<Tr> <Th> First cousins </Th> <Td> Eve Nicole Howard (adoptive) Reed Hellstrom (adoptive) Johnny Abbott (adoptive) Connor Newman (adoptive) Katie Newman (adoptive) Christian Newman (adoptive) </Td> </Tr> <P> Cassie Newman is a fictional character from the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless . Portrayed by Camryn Grimes, the character was first introduced in 1997 by William J. Bell as the biological daughter of Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) whom she previously gave up for adoption . Grace Turner (Jennifer Gareis), Sharon's best friend, originally tracked Cassie down in hopes of reuniting her with Sharon, but later decided to keep the girl for herself; a year passed before Sharon learned Cassie was her daughter, regaining custody with her husband Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow), who adopted her and became her father by law . </P> <P> In 2005, the producers decided to kill off Cassie by having her die from injuries sustained in a car accident . The character's death was felt in storyline for years to follow, leading to the dissolution of her parents' marriage and numerous events thereafter . Grimes continued to recur in the role throughout the years following her character's death, usually in dreams or as a hallucination to the mentally ill . Grimes' final return as Cassie's ghost was over the course of 2013 to 2014, during which the actress would return to The Young and the Restless as a main cast member, as Cassie's previously unknown twin sister, Mariah Copeland . Grimes was the subject of universal acclaim for her portrayal of Cassie, becoming the youngest recipient of the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2000, at age 10 . </P> <P> When she debuted, Cassie was 6 years old, having been born on January 8, 1991 . She was adopted by Alice Johnson (Tamara Clatterbuck) as an infant . However, in 1994, Alice disappeared and left her in the care of her elderly mother Millie . Sharon's best friend Grace Turner (Jennifer Gareis) later tracked down Cassie and took her for herself . The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said that Grace wanted Cassie as a "pet" despite knowing Sharon was her biological mother . As she grew up, she went from a sweet child to a "rebellious" teen who began to lie to her parents . She also wanted to hang out with older kids at school, like Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei) and Lily Winters (Christel Khalil). She was grounded because of her "rebellious streak". Cassie was described as a "good girl" who wanted to "fit in" but began cutting classes, giving her parents attitude and "a whole host of other angsty teenage pleasantries ." </P>

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