Life and career

Steele began crafting her own songs to go with her poetry when she was in the first grade, she then began taking singing lessons. She attended London School of Dance in Scarborough, Ontario and trained in ballet and jazz dance. Cassie was also a gymnast for an unspecified amount of time.

2001-2010: Degrassi: The Next Generation

In 2001, Steele appeared on an episode of Relic Hunter as the ten-year-old version of Sydney Fox.

Since she was eleven years old, Steele has appeared as a regular cast member on Degrassi: The Next Generation playing the character of Manny Santos. She played the role for nine years, before exiting the show in 2010. She has also appeared in three Degrassi TV films: Degrassi Spring Break Movie, Degrassi Goes Hollywood and Degrassi Takes Manhattan.

During the filming of Degrassi, Steele also starred in the Disney film Full Court Miracle as well as the MTV movie Super Sweet 16: The Movie and My Babysitter's a Vampire and had recurring roles in The Best Years and Instant Star.

Steele has also embarked on a music career. Her debut album, How Much for Happy, was released in 2005, followed by two Canadian tours. Steele's follow-up album, Destructo Doll, was released on July 21, 2009. She appeared on Channel One News to promote the album for the music segment.

2011-present: The L.A. Complex and other projects

In 2011, Steele was cast as Abby Vargas in the series The L.A. Complex, which premiered on CTV and Much Music on January 10, 2012, and aired regularly on Much Music. On the same day as the premiere, the series was officially picked up by The CW to begin airing in the United States in the spring. It was renewed for a second season, which aired simultaneously on both Much Music and The CW that summer. The L.A. Complex was officially cancelled on December 20, 2012.

On April 17, 2012, Steele released the extended-play "Shifty" to iTunes. On April 1, 2014, her single "Mad" was released to iTunes. The official lyric video premiered on her VEVO page one day prior.

She starred as Valerie Vont in the Lifetime film Sorority Surrogate, which was released on March 22, 2014. She will appear as Sarah in the film The Dorm later in the year.

On August 12, 2014, Steele released the album "Patterns" to iTunes. The official video for "Games" was released the same year on September 1, and it premiered on her VEVO page. Steele released the single "Power" shortly afterwards. It was released to iTunes on October 21, 2014.

Discography

Albums

Album Information
How Much for Happy Released: March 15, 2005 April 26, 2005 Label: Bullseye Canada, Rob'N'Steal Productions Canadian sales: 25,000 Canadian Certification: Gold Official Singles: 2005: "Bluebird" 2005: "Famous"
Destructo Doll Released: July 21, 2009 Label: Independent, Rob'N'Steal Productions Canadian sales: 25,000 Canadian Certification: Gold Official Singles 2009: "Mr. Colson" 2009: "Go Dark"

EPs

Album Information
Shifty Released: April 17, 2012 Label: Independent
Patterns Released: August 12, 2014 Label: Independent

Other songs

• "Things That God Cannot Explain" (2005)
• "Pavement" (2008)
• "Crash My Party" (2009)
• "Life Is a Show" (2009)
• "One Saturday Night Away" (2009)
• "Something Sexy" (2010)
• "I Trust You" (2010)
• "Grain" (2010)
• "Mad" (2014)
• "Power" (2014)

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Relic Hunter	Sydney Fox - Age 10	Episode: "Sydney at Ten"
2001-2010	Degrassi: The Next Generation	Manny Santos	Seasons 1-9 (Series regular)
2003	Full-Court Miracle	Julie	TV movie
2004	Doc	Heidi Euchi	Episode: "No Pain, No Gain"
2007	Super Sweet 16: The Movie	Sophie	TV movie
2007	The Best Years	Lucy Ramirez-Montoya	3 Episodes
2007	'Da Kink in My Hair	Girl	Episode: "Fass & Facety"
2008	Instant Star	Blu	5 episodes
2008	Degrassi Spring Break Movie	Manny Santos	TV Movie
2009	Degrassi Goes Hollywood	Manny Santos	TV movie
2010	Degrassi Takes Manhattan	Manny Santos	TV movie
2010	My Babysitter's a Vampire	Rochelle	TV movie
2012	L.A. Complex, TheThe L.A. Complex	Abby Vargas	Lead role
2014	Sorority Surrogate	Valerie Vont	TV Movie- Main role
2014	The Dorm	Sarah	TV Movie- Main role
2014-2015	Rick and Morty	Tammy	3 episodes

[ Source: Wikipedia ]