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.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. DePaiva made her debut in daytime originating the role of
Chelsea Reardon on Guiding Light (October 1986â€"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. 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. 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.
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.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. DePaiva made her debut in daytime originating the role of
Chelsea Reardon on Guiding Light (October 1986â€"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. 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. 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.
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