| Kirsty Sutherland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Home and Away character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Christie Hayes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2000–2005, 2008–2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 19 June 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 28 October 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Book appearances | Hearts Divided Dani on Trial Second Chances | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | Home and Away: Secrets and the City Home and Away: Hearts Divided | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kirsty Sutherland (also Phillips) is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Christie Hayes between 2000 and 2005 and again from 2008 to 2009. Kirsty first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 19 June 2000 and has been involved in one of the serial's most controversial storylines in which she knowingly started a relationship with a man who sexually assaulted her sister. Other notable plots include a baby swap plot, two miscarriages and a string of relationships including one with her supposed half-brother. Actress Hayes began playing the role at age thirteen and has quit the serial on two occasions, she made her original departure on 23 February 2005.