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Cassie Yates | |
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| Born | Cassandra Yates (1951-03-02)March 2, 1951 (age 74) Macon, Georgia, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1975–present |
Cassandra Yates[1] (born March 2, 1951) is an American actress known for her performances on television.[2][3]
Yates was born and raised in Macon, Georgia.[citation needed] Her mother named her after the character Cassandra portrayed byBetty Field inKings Row.[1] When Yates was young, her family moved from Atlanta to Dublin, Georgia.[4]
After studying art, Yates was a commercial illustrator before she began cutting hair and eventually opened her own beauty shop. Her first contact with acting came through night classes and performances in plays at little theaters.[4]
Her most high-profile role was probably inDynasty asSarah Curtis. Yates also appeared in the 1981 TV version ofJohn Steinbeck'sOf Mice and Men. She appeared in various television series, includingMcMillan & Wife;Rich Man, Poor Man Book II;The Bionic Woman;The Streets of San Francisco;Barnaby Jones;Quincy, M.E.;Vega$;Simon & Simon;Magnum, P.I.;Hotel;Knots Landing;Cagney & Lacey;Thirtysomething andMurder, She Wrote in the 1984 episode "Deadly Lady".[citation needed]
In 1978, she starred as Laura Coe, a disc jockey, in the movieFM. She also played roles in two films directed bySam Peckinpah:Convoy (1978), andThe Osterman Weekend (1983). Her other film credits includeRolling Thunder (1977),F.I.S.T. (1978),The Evil (1978),St. Helens (1981) andUnfaithfully Yours (1984).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1977 | Rolling Thunder | Candy | |
| 1978 | F.I.S.T. | Molly | |
| 1978 | FM | Laura Coe | |
| 1978 | The Evil | Mary Harper | |
| 1978 | Convoy | Violet | |
| 1981 | St. Helens | Linda Steele | |
| 1983 | The Osterman Weekend | Betty Cardone | |
| 1983 | Caribbean Mystery, Agatha Christie | Lucky Dyson | |
| 1984 | Unfaithfully Yours | Carla Robbins | |
| 1985 | Perry Mason Returns | Julie Scott | |
| 1992 | I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore | Melinda | |
| 1995 | Guns and Lipstick | Shirley | |
| 2018 | The Other Side of the Wind | Martine |
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