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Redirect|Kate Cassidy|the TV character Cate Cassidy|Life UnexpectedInfobox person| image = Katie_Cassidy_2009.jpg| caption = Katie Cassidy attending "The 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards" Beverly Hills, CA on October 10, 2009| birthname = nowrap|Katherine Evelyn Anita Cassidy| birth_date = birth date and age|1986|11|25| birth_place = Los Angeles , California , U.S.| othername =| occupation = Actress| yearsactive = 2003–present| spouse =| website = Katherine Evelyn Anita " Katie " Cassidy (born November 25, 1986) is an USA|American actress who has performed in The CW Television Network|The CW TV series Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|Melrose Place , Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural , '' Harper's Island , and Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl , and on the films When a Stranger Calls (2006 film)|When a Stranger Calls , Black Christmas (2006 film)|Black Christmas , A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film)|A Nightmare on Elm Street , Taken (film)|Taken , Monte Carlo (2011 film)|Monte Carlo , and has roles in the upcoming film Fencewalker .
Early life and family
Cassidy was born in Los Angeles , the daughter of actor David Cassidy and model Sherry Williams, who first met and dated in early 1970. Sherry and David separated but remained close friends. Cassidy's paternal grandparents were actors Jack Cassidy and Evelyn Ward. She grew up in Calabasas, California|Calabasas , California with her mother and stepfather, Richard Benedon, an ER physician. She has two older half-sisters, Jenna and Jamie, and a younger half-brother, Beau Cassidy. As a child, Cassidy took to gymnastics|tumbling , competing and eventually became a cheerleader for the California Flyers, a competitive team. She cheered as a freshman for Calabasas High School where she attended high school and graduated with honors in 2005.cite web| title= BIOGRAPHY| publisher= Katie Cassidy Official | url= http://katiecassidysite.webs.com/bio.htm | accessdate=13 December 2010
Career
While in elementary school, Cassidy became interested in Entertainment industry|show business and participated in several community theatre productions beginning at the age of 7, and as a teenager studied with an acting coach. She did some modeling which culminated in a campaign ad for Abercrombie and Fitch in 2004. Her mother would not allow her to act professionally until completing her high school education with college prep courses.
In 2006, she appeared in supporting roles in films such as When a Stranger Calls (2006 film)|When a Stranger Calls and Click (2006 film)|Click .cite news| last= Chang| first= Justin| title= Katie Cassidy joins "Click", "When a Stranger Calls"| publisher= Variety | date= April 10, 2005| url= http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117927277.html? categoryid=1237& cs=1& query=katie+cassidy| accessdate=August 24, 2010 Click opened at #1 at the box office with $40 million.cite web| title= Weekend Box Office Results for June 23–25, 2006| publisher= Box Office Mojo | url= http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/? yr=2006& wknd=25& p=.htm | accessdate=August 24, 2010 She also starred as the protagonist, Kelli Presley, in Dimension Films Black Christmas (2006 film)|remake of the 1974 film Black Christmas (1974 film)|Black Christmas .cite news| last= Dodd| first= Stacy| title= Katie Cassidy added to "Black Christmas"| publisher= Variety | date= February 20, 2006| url= http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117938571.html? categoryid=28& cs=1& query=katie+cassidy| accessdate=August 24, 2010 The film was released throughout late December 2006 and grossed $21 million.cite web| title= Black Christmas| publisher= Box Office Mojo | url= http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/? id=blackchristmas.htm| accessdate=August 24, 2010
In 2007, she appeared in supporting roles in films such as Walk the Talk , You Are Here (later renamed to Spin http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490701/), and Live& #33; (2007 film)|Live! in which she played Jewel Jensen, an aspiring actress looking her big break in Hollywood.
