Katie Cassidy

24-year-old daughter, Katie Cassidy David with the model Sherry Williams, he of the on and off in the 70's and 80's. Cathy was raised by her mother and stepfather, ER Dr. Richard Benedon, but as a "Celebrity Apprentice" viewers saw today, she remains close to her famous father. Although he struggled to raise money for their team, Kathy donated Grand case.
Unfortunately, this was not enough to keep David - Pop Katie was the first fired this season.
Katie first major concert was acting recurring guest spot on "7th Heaven" in 2005. It is small roles in several films after that, but her true breakthrough was like a demon Ruby on the third season in the CW "Supernatural".
Katie decided not to return to the 4 seasons, and a leading role in "Harper's Island", CBS mini-episode, 13-horror series. She then went on to play Ella Simms on the ill-fated CW in "Melrose Place." Her character, Amanda Woodward reboot Heather Locklear, was probably the best thing about the show.
When "Melrose Place" was canceled, CW does not want Katie to go. She made a splash in this season of "Gossip Girl", as Juliet, who came perilously close to ruin (Blake Lively) Serena's life.
Katherine Evelyn Anita "Katie" Cassidy (born November 25, 1986) is an American actress who has performed in The CW TV series Melrose Place, Supernatural, and Gossip Girl, and is considered to be a modern-day Scream queen for her roles in When a Stranger Calls, Black Christmas, A Nightmare on Elm Street and the horror TV series, Harper's Island. Cassidy also starred in Taken, and has roles in the upcoming films Fencewalker and Monte Carlo.
Cassidy was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actor David Cassidy and model Sherry Williams, who first met and dated in early 1970. Sherry and David separated but remained close friends. Cassidy's paternal grandparents were actors Jack Cassidy and Evelyn Ward. She grew up in Calabasas, California with her mother and stepfather, Richard Benedon, an ER physician. She has two older sisters, Jenna and Jamie. She also has a younger half brother Beau Cassidy. As a child, Cassidy took to tumbling, competing and eventually became a cheerleader for the California Flyers, a competitive team. She cheered as a freshman for Calabasas High School where she attended high school and graduated with honors in 2005.

While in elementary school, Cassidy became interested in show business and participated in several community theatre productions beginning at the age of 7, and as a teenager studied with an acting coach. She did some modeling which culminated in a campaign ad for Abercrombie and Fitch in 2004. Her mother would not allow her to act professionally until completing her high school education with college prep courses.

In 2006, she appeared in supporting roles in films such as When a Stranger Calls and Click. Click opened at #1 at the box office with $40 million. She also starred as the protagonist, Kelli Presley, in Dimension Films remake of the 1974 film Black Christmas. The film was released throughout late December 2006 and grossed $21 million.

In 2007, she appeared in supporting roles in films such as Walk the Talk, You Are Here (later renamed to Spin, and Live! in which she played Jewel Jensen an aspiring actress looking her big break in Hollywood.

Also in 2007, she filmed numerous scenes in the film remake Revenge of the Nerds alongside Adam Brody and Jenna Dewan.Production was halted and the movie was eventually cancelled. In 2008 she appeared as Amanda in Taken and had a recurring regular role on The CW's Supernatural as Ruby.

In 2009, Cassidy appeared as Patricia 'Trish' Wellington in the CBS mini-series Harper's Island.

FilmYear Title Role Notes
2006 When a Stranger Calls Tiffany Madison
2006 The Lost Dee Dee
2006 Click Samantha Newman
2006 Black Christmas Kelli Presley
2007 You Are Here Apple
2007 Live! Jewel
2007 Walk the Talk Jessie
2008 Taken Amanda
2010 A Nightmare on Elm StreetKris Fowles
2010 Fencewalker Karen Post Production
2011 Monte Carlo Emma Post Production