Kirby Bliss Blanton: Kirby Bliss Blanton. Actress: Project X. The youngest of four children, she grew up in The Woodlands, Texas, and started her career doing modeling and commercials in nearby Houston. After doing some month-long stunts in Los Angeles, she moved there permanently with her mother. Her first name was given because her parents expected her to be a boy, her middle name Bliss is her mother's maiden name.