Although Katie Cassidy may be the offspring of a Partridge, she has worked hard for her reputation and is finding a niche of her own. From playing lead character Ella Simms on the short-lived Melrose Place, to a regular guest-starring role on Gossip Girl this season as Juliet Sharp, Cassidy has made herself known as one of Hollywood’s young, rising actresses. Cassidy’s been mostly noticed for her more outgoing characters (Ella and Juliet), but she believes in being in more challenging roles for the sake of improving as an actress. Next month, Cassidy will star alongside Selena Gomez and Leighton Meester in Monte Carlo, which leads the girls to Paris on a vacation—and beyond, due to a fortunate case of mistaken identity. We caught up with Cassidy discusses hair color, acting classes (where she still brushes up on her talent), and the challenges on the road to success.
ILANA KAPLAN: Why did you choose to take on a role in Monte Carlo?
KATIE CASSIDY: Emma was just so much fun. I really liked the script. She’s very full of life. I think she has just a big appetite for life in general. I don’t know if you’ve seen the movie yet, but if you have, I’m constantly eating in it. She wants to do everything. She wants to see everything… the glitz and the glamour. She thinks it’s going to be so amazing. It’s also a nice, cute coming-of-age. They go away to Europe and they go on these escapades and these adventures. They kind of come full circle, and realize, well, Emma does, that home is where she belongs.KAPLAN: A lot of your characters have outgoing personalities. Are you more drawn to these types of roles?
CASSIDY: I think it just depends on the actor. I think it’s what I bring to it, which can be a good thing or maybe not such a good thing, depending on who the director is. For me, I just like to be as fun as possible, but I do like to bring a lot to a character. Given the script or the show, I know my boundaries, limits, and how far I can go with it. As far as me choosing these characters that have a lot of personality, I don’t necessarily think it’s intentional. I just think that I try and come up with a backstory of who they are, depending on the script or how rounded these characters are, and just go from there.
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