Back in the Spring of 1997, we were introduced to 7 year old Cassie on the Young and the Restless, we later found out she was Sharon Newman's daughter from a high school affair. Now 8 years later little Cassie is now 15 and all grown up.

Now, I cannot recall another time when a child has grown up on a soap opera without being aged, I know Cassie was not born on the Young and the Restless, but the soaps usually skip the years between 11-16 because teens are usually going through the ugly years with zits, attempting to grow facial hair, boobs starting to bulge out, etc.

Cassie is the only character in my recollection whom has gone through these years, obviously the main reason is by rapidly aging her would mean it would make the characters of Nick and Sharon look older which the writers definately are not trying to achieve. For instance, Noah Newman was born in 1997 and he is still about 8 years old, but on other soaps anyone born in 1997 would be about 15 or 16 now.

Back in the Spring of 1997, we were introduced to 7 year old Cassie on the Young and the Restless, we later found out she was Sharon Newman's daughter from a high school affair. Now 8 years later little Cassie is now 15 and all grown up.

Now, I cannot recall another time when a child has grown up on a soap opera without being aged, I know Cassie was not born on the Young and the Restless, but the soaps usually skip the years between 11-16 because teens are usually going through the ugly years with zits, attempting to grow facial hair, boobs starting to bulge out, etc.

Cassie is the only character in my recollection whom has gone through these years, obviously the main reason is by rapidly aging her would mean it would make the characters of Nick and Sharon look older which the writers definately are not trying to achieve. For instance, Noah Newman was born in 1997 and he is still about 8 years old, but on other soaps anyone born in 1997 would be about 15 or 16 now.


Wow that is so true. Great post!

:cheers: :thanks:

No, it isn't true at all.

AMC's Tad Martin is evidence. He was introduced in 1973 as ten years old, and by 1981, when Michael E. Knight took over, he was 18, though Knight was 22 at the time.

It's safe to say that Tad is now 42 years old, or around that much.

Another character that grew up in real time was Greta Powers on The Doctors.

No, it isn't true at all.

AMC's Tad Martin is evidence. He was introduced in 1973 as ten years old, and by 1981, when Michael E. Knight took over, he was 18, though Knight was 22 at the time.

It's safe to say that Tad is now 42 years old, or around that much.

Another character that grew up in real time was Greta Powers on The Doctors.

You make good points, but I think Miss Golden was talking about Cammryn Grimes is the only character to play Cassie. There has been no one else who has come in to make it a time span, like the Tad character. For example, I remember one summer watching AMC, the Tad character left or ran away but somehow the next few months go by and we see an 18 year old Tad. That didn't happen with Cassie's character.

That's true. Even then, though, I believe Erin Torpey was the only actress to play Jessica Buchanan on OLTL from 1991 to *I think* 2002, when Bree Williamson took over.

robyn richards has been on General Hospital for years until she was recently let go as the role was recast. she is what...15 now? she had been on most of her life since a young child.
also, on General Hospital, the girl that played robin scorpio appeared when she was about big enough to talk. she stayed on until she was in her late teens and still returns every once in awhile.
the point made by the original post is a valid observation. it may happen, but it doesn't happen often.

I was watching an old tape of Y & R and what happened to Cassie's freckles??? Did she have them burned off like Lindsay Lohan did???

Don't forget Kimberly McCullough from GH, she started as Robin Scorpio when she was 5 in the mid 80's and played the role till she was about 20 I think. :)

I was watching an old tape of Y & R and what happened to Cassie's freckles??? Did she have them burned off like Lindsay Lohan did???


I don't think so, makeup covers up freckles well.

There are rumors flying that Cassie is the death that occurs on Y & R this week, and I have to agree by all the flashbacks, etc. So if Cassie bites the dust, I guess Nick and Sharon will be de-aged again.

There are rumors flying that Cassie is the death that occurs on Y & R this week, and I have to agree by all the flashbacks, etc. So if Cassie bites the dust, I guess Nick and Sharon will be de-aged again.

I guess it is true. I would put spoiler, but I guess it's not since it's already on magazine covers in all the stores. It's so weird though, because Cassie has been such a big part of the show over the years, and there's nothing in the soap magazines about Camryn Grimes leaving the show.

I was in the grocery store and picked up the current soap opera digest which has the SPOILER all over the cover.

http://www.soapoperadigest.com/currentcover_sod.jpg

I was in the grocery store and picked up the current soap opera digest which has the SPOILER all over the cover.

http://www.soapoperadigest.com/currentcover_sod.jpg
:lol: Well, it can't get much clearer that, can it?!

Really though, if this is true(and permanent) it's pretty sad. :( Especially since she has grown up on the show.

RIP Cassie :(

I saw in the new Soap Opera Weekly that she succumbs to an infection :(

:lol: Well, it can't get much clearer that, can it?!

Really though, if this is true(and permanent) it's pretty sad. :( Especially since she has grown up on the show.

It really is sad. This came as a HUGE shock to me. Though, I do think Y&R needed something like this. It's been rather blah lately, and this will really shake things up. In that issue the head writer said he killed her off to break up Nick and Sharon. I heard Camryn Grimes was pretty shocked since she just signed on for another year. She said she doesn't even remember life before Y&R.

I have heard rumors that Frank Barett will greet Cassie in Heaven when she dies. Frank was murdered by Cameron Kirsten last year, he had come to town wanting to start a relationship with his biological daughter and it looks like he will be able to do that now.

Several characters grew up on soaps-

On GH-
Kimberly McCoulaggh played Robin from the age of 5 until roughly the age of 20 or 21

Robyn Richards played Maxie starting as an infant (in the late 80's) and ending in 2004.

On AMC-

Susan Lucci has played Erica Kane since she was 15.

Julia Barr as Brooke English has been on AMC since she was around 17.

On OLTL-

Erin Torpey played Jessica Buchanan from 1991 (when she was under the age of ten) until she was in her mid-twenties in 2003 when Bree Williamson took over the role.

The character of Starr Manning has been played by Kristen Alderson since the character (and actress) was less than 5 years old... she is now in her mid-teens (12, 13 or 14)

Matthew Rapport has been played by Eddie Alderson for many years now as well...

Jessica Morris started playing Jenn Rappaport as a young teen and just left last week.

So Camryn Grimes (Cassie) is hardly the first character to grow up on soaps...

Genie Francis played Laura Spencer from her early teens until she was middle aged...

Susan Lucci was not 15 when she started on All My Children.

Susan Lucci started on AMC in 1970. She was born in 1947, which would make her 58 today. OK, here is the Math, in 1970, Lucci would have been 23.

Susan Lucci was not 15 when she started on All My Children.

Susan Lucci started on AMC in 1970. She was born in 1947, which would make her 58 today. OK, here is the Math, in 1970, Lucci would have been 23.


i said Erica Kane was 15, not Susan Lucci.

Susan Lucci was actually born 12/23/46. She's 58 now, but will turn 59 this December.