Cassidy Erin Gifford (born August 2, 1993) is an American actress. She co-starred with Wyatt Nash in the 2017 film Like Cats and Dogs, and appears as Reagan Decker in the drama series The Baxters, which premiered on Prime Video in March 2024.

Cassidy Gifford
Born
Cassidy Erin Gifford

(1993-08-02) August 2, 1993 (age 31)[1]
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Spouse
Ben Wierda
(m. 2020)
Children1
Parents

Early life

edit

Cassidy Erin Gifford was born on August 2, 1993, in Greenwich, Connecticut, to former American football player Frank Gifford and American television host Kathie Lee Gifford.[2]

Career

edit

Gifford's early acting career includes an appearance on an episode of That's So Raven in 2005.[2] In 2015 she was cast in Jason Blum's supernatural horror film The Gallows.[3] She co-starred with Wyatt Nash in the 2017 Hallmark Channel film Like Cats and Dogs.[4] The same year, she appeared as Minnie in the movie Ten: Murder Island (which is based on the novel Ten by Gretchen McNeil),[5] and was cast as Cara in the sci-fi adventure movie Time Trap.[6]

Gifford appears as Reagan Decker in the drama series The Baxters, which premiered on Prime Video in March 2024;[7][8] the series is based on Karen Kingsbury's Redemption book series.[7]

Personal life

edit

She is the younger sister of Cody Gifford, and younger half-sister of Kyle Gifford, Jeff Gifford, and Victoria Gifford Kennedy from her father's first marriage.[9][10] In June 2020, she married Ben Wierda, nephew of Betsy DeVos and Erik Prince and grandson of Edgar Prince, in a private ceremony in Michigan.[11] Gifford and Wierda have a son, who was born in 2023.[2]

In 2015, she was chosen as one of Esquire magazine's "18 Beautiful Women America Won't Be Able to Resist This Summer."[12]

Filmography

edit

Film

edit
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Adventures of Serial Buddies Hannah
2014 God's Not Dead Kara
2015 The Gallows Cassidy Spilker
2016 Caged No More Skye
Twisted Sisters Daisy Also known as Sorority Nightmare
2017 Time Trap Cara
Ten: Murder Island Minnie

Television

edit
Year Title Role Notes
2005 That's So Raven Jamie Episode: "Dog Day After-Groom"
2010 The Suite Life on Deck Kate Episode: "Model Behavior"
2011 Blue Bloods Mandy Episode: "Mercy"
2017 Like Cats and Dogs Laura Haley TV movie
2017 The Detour Hannah Episode: "The Club"
2024 The Baxters Reagan Decker 23 episodes

References

edit
  1. ^ Gifford, Kathie Lee (December 1, 2020). "Change the World". It's Never Too Late: Make the Next Act of Your Life the Best Act of Your Life. Thomas Nelson. p. 54. ISBN 978-0785236641.
  2. ^ a b c LaCroix, Emy (December 5, 2023). "All About Kathie Lee Gifford's Children and Grandchildren". Peoplemag. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Stack, Tim (July 7, 2015). "Kathie Lee Gifford's daughter is a scream in her horror debut". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Like Cats & Dogs". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Who Is Minnie In 'Ten: Murder Island'? That's Kathie Lee Gifford's Daughter". 2paragraphs.com. 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  6. ^ Erbland, Kate (May 19, 2017). "'Time Trap' Trailer: Space and Time Rip Apart at Seams in First Look at Mind-Bending New Sci-Fi Adventure — Watch". IndieWire. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Hurtado, Alexandra (March 28, 2024). "Kathie Lee Gifford Shares the Greatest Life Lessons She Taught Her Children". Parade. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  8. ^ Earl, William (January 25, 2024). "Amazon Prime Video Acquires 'The Baxters' Drama Series Starring Roma Downey and Ted McGinley". Variety. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  9. ^ Gliatto, Tom (August 9, 2015). "Kathie Lee Gifford Speaks of Heartbreak After NFL Legend Husband Frank Gifford Dies". People. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  10. ^ "Victoria Gifford Kennedy, wife of Michael Kennedy, gave birth..." UPI. July 6, 1984. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  11. ^ Guglielmi, Jodi; Nelson, Jeff (June 16, 2020). "Kathie Lee Gifford's Daughter Cassidy Gifford Marries Ben Wierda in Intimate Backyard Wedding". People. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  12. ^ Lorre, Rose Maura (June 3, 2015). "18 Women You'll Fall In Love With This Summer". Esquire. p. 6. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
edit