Liz Vassey

Liz Vassey (born August 9, 1972) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Emily Ann Sago on All My Children, Captain Liberty in The Tick^[1], and Wendy Simms in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Career

Vassey played Emily Ann Sago on the soap opera All My Children from 1988 to 1991. From 2004 to 2005 she had a recurring role on the series Tru Calling as Dr. Carrie Allen. She appeared on the Two and a Half Men episode "The Last Thing You Want to Do Is Wind Up with a Hump" in 2003, and again in "Twanging Your Magic Clanger" and "The Crazy Bitch Gazette" (2010).^[2] In each season she played a different character.

Since 2005, Vassey had a recurring role as Wendy Simms on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Starting with the tenth season, Vassey was promoted to a regular cast member and began appearing in the show's opening credits. Entertainment Weekly reported on June 1, 2010 that Vassey would not be returning for the show's eleventh season.

Vassey has a cameo on Joss Whedon's web-based musical, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, as "Fury Leika".^[3]

Along with fellow actress Kristin Bauer, Vassey runs a company called Neurosis to a T(ee), which designs and sells slogan-covered t-shirts for women. The slogans poke fun at female worries and neuroses, often relating to relationships.^[4]

Selected filmography

• (1988 - 1992): All My Children as Emily Sago - Martin
• (1989): The New Leave It to Beaver as Candy (Eps.: "Party Line" & "Brother vs. Brother")
• (1991): Quantum Leap as Paula Fletcher (Ep.: "Raped")
• (1992): Star Trek: The Next Generation as Kristin (Ep.: "Conundrum")
• (1992): Beverly Hills, 90210 as Marcie St. Claire (Ep.: "The Pit and the Pendulum")
• (1992): Grapevine as Janice (Ep.: "The Janice and Brian Story")
• (1992): Married with Children as Lorraine ("T-R-A Something, Something Spells Tramp")
• (1993): Quantum Leap as Barbara Whitmore (Ep.: "Goodbye Norma Jean")
• (1993): Murder, She Wrote as Monica Evers (Ep.: "Lone Witness")
• Calendar Girl (1993) as Sylvia
• The Secrets of Lake Success (1993) as Suzy Atkins
• Murder, She Wrote: "Love and Hate in Cabot Cove" (1993) as Candace Bennett
• ER (1994) as Liz
• Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas (1994) as Carla
• Pig Sty (1995) as Tess Galaway
• The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space (1995) as Princess Tyra, Pangea's Leader
• Brotherly Love (1995–1997) as Lou Davis
• Home Improvement: "The Dating Game" (1997) as Donna
• Wings: "Hey, Nineteen" (1994) as Courtney
• Maximum Bob (1998) as Kathy Baker
• Dharma & Greg: "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (2000) as Kim
• The Tick (2001–2002) as Captain Liberty/Janet
• Push, Nevada (2002) as Dawn F. Mitchell
• Nikki and Nora: "Pilot" (2004) Nikki
• Man of the House (2005) as Maggie Swanson
• Tru Calling (2005) as Dr. Carrie Allen
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2005—2010) as Wendy Simms
• 3Way (web series, 2008–2009) as Mikki Majors
• Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) as Fury Leika
• Two and a Half Men (2003, Season 1, "The Last Thing You Want to Do Is Wind Up with a Hump") as Kate
• Two and a Half Men (2010, Season 8, "Twanging Your Magic Clanger" and "The Crazy Bitch Gazette", 2011, season 9: "Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt") as Michelle
• Castle (2011, Season 3, "Slice of Death") as Monica Wyatt

Awards

• 1990 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Juvenile Female in a Drama Series on All My Children (nominated).

References

External links

• Liz Vassey at the Internet Movie Database
• Liz Vassey at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
• Photos from CSI Astro Quest