Cassie Newman
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| The Young and the Restless character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Camryn Grimes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First appearance | March 19, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | October 30, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | William J. Bell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Edward J. Scott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Cassidy Ann Newman Cassidy Ann Johnson Cassie Johnson |
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| Family | Newman |
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| Father | Frank Barritt |
| Mother | Sharon Newman |
| Adoptive father | Nicholas Newman |
| Adoptive mother | Alice Johnson (former) |
| Sisters | Mariah Copeland |
| Half-brothers | Noah Newman |
| Half-sisters |
Summer Newman (adoptive) Faith Newman |
| Grandfathers | Victor Newman (adoptive) |
| Grandmothers |
Doris Collins Nikki Newman (adoptive) Millie Johnson (former adoptive) |
| Uncles |
Dylan McAvoy (adoptive) John Abbott III (adoptive) Adam Newman (adoptive) |
| Aunts |
Victoria Newman (adoptive) Abby Newman (adoptive) |
| First cousins | Eve Nicole Howard (adoptive) Reed Hellstrom (adoptive) Johnny Abbott (adoptive) Connor Newman (adoptive) Katie Newman (adoptive) Christian Newman (adoptive) |
Cassie Newman is a fictional character from the American CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. The role was portrayed by Camryn Grimes for eight years, from March 19, 1997, to the character's onscreen death on May 24, 2005. Grimes reprised her role numerous times afterward as a vision seen by the mentally ill, in dreams, or hallucinations had by other characters. Her most recent stint began on July 8, 2013, with a series of recurring guest appearances.
When she debuted, Cassie was 6 years old, having been born on January 8, 1991. She was adopted by Alice Johnson (Tamara Clatterbuck) as an infant. However, in 1994, Alice disappeared and left her in the care of her elderly mother Millie. Sharon's best friend Grace Turner (Jennifer Gareis) later tracked down Cassie and took her for herself. A writer from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said that Grace wanted Cassie as a "pet" despite knowing Sharon was her biological mother. As she grew up, she went from a sweet child to a "rebellious" teen who began to lie to her parents. She also wanted to hang out with older kids at school, like Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei) and Lily Winters (Christel Khalil). She was grounded because of her "rebellious streak". Cassie was described as a "good girl" who wanted to "fit in" but began cutting classes, giving her parents attitude and "a whole host of other angsty teenage pleasantries."
Cassie died following a car crash on May 24, 2005. Grimes said that she has missed the show since leaving, and was shocked to find out that Cassie was killed off. She stated: "If it's meant to happen, it's meant to happen. Everything happens for a reason, I think." Of Cassie's last scene, she said it was "ridiculously hard [...] If you watch my death scene, where Sharon is crying over me - I'm supposed to be dead - but I'm crying." If Cassie wasn't killed off, Grimes wanted her to have a love interest, stating: "I always wanted a love interest. If I'd stayed on the show, I had hoped that was where it would go eventually.
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