Also in 2007, she filmed numerous scenes in the film remake Revenge of the Nerds (2007 film)|Revenge of the Nerds alongside Adam Brody and Jenna Dewan .cite news| last= Laporte| first= Nicole| title= Cassidy gets 'Revenge'| publisher= Variety | date= September 20, 2006| url= http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117950459.html? categoryid=13& cs=1& query=katie+cassidy| accessdate=August 24, 2010 Production was halted and the movie was eventually cancelled. In 2008, she appeared as Amanda in Taken (film)|Taken and had a recurring regular role on The CW 's Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural as Ruby (Supernatural)|Ruby .
In 2009, Cassidy appeared as Patricia 'Trish' Wellington in the CBS mini-series '' Harper's Island ''.cite news| last=Rice| first=Lynette| title= 'Harper's Island:' No chance for second season, insiders say| publisher= Entertainment Weekly | url= http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/07/14/harpers-island-no-chance-for-second-season-insiders-say/| accessdate=August 24, 2010
It was also in this year that Cassidy signed on as a series regular on The CW's reboot Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|Melrose Place of the 1990s drama series of the same name.cite news| last=Andreeva| first=Nellie| title= Katie Cassidy, Steven McQueen land at CW| publisher= The Hollywood Reporter | url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ifc7db5bf2ea46d954024cce6dfbbfdbe| accessdate=August 24, 2010Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot She played Ella Simms, a publicist who works at Amanda Woodward (Melrose Place)|Amanda Woodward 's company. The media has drawn similarities from Cassidy's character and Heather Locklear 's character, Amanda.cite news| last=L. Carter| first=Kelley| title= Locklear, Cassidy follow these five rules for a 'Melrose' vixen| publisher= USA Today | url= http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-11-17-locklear17_st_N.htm| accessdate=August 24, 2010 | date=November 18, 2009 Her role as Ella has drawn positive critical comment from the Los Angeles Times who wrote: "Cassidy is already being singled out as the show's deliciously devious one to watch"cite news| last=Martin| first=Denise| title= 'Melrose Place' star Katie Cassidy on facing off with Amanda Woodward| publisher= Los Angeles Times | url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/10/melrose-place-katie-cassidy-says-she-knows-who-killed-sydney.html| accessdate=August 24, 2010 | date=October 14, 2009 and has been cited as "the best thing about the Melrose reboot" by New York (magazine)|New York magazine.cite news| title= Fug Girls: Melrose Place’s Katie Cassidy Is the Next ‘It’ Girl| publisher= New York Magazine | url= http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2009/10/melrose_place.html| accessdate=August 24, 2010 The series premiered September 8, 2009 and was cancelled after one season.
Cassidy also joined the cast of the A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film)|2010 remake of the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street .cite news| last=Simon| first=Reynolds| title= Katie Cassidy added to 'Elm Street'| publisher= Digital Spy | url= http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a154600/katie-cassidy-added-to-elm-street.html| accessdate=August 24, 2010 She played Kris Fowles, friend to lead character Nancy Thompson (A Nightmare on Elm Street)|Nancy Holbrook ( Rooney Mara ) and victim of Freddy Krueger . Filming began in Chicago and was released April 30, 2010.cite news| title= EXCL: Cassidy Meets Krueger in Nightmare on Elm Street| publisher= Shock Till You Drop | url= http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php? id=10374| accessdate=August 24, 2010 Cassidy was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the "Horror/Thriller Actress" category for her role which she lost to Megan Fox .cite news| title= 2010 Teen Choice Awards scorecard| publisher= Los Angeles Times | url= http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/env-teen-choice-scorecard-2010-htmlstory,0,3935966.htmlstory| accessdate=September 5, 2010| deadurl=yesDead link|date=December 2011|bot=RjwilmsiBot
Cassidy has been cast in the upcoming romantic comedy Monte Carlo (2011 film)|Monte Carlo which was filmed in in Monaco , Budapest and Paris.cite news| last= McClintock| first= Pamela| title= Cassidy set for 'Monte Carlo'| publisher= Variety | date= April 8, 2010| url= http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017429.html? categoryid=13& cs=1& query=katie+cassidy| accessdate=August 23, 2010
