Kirsten Storms Recalls Beating Out Allison Mack for ‘Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century’

Zenon: Girl of the 21^st Century and its two sequels are some of the most beloved Disney Channel movies, but Kirsten Storms, who played the titular role, reveals she almost wasn’t cast as the headstrong teen.

“I went through, like, seven callbacks,” Storms recalls. “The director and the producer were at odds with who to hire. The other person was Allison Mack [who went on to play Chloe Sullivan in Smallville, then spent time in prison for her involvement in the cult-like NXIVM organization]. The director wanted Allison Mack, and the producers wanted me.”