Cassandra Delaney

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Cassandra Delaney
Born
Cassandra Delaney

(1961-09-08) 8 September 1961 (age 63)
Brisbane, Queensland
Nationality Australian
OccupationActress
Years active1982–present
Spouse John Denver (m. 1988; div. 1993)
ChildrenJesse Belle
Family Delvene Delaney (sister)

Cassandra Delaney (born 8 September 1961 in Brisbane), is an Australian actress best known for her marriage to and divorce from American singer John Denver.

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Career

Delaney started her career in show business in 1982 with a one-off single, "Boots"a reworked country version of the 1966 Nancy Sinatra hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"before moving into acting. Delaney starred in a number of Australian films, one of which, Fair Game (1986), has become a cult classic. [1] [2]

Personal life

Delaney married Denver in 1988, after a two-year courtship. [3] [4] Settling at Denver's home in Aspen, the couple had a daughter, Jesse Belle. She and Denver separated in 1991 and divorced in 1993. [5] Of this, his second marriage, Denver wrote "before our short-lived marriage ended in divorce, she managed to make a fool of me from one end of the valley to the other". [6]

Delaney's older sister is actress Delvene Delaney. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1984 One Night Stand SharonFeature film
1985 Rebel All Girl BandFeature film
1986 Fair Game JessicaFeature film
1988Pledge NightParty Girl (as Cassandra)Feature film (France)
1992 Hurricane Smith JulieFeature film
2008 Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! HerselfFeature film documentary

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1987 Vietnam MelissaTV miniseries, 1 episode
1988 Barracuda Cheri ScoaneTV movie
1988 Richmond Hill Linda PrestonTV series, 3 episodes
1989 Rafferty's Rules TV series, 1 episode
1989 Home and Away TV series, 1 episode

Television (as self)

YearTitleRoleType
1988 Good Morning Australia Guest (with John Denver)TV series, 1 episode
1988Christmas in AspenHerselfTV special, US
1992The World TonightGuestTV series, 1 episode
1992In Sydney TodayGuestTV series, 1 episode
1992 Tonight Live with Steve Vizard GuestTV series, 1 episode
1993; 2000 Good Morning Australia GuestTV series, 2 episodes
1998 Behind the Music HerselfTV series, 1 episode
2002 Good Morning Australia Guest performer (singing "Catch the Wind")TV series, 1 episode
2013John Denver: Country BoyHerselfTV special, UK
2018Fair Game: Extended Interview with Cassandra Delaney from Not Quite HollywoodHerselfVideo

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