years_active children birth_place name birth_date spouse article_title birth_name occupation
1996 -- present 1 orlando , florida , u.s. kirsten storms 08 april 1984 brandon barash 2013 kirsten storms
 kirsten renee storms actress
kirsten storms

kirsten renee storms -lrb- born april 8 , 1984 -rrb- is an american actress .
she played isabella `` belle '' black on the nbc soap opera `` days of our lives '' from 1999 to 2004 .
in 2005 , storms was cast as the character maxie jones on the abc soap opera `` general hospital '' and its spin-off '' '' .
she departed the series in september 2011 upon being diagnosed with endometriosis and was replaced in the role by jen lilley .
after nearly a year off-screen , storms returned as maxie on september 5 , 2012 .
storms took maternity leave on january 2 , 2014 and returned on april 8 , 2014 .
