Katie Cassidy / Katherine Cassidy
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Katherine Evelyn Anita Cassidy (born November 25, 1986) is an American actress. After initially appearing in minor television roles, she made her film debut in When a Stranger Calls (2006). During the same year, she also had her first starring role as Kelli Presley in Black Christmas (2006). In 2007, Cassidy gained attention for her role as Ruby on the supernatural-horror television series Supernatural, during its third season. She later had a supporting role in Taken. In 2009, Cassidy became a cast member of the series Harper's Island and Melrose Place, both of which lasted for only one season. During 2010, she had a supporting role as Kris Fowles in A Nightmare on Elm Street and a recurring role as Juliet Sharp during the fourth season of the CW teen drama Gossip Girl.
Cassidy had her breakthrough in 2012, after being cast as Laurel Lance / Black Canary, one of the main protagonists on the television series Arrow, which spawned an entire franchise known as the Arrowverse. Cassidy reprises her role in The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and voiced the character in the animated web series Vixen. Following her character's death, Cassidy began playing Laurel Lance / Black Siren, an antagonistic version of her character from a parallel universe, starting in The Flash and continuing on to Arrow.
Cassidy was born on November 25, 1986, in Los Angeles.[1] She is the only daughter from the short-lived relationship of actor and singer David Cassidy and fashion model Sherry Williams.[1][2] Cassidy's paternal grandparents were actors Jack Cassidy and Evelyn Ward and she is the niece of teen idol and television producer Shaun Cassidy and actor Patrick Cassidy.[1] Cassidy has a younger half-brother named Beau, born in 1991, from her father's third marriage to Sue Shifrin.[3]
After Cassidy's parents ended their relationship, she was raised by her mother and stepfather Richard Benedon. David Cassidy spoke of his absence from Katie's life, saying in February 2017: "I've never had a relationship with her. I wasn't her father. I was her biological father but I didn't raise her. She has a completely different life. I'm proud of her. She's very talented. It's hard for me to even accept how old she is now."[4] In her youth, Cassidy was on the competitive cheerleader team the California Flyers.[2] A resident of Bell Canyon, California, she attended Calabasas High School.[5]
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Cassidy had her breakthrough in 2012, after being cast as Laurel Lance / Black Canary, one of the main protagonists on the television series Arrow, which spawned an entire franchise known as the Arrowverse. Cassidy reprises her role in The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and voiced the character in the animated web series Vixen. Following her character's death, Cassidy began playing Laurel Lance / Black Siren, an antagonistic version of her character from a parallel universe, starting in The Flash and continuing on to Arrow.
Cassidy was born on November 25, 1986, in Los Angeles.[1] She is the only daughter from the short-lived relationship of actor and singer David Cassidy and fashion model Sherry Williams.[1][2] Cassidy's paternal grandparents were actors Jack Cassidy and Evelyn Ward and she is the niece of teen idol and television producer Shaun Cassidy and actor Patrick Cassidy.[1] Cassidy has a younger half-brother named Beau, born in 1991, from her father's third marriage to Sue Shifrin.[3]
After Cassidy's parents ended their relationship, she was raised by her mother and stepfather Richard Benedon. David Cassidy spoke of his absence from Katie's life, saying in February 2017: "I've never had a relationship with her. I wasn't her father. I was her biological father but I didn't raise her. She has a completely different life. I'm proud of her. She's very talented. It's hard for me to even accept how old she is now."[4] In her youth, Cassidy was on the competitive cheerleader team the California Flyers.[2] A resident of Bell Canyon, California, she attended Calabasas High School.[5]
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