Kassie DePaiva

Kassie DePaiva Biography

Kassie DePaiva (born Katherine Virginia Wesley March 21, 1961 in Morganfield, Kentucky) is an American soap opera actress and singer. She was credited prior to 1996 as Kassie Wesley.

Career

Most notable for her role as Bobby Jo in the cult film, Evil Dead II, DePaiva began her career at 18 as a solo artist at the Grand Ole Opry. After her stint in Nashville, she attended both Indiana University and UCLA, studying theatre, dropping out before graduation to entertain USO troops in Asia. DePaiva made her debut in daytime originating the role of Chelsea Reardon on Guiding Light (October 1986-January 1991). On Monday, November 29, 1993, she began portraying her most notable role, the part of Blair Daimler Cramer on One Life to Live, formerly portrayed by half-Asian actress, Mia Korf. She first appeared onscreen Friday, December 17, 1993 and was with OLTL for nearly 19 years until the series was canceled. DePaiva's pairing with Roger Howarth's (and later Trevor St. John's) Todd Manning struck with viewers and the two became a supercouple. DePaiva is said to be working with legendary Supremes songstress Diana Ross on a duet for DePaiva's upcoming album " her first for Diana's label Angel/EMI/Manhattan. Former soap star and daughter of Ross Rhonda will produce. In 2012, she reprised her role of Blair for several guest stints on ABC's daytime soap General Hospital.

Personal life

DePaiva is married to fellow One Life to Live actor James DePaiva. DePaiva gave birth to their son, James Quentin DePaiva, on May 12, 1997.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
October 27, 1986-January, 1991	Guiding Light	Chelsea Reardon
1987	Evil Dead II	Bobby Joe	as Kassie Wesley
1993"2012, 2013"	One Life to Live	Blair Cramer	Role since: December 17, 1993 sometimes credited as Kassie Wesley DePaiva
1993	The Pro Shop	Host
1993	Time Trax	Caitlin Carlisle	as Kassie Wesley
1994	Melrose Place	Betty Benson-Chappell	Episode: Reunion Blues
1994	Baywatch	Crystal Harr	Episode: Western Exposure as Kassie Wesley
2005	Exit	Andie	Short Film
2006	Undone		Associate Producer
2012	General Hospital	Blair Cramer

Composer

Year	Film	Notes
Unknown	One Life to Live	Episodes: Unknown