Chrishell Stause

Terrina Chrishell Stause was born in Draffenville, Kentucky on July 21, 1981. There is an interesting story behind how she got her unique name ‘Chrishell.’ Her mother was at a ‘Shell’ station when she went into labor, and the attendant who called for help was named ‘Chris’, and thus she—the baby—was named ‘Chrishell’.

She went to Murray State University and received her bachelor’s degree in theatre in 2003. Stause was once in a relationship with actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter Matthew Morrison and the duo got engaged in 2006. However, the engagement didn’t last long and they called it off in 2007. Later, she married actor Justin Hartley in 2017 after dating him for over three years.

Chrishell Stause started her career with a role that actually helped her establish herself in the industry. She debuted on television portraying the character of ‘Amanda Dillon Martin’ on the ABC soap opera ‘All My Children’ in May 2005. The show had been a long-running soap opera, with over ten thousand episodes in over forty years. She played the character of ‘Amanda’ for over six years, taking over from Alexis Manta. The show ended in 2011.

She was offered the role of ‘Robin’ in the film ‘Scaring the Fish’ before appearing as ‘Jules’ in ‘The Crimson Mask’. She also appeared in the American medical drama television series ‘Body of Proof’ as a guest in 2011. After doing a couple of short films, Stause signed up for the role of ‘Jordan Ridgeway’ on the NBC daytime soap opera ‘Days of Our Lives’. She played the character for two years before leaving the show in 2015.

After her successful campaign with the show, she took the role of ‘Zoey Miller’ in the television series ‘Youthful Daze’ as a series regular in 2014, a role she still plays. While working in ‘Youthful Daze’, she has also portrayed several other roles in different television shows including ‘Meanwhile...’ in 2014, ‘Mistresses’ in 2015, and ‘Misguided’ in 2015. She appeared in the film ‘Another Time’ as ‘Julia Practor’ in 2015, which is the second film in her acting career. Stause also appeared in a recurring role in the daily soap opera ‘The Young and the Restless’ created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell.