Kassie DePaiva facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kassie DePaiva
DePaiva in 2015
Born	Katherine Virginia Wesley (1961-03-21) March 21, 1961 (age 63) Morganfield, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma mater	Indiana University UCLA
Occupation	Actress and singer
Years active	1986–present
Spouse(s)	James DePaiva ​ (m. 1996)​
Children	1

Katherine Virginia "Kassie" DePaiva (née Wesley; born March 21, 1961) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Bobby Joe in the horror film Evil Dead II (1987) and her work in American daytime soap operas. She's also well known for her 20-year portrayal of Blair Cramer on ABC's One Life to Live. Other roles included Chelsea Reardon on Guiding Light and Eve Donovan on NBC's Days of Our Lives, receiving 2 Daytime Emmy nominations for the latter.

Career

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. She appeared as a contestant on the CBS game show Body Language, teaming with soap opera star Catherine Hickland. 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 Friday, December 17, 1993, and was with OLTL for nearly 19 years until the series was cancelled. DePaiva's pairing with the character Todd Manning struck a chord with viewers. In 2012, she reprised her role of Blair for several guest stints on ABC's daytime serial General Hospital.

In January 2014, Soap Opera Digest confirmed that DePaiva had joined the cast of the NBC serial Days of Our Lives as Eve Donovan. DePaiva made her debut on July 18, 2014. In September 2015, DePaiva was let go from the soap, with her last appearance on February 2, 2016; she later returned for several guest appearances in June and December of the same year. DePaiva returned full-time on October 27, 2017. In August 2017 it was announced that she would appear in the music film Killian & the Comeback Kids alongside former One Life to Live co-star Nathan Purdee. General Hospital (GH) spoilers reveal that Kassie DePaiva will portray her former One Life to Live character Blair Cramer on the ABC soap.

Personal life

DePaiva has been married to fellow One Life to Live actor James DePaiva since May 31, 1996, and gave birth to their son, James Quentin DePaiva, on May 12, 1997. She was previously married to Richard C. Hankins. In August 2016, DePaiva announced she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia the month prior.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Kassie DePaiva para niños

• Todd Manning and Blair Cramer