Kassie DePaiva
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Kassie DePaiva (born Katherine Virginia Wesley on March 21, 1961 in Morganfield, Kentucky) is an American soap opera actress. She is credited prior to 1996 as Kassie Wesley.
After graduating high school, Kassie attended Indiana University in Bloomington for two years. She then transferred to UCLA, where she dropped out shortly before graduation to go overseas with the USO to entertain troops stationed in Japan, Korea, and Okinawa.
She has played two major soap roles: Chelsea Reardon on Guiding Light (1986-1991) and Blair Daimler Cramer One Life to Live. She has played the role on One Life to Live since 1993, when she replaced Mia Korf (who very briefly played the role). Blair is one of few characters on soap operas that actually changed ethnicity; Miss Korf was half-Asian while Wesley was white. She was also featured in the cult horror classic Evil Dead II (1987).
Kassie DePaiva is also a budding singer. She has released one CD of original music, called Naked. In 2004, her second CD, No Regrets was released. At age 18, she made her debut singing on the legendary Grand Ole Opry stage. Her fan club breakfast is also held in Nashville, Tennessee every year.
She married fellow One Life to Live actor James DePaiva in May 1996. They have a son together named James Quentin nicknamed J.Q.
Award Nominations
- (2005) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for One Life to Live
- (2005) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Lead Actress for One Life to Live
- (2003) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Lead Actress for One Life to Live
- (2001) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Lead Actress for One Life to Live
- (1998) Soap Opera Digest Award Hottest Female Star for One Life to Live
External link
- Official site (http://www.kassiedepaiva.com/)