Kristen Alderson, who was born on May 29, 1991 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, had always wanted to be an actress since she was a young girl. She was discovered at Al Albert, a local talent show which helped her land the role of Molly in a stage production of Annie. At the age of six, she auditioned for the role of Starr Manning on the soap opera, One Life to Live and since March 1998, she became part of the soap's cast. In 2005, Alderson received a Soap Opera Digest Award under the category of Favorite Teen for her portrayal in One Life to Live.
Starr Manning of One Life to Live is played by Kristen Alderson. Born to Todd Manning and Blair Cramer, Starr is an older sister to Jack and Tommy. She was devastated when her father supposedly died at the hands of Mitch Laurence and could not accept the fact that her mother had fallen in love with another man by the name of Walker Laurence. Later, she found out that her father was not dead and that he had undergone extensive plastic surgery and went under the alias of Walker Laurence. When the truth came out, Blair got angry and accused Todd of raping her, thus he was sent to jail. This event devastated the young Starr.
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