''. Alderson's younger brother, Eddie, portrayed

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on ''One Life to Live'' until its cancellation. After ''One Life to Live'' finished filming on November 18, 2011, Alderson relocated with her brother to Los Angeles. On April 14, 2011, ABC announced the cancellation of both ''

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'' and ''One Life to Live'', leaving ''

'' as the last remaining soap opera airing on the network after January 13, 2012. On January 11, 2012, it was announced that Alderson, along with former co-stars

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, and

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, would reprise her ''One Life to Live'' role on ABC's sole remaining soap opera ''General Hospital''. She debuted on the series on February 24, 2012 and left on March 20, 2013. Prospect Park currently owns the rights to all ''One Life to Live'' characters; ''

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'' reported that because ABC does not want to risk any further legal disputes with Prospect Park concerning the characters, the only way to avoid such disputes may be to have the former ''One Life to Live'' actors portray "characters that in no way resemble the current ones" in order to stay on ''General Hospital''. Alderson returned to ''General Hospital'' as

. In 2013, she received a

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for her work as Starr on ''General Hospital'' in 2012. On September 24, 2013, Kristen Alderson was honored as "The Star of Tomorrow" by the ZEPHRA Magazine Recognition Awards and the City of

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issued a proclamation for the actress. On January 10, 2015, ''Soap Opera Digest'' reported that Alderson decided to depart ''General Hospital'', opting to not renew her contract with the series. Her role of Kiki Jerome was recast. On October 26, 2014, Alderson performed

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at the

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where the visiting

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faced the

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. She began starring in the

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play, ''

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'', in the role of Cindy Lou in April 2018. In June 2018, Alderson expressed her wishes to return to ''General Hospital'' as Starr Manning.

Filmography

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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