Cassandra Rae "Cassie" Steele is a Canadian actress and singer-songwriter best known for portraying Manny Santos |Manny Santos on and Abby Vargas on The L.A. Complex. Steele is of British descent on her father's side and Filipino descent on her mother's side. In 2014, she played Sarah in the MTV horror television movieThe Dorm. She is the voice of Tammy Gueterman in Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, and will voice the heroine in Disney animated feature film Raya and the Last Dragon.
Life and career
Steele began crafting her own songs to go with her poetry when she was in the first grade, she then began taking singing lessons. She attended London School of Dance in Scarborough, Ontario, and trained in ballet and jazz dance. She was also a gymnast for an unspecified amount of time. Steele has been married to actor Trent Garrett since November 2018 and is a step-mother to his son Luka.
2001: Fib Finder
In 2001, Steele first appeared in a Fib Finder commercial alongside Cristine Rotenberg *
In 2001, Steele appeared on an episode of Relic Hunter as the ten-year-old version of Sydney Fox. Since she was eleven years old, Steele appeared as a regular cast member on ' playing the character of Manny Santos |Manny Santos. She played the role for nine years, before exiting the show in 2010. She has also appeared in three Degrassi TV films: Degrassi Spring Break Movie, Degrassi Goes Hollywood and Degrassi Takes Manhattan. During the filming of Degrassi, Steele also starred in the Disney filmFull Court Miracle as well as the MTV movie ' and My Babysitter's a Vampire and had recurring roles in The Best Years and Instant Star. Steele has also embarked on a music career. Her debut album, How Much for Happy, was released in 2005, followed by two Canadian tours. Steele's follow-up album, Destructo Doll, was released on July 21, 2009. She appeared on Channel One News to promote the album for the music segment.
2011-present: ''The L.A. Complex'' and other projects
In 2011, Steele was cast as Abby Vargas in the series The L.A. Complex, which premiered on CTV and Much Music on January 10, 2012, and aired regularly on Much Music. On the same day as the premiere, the series was officially picked up by The CW to begin airing in the United States in the spring. It was renewed for a second season, which aired simultaneously on both Much Music and The CW that summer. The L.A. Complex was officially cancelled on December 20, 2012. On April 17, 2012, Steele released the extended-play "Shifty" to iTunes. On April 1, 2014, her single "Mad" was released to iTunes. The official lyric video premiered on her VEVO page one day prior. She starred as Valerie Vont in the Lifetime film Sorority Surrogate, which was released on March 22, 2014. She will appear as Sarah in the film The Dorm later in the year. On August 12, 2014, Steele released the album "Patterns" to iTunes. The official video for "Games" was released the same year on September 1, and it premiered on her VEVO page. Steele released the single "Power" shortly afterwards. It was released to iTunes on October 21, 2014.
