Cassie Steele

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Cassandra Rae "Cassie" Steele (born December 2, 1989) is a Canadian actress known best for portraying Manny Santos on Degrassi: The Next Generation. She has one album out, How Much For Happy. 2005 Her album, Destructo Doll came out on June 21, 2009.

Her mother is of Filipino descent, while her father is British-Canadian. Steele appeared in the 2007 MTV movie, Super Sweet 16: The Movie.[1]. Steele is currently living in Los Angeles in order to concentrate on her music career. She attended London School of Dance in Scarborough, Ontario and trained in ballet and jazz.

Born in Toronto, Canada in 1989, Steele began crafting her own made-up songs to go with her poetry when she was in first grade, she then began taking singing lessons. Steele has been a regular cast member on Degrassi: The Next Generation playing the character of Manuela Santos since she was eleven years old. At the age of thirteen Cassie wrote and recorded the song “Prayer,” which was used nationally to promote HIV/AIDS awareness.Her debut album: How Much For Happy? was released in 2005, followed by two Canadian tours. Steele's next album Destructo Doll was released July 21st, 2009. Steele is best friends with her costars Miriam McDonald and Nina Dobrev, She also is close friends with Sara Paxton. She is also the older sister of Alex Steele who also acts on Degrassi: The Next Generation as Angela Jeremiah, Joey Jeremiah's daughter and Craig Manning's half-sister.

One-on-one interview with Cassie by Chris Jancelewicz of AOL Canada: Full Interview