Alexis Thorpe

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Alexis Thorpe
Born
Alexis Ann Thorpe

(1980-04-19) April 19, 1980 (age 44)
OccupationActress
Years active2000–2016
Spouse
Corey Pearson
(m. 2009;div. 2014)
Children2

Alexis Ann Thorpe (born April 19, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Rianna Miner on the soap opera The Young and the Restless , from 2000 to 2002, and Cassie Brady on the soap opera Days of Our Lives from 2002 to 2005.

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Career

Thorpe's first professional role was at the Canyon Lake Theatre as Wendy in Peter Pan . [1] Thorpe performed at the Pacific Light Opera and local community theaters in Orange County.[ citation needed ]

Thorpe was first discovered in a workshop production of Assassins , leading to a role in the 2000 film The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle . That same year, Thorpe joined the cast of the daily soap opera The Young and the Restless , playing Rianna Miner. Thorpe moved from there to the soap opera Days of Our Lives , in July 2002. She left that series in November 2003, when her character was believed to have been murdered by the Salem Stalker. She returned, her character having avoided death, in guest appearances on the show in 2004 and 2005. [2]

Thorpe also appeared in the television series Forsaken and Pretty Cool. In 2003, she made a cameo appearance as herself on an episode of Friends , and appeared as Jennifer in American Wedding . In 2004, she appeared in the third episode of House as the patient's fiancée.

Thorpe stepped back from screen acting after two appearances in 2007, as Linda Murphy in the independent film The Man from Earth and as Kyla Bradley in Nightmare City 2035. She returned briefly in 2016, making an appearance in the independent film The Unlikely's.

Personal life

Thorpe grew up in Yorba Linda, California. She is the oldest of four children, two sisters and a brother. [3]

Thorpe married actor Corey Pearson in 2009; the couple had two children before they divorced in 2014.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle SupermodelFeature film debut
2001 The Forsaken Teddy
2002Pretty CoolTiffany Granger
2003 American Wedding Jennifer
2006 National Lampoon's Pledge This! Morgan
2007 The Man from Earth Linda
Nightmare City 2035Kyla Bradley
2016The Unlikely'sJenniferFinal film role

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Emmanuelle 2000TiffanyEpisode: "Emmanuelle Pie"
2000–2002 The Young and the Restless Rianna MinerRecurring role; 12 episodes
2002–2005 Days of Our Lives Cassie Brady Recurring role; 195 episodes
2003 Friends HerselfEpisode: "The One with the Soap Opera Party"

Uncredited

2004 House MindyEpisode: "Occam's Razor"
2005 Nip/Tuck AmberEpisode: "Derek, Alex, and Gary"

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References

  1. Profile, soapcentral.com; accessed March 31, 2015.
  2. Cassie Brady profile, Soapcentral.com; accessed March 31, 2015.
  3. "Q&A with Alexis Thorpe (Cassie, DAYS)". Soap Opera Digest. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2003.