Cassie Layne Winslow

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Cassandra Elizabeth "Cassie" Rae Layne Winslow 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. She had a hard life and was very guarded distrustful.

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.

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[edit] Family, Marriages, Romantic Entanglements & Children

[edit] Family

  • Sarah O'Neill Shayne (biological mother; deceased);
  • Mr. and Mrs. Rae (adoptive parents; deceased)
  • Reva Shayne Lewis, Rusty Shayne and Roxie Shayne (half-siblings)
  • Josh Lewis and Rose McLaren Shayne (deceased) (siblings-in-law)
  • Dylan Lewis, Marah Lewis, Shayne Lewis and Jonathan Randall (half-nephews and niece; Jonathan is also Cassie's stepson via Richard)
  • Bridget Reardon Lewis (niece-in-law)
  • Susan Lemay (half-grand niece)
  • June O'Neill (aunt; deceased)

[edit] Family by marriage

  • Prince George Winslow and Princess Charlotte Winslow (parents-in-law; deceased)
  • Alonzo Baptiste (brother-in-law), Richard Winslow (brother-in-law/late husband; deceased) and Edmund Winslow (brother-in-law/former husband)
  • Will Winslow (adopted son/nephew-in-law)

[edit] Marriages

Marital status: Lovers -- Josh Lewis

  • Rob Layne (divorced)
  • Prince Richard Winslow (his death)
  • Edmund Winslow (divorced)

[edit] Romantic Entanglements

  • Billy Lewis (dated)
  • Hart Jessup (lovers/engaged; deceased)
  • Jim Lemay (dated; deceased)
  • Richard Winslow (lovers; deceased)
  • Edmund Winslow (lovers)
  • Jeffrey O'Neill (lovers)
  • Josh Lewis (lovers)

[edit] Children

  • Tammy Layne Winslow (deceased daughter; with ex-husband, Rob; adopted by late husband, Richard)
  • Roger Joshua "R.J." Jessup (son; with late fiancé, Hart Jessup; adopted by late husband, Richard)
  • Prince William Richard "Will" Winslow (adopted son; adopted with late husband, Richard; biological son of Prince Alonzo Baptiste and ex-wife, Camille)
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

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've took 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 her archrival in 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.

[edit] Actor History