Kassie DePaiva

Kassie DePaiva
Kassie DePaiva
	DePaiva in 2015
Born	Katherine Virginia Wesley; March 21, 1961; Morganfield, Kentucky, United States
Occupation	Actress and singer
Years active	1986–present
Spouse(s)	James DePaiva (m. 1996)
Children	1
Website	Official website

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.[1] 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 cord 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.[2][3] 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.[4] 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.[5][6]

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.[7][8]

Filmography

Television and film roles
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1986–1991	Guiding Light	Chelsea Reardon	Role held: October 27, 1986 – January 25, 1991
1987	Evil Dead II	Bobby Joe	Film; as Kassie Wesley
1993–2013	One Life to Live	Blair Cramer	Role held: December 17, 1993 – January 13, 2012, April 29, 2013 – August 19, 2013 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	N/A	Film; associate producer
2013	We Are What We Are	Emma Parker	Film
2012	General Hospital	Blair Cramer	Role held: March 2, 2012 – December 3, 2012
2014–	Days of Our Lives	Eve Donovan	Series regular Role held: June 18, 2014 – February 2, 2016; September 8 – October 4, 2016; December 9, 2016 – December 12, 2016; October 27, 2017 – December 24, 2019; July 30, 2020 -
2016	Castle	Joanna Masters	Episode: "Witness for the Prosecution"

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations
Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
1998	Soap Opera Digest Award	Hottest Female Star	One Life to Live	Nominated
2001		Outstanding Lead Actress		Nominated
2003		Outstanding Lead Actress		Nominated
2005	Daytime Emmy Award	Most Irresistible Combination (shared with Trevor St. John)		Nominated	[9]
2005	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series		Nominated	[10]
2005	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Lead Actress		Nominated
2008	Hoboken International Film Festival	Best Actress (Feature Film)	Undone	Nominated	[11]
2016	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Days of Our Lives	Nominated	[12]
2019	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Days of Our Lives	Nominated

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References

"Seeing stars by watching reruns". October 7, 2008.
"KASSIE DEPAIVA JOINS DAYS". January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
Lewis, Errol (January 24, 2014). "RUMOR NO MORE: Kassie DePaiva Joins 'DAYS'". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
SOD (October 27, 2017). "Kassie DePaiva Dishes DAYS Return". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
Miller, Rudy (August 30, 2017). "Find out how to get on screen in an independent movie". lehighvalleylive.com.
"Soap Vets Star In New Film". February 15, 2018.
King, Brittany (August 25, 2016). "Days of Our Lives star Kassie DePaiva reveals leukemia diagnosis". Entertainment Weekly. United States: Time Inc. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
Kassie DePaiva battling leukemia", nydailynews.com; accessed September 6, 2016.
"Viewer's Favorite Award for Most Irresistible Combination". CBS. Archived from the original on March 6, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
"Daytime Emmy Award Nominations". TVWeek. Detroit, Michigan: Crain Communications. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
"Winners & Nominees 2008". New York: hobokeninternationalfilmfestival.com. 2014. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
"The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 24, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

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[1] "Seeing stars by watching reruns". October 7, 2008.

[2] "KASSIE DEPAIVA JOINS DAYS". January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.

[3] Lewis, Errol (January 24, 2014). "RUMOR NO MORE: Kassie DePaiva Joins 'DAYS'". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved January 24, 2014.

[4] SOD (October 27, 2017). "Kassie DePaiva Dishes DAYS Return". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Retrieved October 30, 2017.

[5] Miller, Rudy (August 30, 2017). "Find out how to get on screen in an independent movie". lehighvalleylive.com.

[6] "Soap Vets Star In New Film". February 15, 2018.

[7] King, Brittany (August 25, 2016). "Days of Our Lives star Kassie DePaiva reveals leukemia diagnosis". Entertainment Weekly. United States: Time Inc. Retrieved August 25, 2016.

[8] Kassie DePaiva battling leukemia", nydailynews.com; accessed September 6, 2016.

[EMMYS_2005-9] "Viewer's Favorite Award for Most Irresistible Combination". CBS. Archived from the original on March 6, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

[2005_Nom-10] "Daytime Emmy Award Nominations". TVWeek. Detroit, Michigan: Crain Communications. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.

[HIFF_2008-11] "Winners & Nominees 2008". New York: hobokeninternationalfilmfestival.com. 2014. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.

[NATAS_2016-12] "The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 24, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.