Cassidy Freeman

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Cassidy Freeman
Freeman at the Stars Strike Out Child Abuse Celebrity Bowling Fundraiser on October 19, 2014
Born	(1982-04-22) April 22, 1982 (age 42) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Middlebury College
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, pianist
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	Ben Ellsworth ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	2
Relatives	Crispin Freeman (brother)

Cassidy Freeman (born April 22, 1982)^[1] is an American actress and musician. She is known for her roles as Tess Mercer in The CW's superhero drama Smallville, Amber Gemstone in the HBO series The Righteous Gemstones, Sage in the series The Vampire Diaries, and Cady Longmire in A&E's modern western Longmire.^[2]

Freeman was born in Chicago, Illinois.^[1] Her father comes from a Russian Jewish family, while her mother is Catholic of English ancestry.^[3] She is the youngest of four children, with three brothers.^[4] Her brother, Crispin Freeman is a voice actor, while her brother Clark is an actor and musician.^[5]

Freeman has appeared in several shorts, feature films and television series. She starred in the thriller film YellowBrickRoad which was written and directed by Andy Mitton and Jesse Holland.^[6] Freeman also played the character Veronica Sharpe in the award-winning short film Razor Sharp. The film won "Best Action Film" at the 2007 Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival. In September 2008, she began starring in The CW's Superman-inspired drama Smallville where she played Tess Mercer after the departure of Michael Rosenbaum's Lex Luthor and continued in this role until the show ended in May 2011.^[7]

On January 13, 2012, Freeman was confirmed to have a brief three-episode run as Sage, in the third season of The CW's fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries.^[8] Between 2012 and 2017, Freeman starred as Cady Longmire in the A&E and (later) Netflix crime drama Longmire.^[2][9]

In 2016, she played the Russian spy Eva Azarova in a two-episode crossover in NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans; she returned as Azarova in two 2017 episodes of NCIS: New Orleans. She co-starred alongside Will Patton in The Forever Purge (2021), the fifth film in The Purge franchise.^[10] Since 2019 Freeman has starred as Amber Gemstone in the HBO series The Righteous Gemstones, with its fourth season awaiting a 2025 release.

Freeman, her brother Clark Freeman, and Andy Mitton formed a band called The Real D'Coy, in which Freeman sings and plays the piano.^[5][9]

In November 2017, Freeman accused actor Jeremy Piven of predatory behavior, saying in an Instagram post "I know what you did and attempted to do to me when I was far too young." She came forward with her allegations after actress Ariane Bellamar accused Piven of sexual harassment.^[11]

Freeman is an active member of the Heal the Bay charity, which works toward cleaning up and protecting the West Coast waters. She also tutors children in Santa Monica as part of the Virginia Avenue Project.^[12]

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