In June 2010, Cassidy landed a recurring role as the primary antagonist List of Gossip Girl characters#Juliet Sharp|Juliet Sharp in the Gossip Girl (season 4)|fourth season of Gossip Girl . Her character will be a student at Columbia University|Columbia and a love interest for Nate Archibald ( Chace Crawford ). Her first appearance was in the season 4 premiere and has appeared in 11 episodes to date.cite news| last=Ausiello| first=Michael| title= 'Gossip Girl' snags 'Melrose' minx Katie Cassidy| publisher= Entertainment Weekly | url= http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/06/26/gossip-girl-snags-katie-cassidy/| accessdate=August 24, 2010
In March 2011, Cassidy was cast in a pilot project for American Broadcasting Company |ABC called Georgetown . The show was described as Gossip Girl meets The West Wing . She was cast as Nikki, a smart and quick-witted junior staffer in the White House Communications Office with connections to the First Lady. http://www.bscreview.com/2011/03/katie-cassidy-and-daisy-betts-go-to-georgetown/ However in May 2011, ABC decided to pass on Georgetown and it did not get picked up. http://www.headlineplanet.com/home/2011/05/13/abc-books-charlies-angels-apartment-23-pan-am-passes-on-poe-georgetown/
In June 2011, Cassidy replaced Sienna Miller and was cast as the female lead in Freaky Deaky . She will be starring alongside Brendan Fraser , Matt Dillon , and Craig Robinson (actor)|Craig Robinson . Cassidy will play ex-hippie Robin Abbott, just released from prison after blowing up a police car. After launching a new career writing historical romance novels, she hooks up with her ex-boyfriend, to be played by Fraser. The two of them hatch a plot to con an alcoholic movie mogul out of millions of dollars. http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2011/6/23/katie-cassidy-will-get-freaky-deaky-and-i-cant-be-more-happy.html http://thefilmstage.com/2011/06/22/katie-cassidy-to-star-as-bomb-tossing-hippie-in-freaky-deaky/
In July 2011, it was announced that Cassidy signed on to join the cast of an indie-dramedy film titled Bumped .cite news| url= http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118040135 | work=Variety | first=Jeff | last=Sneider | title=Mo'Nique to support 'Bumped' | date=July 19, 2011
Cassidy was cast to appear in an episode of the upcoming Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox TV series New Girl (TV series)|New Girl . Cassidy's character is set to appear as a wedding guest who earns the affections of Schmidt ( Max Greenfield ), one of Jess' ( Zooey Deschanel ) trio of male roommates. The part is currently only scheduled for a one-off appearance. http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/09/new-girl-news-justin-long-and-katie-cassidy-head-to-fox-freshman-comedy.html
Personal life
She dated Jesse McCartney for almost 4 years and later broke up.
She is a spokesperson for the charity H.E.L.P Malawi.cite news| title= Katie Cassidy New Spokesperson for Charity HELP Malawi| publisher= helpchildren.org | url= http://helpchildren.org/news-events/katie-cassidy-partners-with-h-e-l-p/| accessdate=August 24, 2010
Cassidy is dating Los Angeles Kings player Jarret Stoll .cite web |url= http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b162318_melrose_places_katie_cassidy_skates.html? utm_source=eonline& utm_medium=rssfeeds& utm_campaign=rss_topstories |title= Melrose Place's Katie Cassidy Skates Into Romance|publisher= ca.eonline.com |accessdate=September 11, 2010|date=January 15, 2010|author= Mark Malkincite news |url= http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl/article/758924--stars-on-ice-hockey-s-glamour-couples |title=Stars on ice: Hockey’s glamour couples|publisher= Toronto Star |accessdate=September 11, 2010|author= Chris Young|date= February 1, 2010
Persondata | NAME = Katherine Evelyn Cassidy ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American actress, singer | DATE OF BIRTH = 25 November 1986 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Los Angeles, California, United States | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Cassidy, Katie Category:1986 births Category:Actors from California Category:American people of German descent Category:American child actors Category:American film actors Category:American people of Irish descent Category:American television actors Category:Living people Category:People from the Greater Los Angeles Area
