| Cassandra Creech | |
| Spouse: | Jonny Bowden (1998-?) (div) |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 1994–present |
| Birth Place: | Clayton, North Carolina, U.S. |
Cassandra Creech is an American actress. She played Denise Maynard in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns from 1998 to 2001, and Grace Buckingham on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2022), for which she received Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Guest Performer in a Drama Series in 2023.
Creech was born in Clayton, North Carolina. She graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and spent a year at the British Academy of Dramatic Arts.[1] In 1994, she made her daytime television debut as a replacement for Michelle Hurd in the role of Dana Kramer on Another World.[1] In 1998, she married a nutritionist and health writer Jonny Bowden, they lived in New York City.[2] From 1998 to 2001 she starred as Denise Maynard in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns.[3]
Creech appeared in films Disappearing Acts (2000) and I'm Through with White Girls (2007), as well guest-starred on New York Undercover, , and NCIS. She had a recurring role in the NBC series Third Watch from 2002 to 2003. She returned to daytime playing two different roles on Days of Our Lives. She guest-starred on soap in 2010 and recurred in 2018.[4] [5] In 2022, she was cast as Dr. Grace Buckingham in the CBS soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful.[6] [7] In 2023, Creech received Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Guest Performer in a Drama Series for her performance.[8] [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Another World | Dana Kramer | Replacement | |
| 1996 | New York Undercover | Peaches | Episode: "Checkmate" | |
| 1998–2001 | As the World Turns | Denise Maynard | Series regular | |
| 2000 | Disappearing Acts | Teri | ||
| 2002–2003 | Third Watch | Joy | 4 episodes | |
| 2005 | Officer | Episode: "Three-Way" | ||
| 2006 | Cyxork 7 | Nyree Tannis | ||
| 2007 | Crossing Jordan | Ms. Caullings | Episode: "33 Bullets" | |
| 2007 | I'm Through with White Girls | Tamiko | ||
| 2008 | Dirt | Sherry | Episode: "God Bless the Child" | |
| 2010 | Days of Our Lives | Keisha | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | The Catch | Lisa | Short film | |
| 2018 | Days of Our Lives | Diane | 4 episodes | |
| 2019 | NCIS | Amy Tano | Episode: "Hail & Farewell" | |
| 2022 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Dr. Grace Buckingham | Recurring role Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series (2023) |