Cassie Layne Winslow

Infobox soap character
series = Guiding Light
name = Cassie Lewis
alias = Danni Shayne (birth name)
Cassandra Elizabeth Rae (premarital legal name)
Cassandra Elizabeth Layne (1st husband surname; 1997-2000)
Princess Cassandra Layne Winslow (2nd husband surname; 2000-2007)
Cassandra Winslow Lewis (4th husband surname; 2007-presently)
first = 1997
creator = James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten
children = Tammy Winslow
(daughter, with Rob, adopted by Richard, deceased)
Roger Joshua "RJ" Winslow
(son, with Hart, adopted by Richard)
Unnamed child
(sex unknown, with Richard, miscarried)
Unnamed child
(sex unknown, with Richard, miscarried)
Will Winslow
(adopted son, with Richard)
Unnamed child
(sex unknown, with Edmund, carried by Dinah Marler, miscarried)
portrayer = Nicole Forester (2005 to 2008)
Laura Wright (1997 to 2005)


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gender = Female
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siblings = Reva Shayne (biological half-sister)
spouse = * Rob Layne (divorced; 1996-1997)
* Richard Winslow (dissolved by death; 2000-2002)
* Edmund Winslow (divorced; 2004-2005)
* Joshua Lewis (divorced; 2007-2008)
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Cassandra "Cassie" Elizabeth Rae Layne Winslow Lewis is a fictional character on the popular CBS daytime soap opera, "Guiding Light". When she first appeared on the show, she was an exotic dancer who went by the name "Shady Lane." The character is the daughter of the late Sarah O'Neill Shayne whom she gave up for adoption as a baby. Her father is unknown. Before Sarah's daughter Reva tracked her down, she had no idea that she was adopted and had a sister.

Cassie was originally named "Danni Shayne". The character of Cassie was originated by actress Laura Wright in the summer of 1997, barring a two-day leave in January 2001 (in which Laura Stepp filled in), and until her final appearance in November 2005. Soon then, Nicole Forester took over the role of Cassie in November 2005. Cassie has two children, a daughter Tammy and a son R.J.

Cassie gave birth to a stillborn child before adopting Will with Richard. She would then discover that she was still fertile when Edmund and herself suffered a surprise miscarriage in 2004. In early 2005, Cassie and Edmund decided to try to conceive via IVF but when she found out about Edmund's involvement in the Jessup barnfire that would have taken R.J.'s life had he not been rescued (by Dinah Marler, ironically), she separated from Edmund and found solace in her friendship with Jeffrey O'Neill. Desperate for a child with Cassie, Edmund took up on Dinah's offer to be a surrogate mother for Edmund. When Cassie found out about Edmund's deception, she kicked him out of the house and took in her archrival instead. She would later break up with Edmund officially when she saw him holding a shovel over Dinah's head when the latter faked an abduction (with help from Jonathan Randall).

In June 2005, Dinah revealed to Jonathan that she'd miscarried Edmund and Cassie's child weeks ago when he found an apparatus in her room that she had been using to simulate pregnancy. Cassie had no idea that Dinah was no longer with child, though the latter had revealed this to Edmund, who convinced her to continue the charade. In a stunning plot twist, Edmund hatched a plan to dupe both Cassie and Michelle Bauer by stealing Michelle Bauer's baby, passing it off to Cassie as their baby, and telling Cassie that Dinah, whom he had locked up, had run off after giving birth.

Family and relationships

Parents

* Unnamed man (biological father; status unknown)
* Sarah O'Neal (biological mother, deceased)
* Unnamed man (adoptive father, deceased)
* Unnamed woman (adoptive mother, deceased)

ibling(s)

* Reva Shayne O'Neill (biological maternal half-sister)
* Russell "Rusty" Shayne (biological maternal half-brother)
* Roxanne "Roxie" Shayne (biological maternal half-sister)

Marital status

* Single

Past marriage(s)

* Robert "Rob" Layne (dissolved by his death; 1996-1997)
* Richard Winslow (dissolved by his death; 2000-2003)
* Edmund Winslow (divorced; 2004-2005)
* Joshua "Josh" Lewis (divorced; 2007-2008)

Children

* Tammy Winslow (daughter, with Robert "Rob" Layne, adopted by Richard Winslow, deceased)
* Roger Joshua "R.J." Jessup (son, with Hart Jessup)
* Unnamed child (sex unknown, with Richard Winslow, deceased)
* William "Will" Winslow (adopted son, with Richard Winslow)
* Unnamed child (sex unknown, with Edmund Winslow, deceased)
* Unnamed child (sex unknown, with Edmund Winslow, carried by Dinah Marler, deceased)

Other relatives

* June O'Neal (biological maternal aunt, deceased)
* Dylan Lewis (nephew)
* Marah Lewis (niece)
* Shayne Lewis (nephew)
* Jonathan Randall (nephew)
* Susan "Daisy" Lemay (great-niece)
* Sarah Randall (great-niece)

Flings and relationships

* Harlan Billy "Billy" Lewis II (dated)
* Hart Jessup (dated/engaged, deceased)
* James "Jim" Lemay (dated, deceased)
* Edmund Winslow (dated/engaged/married/divorced)
* Richard Winslow (married/divorced)
* Jeffrey O'Neill (lovers)
* Colin McCabe (dated)
* Joshua "Josh" Lewis (dated/engaged/married/divorced)
* Cyrus Foley (affair/one night stand)

Actor history

*Laura Wright (August 1997 to November 2005)
*Nicole Forester (November 2005 to November 2008)