Casandra Ventura (born August 26, 1986), known professionally as Cassie, is a half Filipino and half black singer, model, and dancer. After being introduced to music producer Ryan Leslie, she was signed to his music-media company, NextSelection Lifestyle Group. Leslie wrote and produced Cassie's first single, "Me & U", which became a major hit in 2006. He convinced Sean "Diddy" Combs to partner his Bad Boy Records with Leslie's NextSelection imprint for the release of her debut album, Cassie, which was released in August 2006. Her second album, Electro Love, has yet to be released.

Filmography

• 2022Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding — Jai Turner
• 2020Men at Work 2 — Songs
• 2020Spenser Confidential — Elise (uncredited)
• 2016Honey 3: Dare to Dance — Melea Martin
• 2016The Perfect Match — Eva
• Empire — Haven Quinn
• 2009Fish Tank — Songs
• 2008Step Up 2: The Streets — Sophie Donovan
• 2008Sugar — Songs
• 2008The Fifth Commandment — Songs
• So You Think You Can Dance — Songs
• 2003Barbarian — Harem
• The Lemonade Files: An Untold Story of the Missing Shoes — Flapper Dancer #1

Appearances as themselves (8)

• Sean Combs: The Reckoning — Self (archive footage)
• 2024IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs — Self (archive footage)
• 2024TMZ Presents | The Downfall of Diddy 2: The Indictment — Self (archive footage)
• 2024TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy — Self (archive footage)
• Kocktails With Khloé — Self
• 2009DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do — Self
• Star Academy — Self
• Hit Machine — Self