Cusi Cram

Cusi Cram
Cram presenting at the Lilly Awards in 2015
Born	(1967-09-22) September 22, 1967 (age 49) Manhattan, New York
Residence	Greenwich Village, New York
Alma mater	Brown University
Occupation	Playwright, screenwriter, actress, model
Years active	1980–present
Spouse(s)	Peter Hirsch
Parent(s)	Jeanne Campbell, John Cram III

Cusi Cram (born September 22, 1967) is an American playwright, screenwriter, actress, and model. After signing with Wilhelmina Models at 13 years old, Cram went on to originate the role of Cassie Callison on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Following her graduation from Brown University, Cram focused on play-writing and screenwriting, namely for the series Arthur, The Octonauts, and The Big C. Her plays have been produced at American regional theaters and she had her off-Broadway debut at 59E59 Theaters in 2009 with her play A Lifetime Burning. She teaches with Primary Stages and lives with her husband, also an Arthur writer, in New York City.

Cusi Cram was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, on September 22, 1967, to Lady Jeanne Campbell, daughter of Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll and granddaughter of Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook; Lady Jeanne was married at the time to John Cram III, a descendant of railroad developer Jay Gould. Her biological father, however, was Bolivian and worked at the United Nations.

Cram's first foray into the world of theater came at age six when she played the role of Moth in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Campbell had previously been married to Norman Mailer, with whom she remained friends after their divorce. Mailer's later wife Norris Church, a former actress and model, suggested that Cram try out modelling. At age 13, she did, becoming the youngest model ever to sign with Wilhelmina Models, Church's former agency. At the time, Cram attended the Chapin School in Manhattan. Of her modeling days she has said, "And at the time—and I think times have changed a lot—[the look] was very blonde and blue eyed, so I was considered very, very ethnic looking ..."