Cassie Newman

Cassidy "Cassie" Ann Newman (previously Johnson) is a fictional character from the American CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. The role was portrayed by Camryn Grimes for eight years, from March 19, 1997, to the character's onscreen death on May 24, 2005. Grimes reprised her role numerous times afterward as a vision seen by the mentally ill, in dreams, or hallucinations had by other characters. Her most recent stint began on July 8, 2013, with a series of recurring guest appearances.

Character development

When she debuted, Cassie was 6 years old, having been born on January 8, 1991. She was adopted by Alice Johnson (Tamara Clatterbuck) as an infant. However, in 1994, Alice disappeared and left her in the care of her elderly mother Millie. Sharon's best friend Grace Turner (Jennifer Gareis) later tracked down Cassie and took her for herself. A writer from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said that Grace wanted Cassie as a "pet" despite knowing Sharon was her biological mother. As she grew up, she went from a sweet child to a "rebellious" teen who began to lie to her parents. She also wanted to hang out with older kids at school, like Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei) and Lily Winters (Christel Khalil). She was grounded because of her "rebellious streak". Cassie was described as a "good girl" who wanted to "fit in" but began cutting classes, giving her parents attitude and "a whole host of other angsty teenage pleasantries."