In the past two decades, Katy Cassidy has long become one of the most well-known faces on TV. In "New Leap of Love", she is junior PR Ella Sims, and in "Gossip Girl", she is Columbia University student Juliet Sharp, and she has also starred in movies such as "Monte Carlo" and "Nightmare on Elm Street". It wasn't until 2012 that her career really took off when she played Dinah Loriel Lance (or Black Canary) in the live-action superhero TV series " Arrow ".
Katy Cassidy starred in the Arrow series for 12 years until the show ended in 2020. Since then, she has appeared in two more big production movies, but she has slowed down and redirected due to health issues. Although the Arrow series has been completed, her career is still developing steadily.
Katie Cassidy was born in a family of performing arts
Katie Cassidy's family is all actors for three generations. Her grandfather was Jack Cassidy, a TV actor from the 1960s and 1970s. His first wife, Evelyn Ward, the grandmother of Katie Cassidy, was also an actor. Their son was David Cassidy, and he continued to perform in the 1980s. Although Katie Cassidy has been alienated from her father since childhood, acting has been integrated into her blood.
She said, "Since I was born, I have been in this industry." Although her family has a profound impact on her acting interests, she does not like to use her connections to pave the way for her career. Whenever she talks about her father, she always emphasizes that she wants to become famous by herself.
Katie Cassidy practiced gymnastics when she was a child and won the gold medal
Although Katie Cassidy was obsessed with acting since she was a child, this was not her only interest. As a child, she is passionate about gymnastics. She has been training under the guidance of a Russian coach from the age of 3 to 15. She said the sport was tough, but it taught her the spirit and motivation to dedicate. Despite eventually giving up the sport, training has helped her to this day. Although she couldn't be a professional player, she did win a gold medal in one competition. She said, " balance beam is not my strongest event, but I still won the gold medal in a big competition."
Katie Cassidy began to appear in a series of horror movies
Katie Cassidy left home to pursue her acting career when she was 17 years old. As a young actress, Katie Cassidy is willing to star in almost any kind of movie. When she first started acting, she just wanted to gain experience and make good friends, and she would be grateful to do so. In those years, she starred in a number of horror movies that others were reluctant to appear in, such as "The Strange Call", "Black Christmas" and "Nightmare on Elm Street". She said she liked the Quentin Tarantino style and thought it was cool.
She got her dream role in "Arrow"
In 2012, Katie Cassidy played the heroine Dinah Loriel Lance, also known as the Black Canary in the comic adaptation of the superhero drama "Arrow". When she watched the pilot, she was very excited because the role not only gave Katie Cassidy a huge career opportunity, but also was very important on a personal level, just because she had just experienced a breakup not long ago, and the role came at the right time. She said, "Arrow saved my life in some way." After the first season of
was sought after by a large number of comic fans after it was aired. Katie Cassidy also thanked executive producer and director Andrew Kresberg, who became more confident because she understood the mood of hardcore comic fans. She was also nominated for a sci-fi actress in the Teen Choice Award for her film for this film.
The actress filed for divorce to Matthew Rogers in 2020
In 2017, Katie Cassidy and Matthew Rogers entered the palace. Just halfway through 2018, they announced their divorce plan.According to documents provided by Katie Cassidy, the main reason for the two's breakup was irreconcilable differences, and the case was finally finalized in 2021. Katie Cassidy said, "I moved back to Los Angeles in January 2020 and filed for a breakup, and then I was stayed at home for a year. Divorce was not an easy task." Until 2022, she was still single and did not actively look for it.
Katie Cassidy bid farewell to "Arrow"
Katie Cassidy bid farewell to the final season of the series in 2020. She said, "Although the finale is there, people are still talking about it, and I miss the actors and staff of the same show very much. Stephen Amel and Emily Bett Richards and have become my family. I have been facing them for ten months every year for so many years." Even though Katie Cassidy is sad, her journey with "Arrow" is not over yet. They will reunite every few months, like John Barrowman and David Ramsey will be present.
In addition to filming "Arrow: A Way", Katie Cassidy is also busy filming another "Agent Game" directed by Mel Gibson . In it, Katie Cassidy plays Agent Miller, a technology genius, is also her first collaboration with Mel Gibson and Dmunt Moroney.
Katie Cassidy has grand plans for the future
Katie Cassidy's days as the star of Arrow are over. But in many ways, her career has just begun. Writing, producing and directing is definitely something she will continue to focus on and be passionate about. In fact, she has already obtained the franchise of Beauty is the Beast in 2020 and has tried to write a pilot. Then she turned her attention to directing a movie called "Dad", which is currently in production. She also made a short film that spoofs current life this year. Although there is no love blessing, Katie Cassidy has always been busy.
