Katie Cassidy

Katie Cassidy was born Katherine Evelyn Anita Cassidy on November 25, 1986, in Los Angeles, California. As a child, Katie took gymnastics, studied piano, guitar and singing, then took dancing and acting lessons and eventually became a cheerleader for the California Flyers. Her mother insisted that she complete college prep classes in high school before she embarked on her acting career. For years prior to graduation in 2005, Katie was modeling and studying acting in community theater. Katie had just been accepted to 'Tisch' at NYU when she was offered her first role as "Dee Dee", which was one month before graduating.

She made her film debut as Tiffany Madison in the horror When a Stranger Calls (2006). The same year, she played Kelli Presley in the Dimension Films horror-slasher Black Christmas (2006), a remake of the 1974 film. The movie centered on an escaped maniac who returns to his childhood home on Christmas Eve, which is now a sorority house, and one by one kills all sorority sisters. The film was released to negative reviews from critics, and was a moderate success making over $50 million worldwide. She has also had notable supporting roles in Click (2006), Live! (2007) and Taken (2008). In 2007, she appeared on The CW's supernatural drama series Supernatural (2005), playing Ruby, a demon and appearing in six episodes.