What General Hospital Fans Need To Know About New Kristina Actor, Kate Mansi

More than just an actress, Kate Mansi also has experience as a dancer. Her mother was also a dancer and is the one that signed her up for classes (via AfterBuzz TV). Mansi started dancing with the Pacific Festival Ballet when she was 15 and dreamed of being a performer on Broadway. She caught the acting bug during her senior year of high school and knew that was what she wanted to focus on. In a 2015 interview with Life+Dog, Mansi said, "The idea of slipping into a character's skin and exploring the world through their eyes was, and still is, absolutely exhilarating."

Her mother warned Mansi against pursuing a career in acting and told her to only try it if that was the only thing she could see herself doing and being happy. Mansi studied film and public relations at Pepperdine University by day and took acting classes by night, and the hard work paid off.

Mansi's performance as Abigail on "Days of Our Lives" granted her a Daytime Emmy award in 2017 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She has been nominated for a few other awards, including Favorite Days of Our Lives Actress at the Soap Hub Awards and Best Actress at the California Women's Film Festival for her performance in the TV film "Mother of All Secrets."