Cassie Lynn Young
- Make-Up Department
- Actress
Cassie Lynn Young is a graduate from the University of Louisville with
a Bachelors of Science Degree in Health and Human Performance. She was
also one of the valedictorians of her high school graduating class.
Cassie began dancing at age 12 after doing gymnastics since age 3. She
developed a passion for dancing and performing. Cassie is a five time
National Dance Champion, four times dancing herself and one time as a
coach. Cassie danced through high school and decided not to try out for
her college dance team in order to keep coaching dance and to further
pursue acting. When Cassie was 16 years old she started to take acting
classes, before this point she had only acted in school plays and was a
competitive dancer. Through acting classes Cassie developed a love for
acting and wanted to get more involved. By the time she was 18 she was
ready to move to New York City and make it big but she decided to stay
home in Louisville, KY and finish college. Since Cassie stayed in
Louisville she started acting in Independent films in the area where
she made he debut in a feature film called 'Monstrosity' by ZP
International. Cassie has also been in print ads for Wright Studio in
Jeffersonville, IN and for Craven Corner Enterprise in Lexington, KY.
She also appeared in one of Ardie Dean Harris's music videos. She then
went on to act in several short films and a couple more feature films
one from Current Productions titled 'A Hell Shared' where she took on
her first dramatic role and a campy film from Goatboy Films called
'Queen of the Cursed World' where she played a robot. Then with the
pressure of school and work she took a small break from acting to
finish her degree. During this time she did promotional work for
various liquors and other brands and she also was an extra in Walt
Disney's 'Secretariat.' Cassie was most recently in a short film from
Transcendent Productions titled 'Hindsight 2020' where she took on the
role of the daughter in this political drama and was also a casting
director on this film. Cassie worked with Transcendent Productions
again to cast, act, and do hair and makeup in the comedy pilot 'The
Complex.' Cassie works with Faux Finish (Airbrush Tan and Makeup) as a
model, event coordinator, and artist assistant