Catya Sassoon
| Catya Sassoon | |
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| Born |
September 3, 1968 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 2002 (aged 33) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack caused by accidental drug overdose |
| Resting place | Eden Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Cat Sasoon Cat Sassoon |
| Education |
Beverly Hills High School Professional Children's School |
| Occupation | Model, actress |
| Years active | 1982–1995 |
| Spouse(s) |
Luca Scalisi (m. 1984; div. 1985) Joe Meyers (m. ?–2002) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) |
Vidal Sassoon Beverly Adams |
Catya "Cat" Sassoon (September 3, 1968 – January 1, 2002) was an American actress, singer and former model.
The eldest of four children, Sassoon was born at the Klingenstein Pavilion of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City to British hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, and his wife, Canadian-born actress Beverly Adams. Her father was born in Shepherd's Bush and was of Greek and Jewish descent. Sassoon's parents divorced in 1980.
Raised in Beverly Hills, Sassoon did some modeling as child with her mother Beverly and appeared on several talk shows. By the age of 13, Sassoon began rebelling and piercing her nose and styled her hair in a purple and white mohawk.
Against her parents' wishes, Sassoon dropped out of Beverly Hills High School at the age of 14 to pursue a modeling career. She moved to New York City where she signed with the Prestige Agency and enrolled at Professional Children's School. Her modeling career quickly took off and she became one of New York's top teen models. Sassoon later appeared on the covers of Seventeen, Brides and Cosmopolitan.
Shortly before she was set to leave for a lucrative modeling assignment in Japan, Sassoon met 18-year old Luca Scalisi, the son of an Italian film producer. Scalisi proposed to Sassoon (who was then 15-years old) at a Los Angeles dinner party her father was attending. Vidal Sassoon consented to marriage on the condition that the two were married in a Jewish ceremony at his home. The two were married at Vidal's home in August 1984. Shortly after the wedding, Sassoon landed her first film role. She made her film debut in the role of "Feather", a "somewhat trashy teen-ager" in the 1985 drama, Tuff Turf. Sassoon's marriage to Luca Scalisi ended shortly after the release of Tuff Turf. By age 21, Sassoon was battling a serious addiction to drugs and eventually entered a drug rehabilitation facility. Sassoon later revealed in an interview with Joan Rivers that she had suffered a drug induced heart attack while undergoing treatment for her addiction.
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