Camryn Elizabeth Grimes (born January 7, 1990) is an American actress.

Personal life

Grimes is the daughter of Preston Lee and Heather Grimes and the niece of actor

Scott Grimes Scott Christopher Grimes (born July 9, 1971) is an American actor and singer. Some of his most prominent roles include appearances in the 1984 cult classic ''The Night They Saved Christmas'', '' ER'' as Dr. Archie Morris, ''Party of Five'' as Wil ...

. She is the oldest of seven children: Dakota, Shelby, Mattea, Ryder, Piper, Peyton.

Career

She played

Cassie Newman Cassie Newman is a fictional character ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. Portrayed by Camryn Grimes, the character was introduced on March 19, 1997, by William J. Bell as the biological daughter of Sharon ...

on ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

'' starting in 1997. In 2000, at age 10, she became the youngest winner ever of the

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series was an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was given annually f ...

;

Kimberly McCullough Kimberly Anne McCullough (born March 5, 1978) is an American actress and television director. She is best known for her role as Robin Scorpio on the soap opera ''General Hospital'', a role which she originated at age seven, playing the characte ...

had won the award ten years earlier, at age 11. In May 2005, Grimes's character was written off the show when she died from injuries sustained in a car accident. Since departing the show, she has made several guest appearances as Cassie's spirit. In 2014, she began a new role on the series, playing a woman with a resemblance to Cassie, named

Mariah Copeland Mariah Copeland is a fictional character from the American soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless'', portrayed by Camryn Grimes. Introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps, the character made her first appearance on January 27, 2014. Gri ...

, later revealed to be Cassie's twin sister. It was announced on May 5, 2014, that Grimes was put on contract with ''The Young and the Restless''. Grimes played the part of Holly in the 2001 movie '' Swordfish'' alongside

Hugh Jackman Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor. Beginning in theatre and television, he landed his breakthrough role as James "Logan" Howlett / Wolverine in the 20th Century Fox ''X-Men'' film series (2000–2017), a role ...

, Halle Berry, and John Travolta. She guest-starred on ''

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'', '' JAG'', '' NCIS'' , and '' ER'' , on which her maternal uncle,

, was a cast member.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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